President Obama and The Blame Game

By now, most of you who follow my blog postings know that I am not a fan of President Obama but all clear thinking individuals should by now have become a bit flummoxed by the consistent pass the blame game onto others that the Obama Administration is guilty of. They have been in office now for 18 months and yet, they still attempt to pass the buck onto the former Bush White House. As my redneck buddies would say, "That dog just don't hunt!" The rumor coming out of the Beltway is that the White House intends to ride this tired old horse up to the finish line in November. Good luck with that plan working out!

It seems to me that President Obama and his cohorts were much more adept at campaigning than they are at governing. Leaders that I've known during my military career who attempted to blame others for their unit's shortcomings were unsuccessful in the long run. Corny as it may sound, there is a whole lot of truth to the saying, "When in charge, take charge." President Obama comes from the academic world. In academia, philosophical viewpoints are much easier to present because they delve in the world of theory and not reality. We had a saying in my old career in Special Forces; "The best operations order in the world will only survive until the first bullet flies." That said, all leaders must have a philosophical belief in their organization's vision, ethos, and values. They must develop long and short range plans to achieve their long and short term goals. They must also be able to adjust these plans to the realities of the world that impacts on these plans. In this respect, the Obama Administration is an abject failure.

Hopefully, the citizenry of this great nation have had enough with all of the whining and bungling coming out of this White House. It is time for us to let President Obama and Congress know that we all are tired of self serving inept politicians who think they know what is best for each of us. Unemployment is still high, North Korea has jumped off a cliff, the Taliban is now training in Iran, oil continues to spill into the Gulf of Mexico but hey, we've got health care. On a positive note, the Obama Administration reaffirms to me on almost a daily basis that yes, I was correct in casting a ballot for John McCain and not Barack Obama.

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