I saw something a couple of days ago that shows how really lax Obama is and how much he hates to do battle for his Democratic base and American workers.
He announced on Wednesday that he would NOT go after the Chinese on the trade issue. What is really remarkable is that this is the very issue that is killing the Democrats running for election in states where millions of jobs have been lost (or sent overseas by GW Bush and the GOP). I went to Ohio recently into the former industrial heart of America. It is sad. Around Youngstown over 500,000 jobs have moved offshore and lost. Obama is not to blame--blame goes to the policies of GW Bush and Bill Clinton.
But Obama has decided to "play nice" on the trade issue. This is an almost predictable side of his character. The same day he made this announcement, the new numbers came out for our trade deficit with China--it was a record and hundreds of billions of dollars. What a pansy!!!! One would think that Obama get tough on the one way trade of the Chinese and put our workers back to work. But this move on the currency imbalance signals that the White House has decided not to confront the Chinese for artificially keeping their currency undervalued. There are thousands of products that we make that the Chinese refuse to allow us to sell there--this would be a okay if peoples livelihoods, jobs, and homes didn't matter. With this final move Obama has signaled that he will not be pushing for more US jobs in the coming months. This is a tragic message to send to voters and to Democrats in general.
Word on the blogs is that Obama is still secure in his cocoon and thinks that after the Republicans take control of Congress they will then play nice to him for the good of the country. He is dangerously NAIVE. His mastery of politics is just a bad as that of GW Bush. Except that Democrats beginning in 2006 did play nice with Bush and ignored calls from many for his impeachment. I do not think that Obama appreciates what the Republicans have planned for the balance of his term. These are not the live/let live Democrats who were gracious to Bush and overlooked his illegal invasion of Iraq and his lying to Congress. The Republicans basically are racist and they say this is a chance to put Obama in his place. I am convinced that they plan a January surprise for Obama. I also think that he is ignoring signs that the GOP leaders are going to go after him. If the GOP has the House they will immediately setup a team to start impeach Obama just as they did to Clinton in the 1990's. For Obama as it was for Clinton, this is going to be a terrible distraction. It will cost him any political momentum he can build, he will be deserted / isolated in the White House by the Democrats because he basically failed to give them any substantial help during the election. The most help he has given any Democrat running is a few lame stump speeches in scattered places. I think his complacency about the Republicans intentions to go after him is really going to cost him greatly. Unlike Clinton, Obama has a habit of backing off before things even get testy. Clinton got into the same mess with a hostile GOP Congress lead by Newt Gingrich and Ken Starr but he is a combative person. Obama will find that he be looking at up to $20 to $25 million in lawyers fees to defend himself. No matter how big his ego is and how much he thinks he can talk his way out of the situation, I believe he is in for a very rough ride for the next two years or until he is impeached.
WILL A GOP CONTROLLED CONGRESS LAUNCH IMPEACHMENT AGAINST OBAMA---it does seem to be possible:
ReplyDeleteThe Republicans are really going to have to recognize and implement what the Tea Party demands. The Tea Party is a beast that is now in control of the GOP. Its like a train rolling down the tracks (to the right) and its out of control. I really think that the Tea Party will demand that if the GOP seizes control of the House that they start the Impeachment Proceedings of President Obama. It sound crazy but remember in 1994 how the ultraright wing of the GOP took Newt Gingrich on about impeaching Clinton and prevailed. I don't think any sane Congressional leader i.e. McConnell / Boehner wants to go down that road--any sane person would know that the impeachment of Clinton was a waste/distraction at a time when the USA was in good shape compared to times now which are terrible. The GOP leader probably also recognize that the Democratic leaders brushed off impeaching Bush when most of us thought he should have been for his lies over Iraq. But these Tea Party people as I said are a force that the GOP House leaders will have to deal with and will try to force the impeachment issue. They have lots of members who are racists and who really believe that Obama was born in Kenya--they want him thrown out of office. I don't think they will rest until Boehner and McConnell agree to go after Obama. I have attended the Tea Party rallies and I will attest that they sometimes border on fanaticism over Obama--they hate the man. I can tell you that there are wild eyed reactionaries in their ranks. Also, consider that the new Tea Party primary candidates have decimated the old line moderate GOP House members who worked hard in the trenches for many years, got elected locally, ran for Congress, kissed plenty of ass then along comes a not-dry-behind-the-ears Tea Party person who likes any kind of resume like Christine O'Donnell. This happened last in 1975 following the resignation of Nixon and Watergate. But even then, most of those who came into the House were seasoned and ready to work in the system. Ms O'Donnell has no background, she has no life, terrible personal habits and she is totally a creation of the rightwing money from the TEA Party Express. She alone probably gives some of the contested seats back to the Democrats in other parts of the country by her antics. But in any case, I would bet that before too much time goes by, the GOP House leaders will have to hire Ken Starr to start the impeachment of Obama or face the music with the Tea Party wing of the party.
The GOP wins this round and the biggest beneficiary is really not Sarah Palin, it really is Jeb Bush and Karl Rove in a setup for the primary Presidential run in 2012.
The Republicans are really going to have to recognize and implement what the Tea Party demands. Its a train rolling down the tracks (to the right) and its out of control. I really think that the Tea Party will demand that if the GOP seizes control of the House that they start the Impeachment of Obama. It sound crazy but remember in 1994 how the ultraright wing of the GOP took Newt Gingrich on about impeaching Clinton and prevailed. I don't think any sane Congressional leader i.e. McConnell / Boehner wants to go down that road--any sane person would know that the impeachment of Clinton was a waste/distraction at a time when things were pretty good but now times are terrible. They also recognize that the Democrat leaders brushed off impeaching Bush when most of us thought he should have been. But these Tea Party people as I said are a force that the GOP House leaders will have to deal with and will force the impeachment issue. They have lots of members who are racists and who really believe that Obama was born in Kenya--they want him thrown out of office. I have attended there rallies as a member of the local media and I can tell you that there are wild eyed reactionaries in their ranks. Also, consider that they have decimated the old like GOP House members who worked hard in the trenches for many years, got elected locally, ran for Congress, then got knocked off by a person like Christine O'Donnell. She has no background, she has no life, she is totally a creation of the rightwing money from the TEa Party Express. She alone probably gives some of the contested seats back to the Democrats in other parts of the country by her antics. But in any case, I would bet that before too much time goes by, the GOP House leaders will have to hire Ken Starr to start the impeachment of Obama or face the music with the Tea Party wing of the party.
ReplyDeleteThe GOP wins this round and the big beneficiary is Jeb Bush and Karl Rove in a setup for 2012.