QUESTION OF THE DAY…

What was on the mind of our embattled President as he woke this morning?  Was it healthcare, Afghanistan, Peace in the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, or was it Hanna Montana vs. I-Carly in the Sunday morning tv programming war between Sasha and Malia?  I have no doubt that if the question was posed to our charismatic president that he would certainly say the latter.  So why does this President, who appears firmly committed to keeping his feet firmly grounded in reality, continue to ignore the most glaring evidence of his true and unavoidable destiny – that the less he does the more he will be appreciated?

Through ten months of this presidency, the president has ignored this reality and has attempted to change the world in his first 365 days as president.  In doing so, he has chipped away at his unprecedented support and may have added only to his celebrity rather than his legacy.  He took office as the most iconic figure in the history of the American Presidency.  He stood for more than he could ever live up to.  His image was that of change and that of hope.  After ten months of his administration, the only thing Americans are left “Hoping” for is less “Change.”

Just two weeks into his administration, President Obama was already so accomplished, so transformational, so inspiring, that he was nominated and subsequently awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.  Two weeks.  That’s all it took.  In that time, he had done nothing, accomplished nothing, and frankly had no plan to.  He was simply great for being Barack Hussein Obama.  Every action, every initiative, and every effort since those first days has done nothing more than chip away at his greatness and for that reason alone, I would suggest that this president should take a different course before his legacy is tainted and his greatness lost.

If I were advising this president – and obviously I am not; I would tell him to do absolutely nothing for the duration of his time in office.  I don’t simply mean accomplish nothing earth-shattering or support nothing world-changing… I mean nothing.  This guy should wake every morning and plan only to plan to make a plan.  He should embody the Reagan vision of the ultra-liberal.  He should schedule meeting after meeting and embark on fact-finding trips one after another.  He should call upon world leaders to break bread and deliberate over nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation… but again – he should do nothing.  He should give speeches on the state of the economy and the need for healthcare reform, but again, he should do nothing.

I can’t figure out why it is that this brilliant man – (yes, I said it – shut-up you ignorant phony cons – this dude is intelligent) can’t realize that instead of calling upon the spirit and philosophy of FDR he should be calling upon the divine wisdom of President John F. Kennedy.  No President in the history of our great nation is held in a higher regard for doing absolutely nothing.  His time in office if looked upon with any degree of objectivity it could only be characterized as a total failure (See Bay of Pigs). Much if not all that he is credited with by historians or at least the minds of impressionable Americans was actually a bi-product of his successor’s administration.  The Great Society of Lyndon Baynes Johnson and the efforts of the Civil RIghts Movement only came to fruition after Kennedy had left office.  Some will argue that the rhetoric and the vision of Kennedy is what inspired both of these movements and I will give them that point to a certain degree.  He may have opened the door for these changes to occur but he certainly didn’t have to face the cold of a Washington winter breeze blowing in his face.   Kennedy was content talking a good talk.  It served him well, and in similar fashion, doing nothing could be the greatest talent of this presidency as well.  

Just as President Kennedy quickly learned after the debacle of the Bay of Pigs that he was better at giving speeches than taking action, so too should President Obama as he moves toward year two of his presidency.  Stump it around the country and let your Czars and your liberal Congress stumble over one another grasping for power and a piece of your spotlight.  Let them do your bidding just for a chance to stand in your shadow.  Remember President Obama – you are the only real celebrity in American politics.  You are the once in a generation figure that was sent to Washington to change the game – not the world.

The Republicans have no viable alternative.  Rush Limbaugh is the only figure with anything close to your drawing power, and he isn’t leaving his radio desk to present a real threat to your celebrity or political power.  GOP “leaders” on the Hill have no real power to stop Dem legislation and if the DNC could simply stop fighting among itself progressives could do as they please for the next year and a half.  Healthcare, “Cap and Trade”, higher taxes, will be railroaded through Washington in that time.

Within your own party, Mr. President, let Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi fall on the sword for you.  You began this healthcare debate with the proper posture.  You were letting them handle it and take the “heat” when they realized that Americans don’t want it.  Then you got impatient and spent some of your “political capital” and threw your hat in the ring.  Come on Mr. President stay out of this.  Your celebrity is strong but even the biggest Hollywood star takes a very real hit with just one really, really, really bad movie.   You can’t afford Universal Healthcare Part II – the Pelosi Public Option to be your Gigli, Waterworld, or Town and Country.

So, Mr. President…as you begin to prepare your acceptance speech for the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, downplay the fact that you failed to get Israel and Palestine to the table this week to negotiate, ignore the fact that you have no plan for Afghanistan, allow the UN to resolve the Iranian nuclear problem for you, empower NATO to chart the course for troop escalation in Afghanistan, encourage Pelosi and Reid to move forward with the public option, and let Hillary Clinton become the “Hawk” that she wants to be whenever national security compels you to appear like you are taking action.

Mr. President…embrace this much deserved award.  Smile, give a charming and brilliant speech, and tell the world that you ARE the transformative character that they hope that you are.  Then Mr. President… do absolutely nothing.  It worked with the Nobel Committee, it worked in the November election, and it will work with historians and movie makers as they shape your iconic legacy in the years to come.  Put simply Mr. President, the less you do and the more you talk, the more you will be loved and admired.  Bunker down Mr. President.  Bunker down… and work on your next speech.  But please Mr. President in the interest of your legacy, please just simply do nothing.

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