In the
spirit of Thanksgiving, particularly the part of Thanksgiving where you end up
in a political argument with your brother-in-law, I submit this brief liberal
rant for your enjoyment. Hopefully, I
will have it all out of my system by the time my family arrives. Republicans may wish to visit another website
at this time.
The situation in the Middle East continues to heat up. The US is trying to battle terrorists in the
midst of a cluster of competing regional and international powers all trying to
serve their own interests, thus creating an extremely unstable situation,
essentially a powder keg with the potential to start World War III.
What are we going to do?
I know. Let’s get the guy from The Apprentice.
He’ll know what to do.
I mean, the guy knows how to build a golf course. He can erect casinos and gaudy rental
property. I’m sure he can also handle
delicate international negotiations with allies and enemies alike. He just can’t do it with Univision. Or Rosie
O’Donnell. Or pretty much anyone who
isn’t one of his lackeys.
The conservative response to this is of course to shift the
conversation to Obama. “What about him?”
They say. “What made him qualified? Being a community
organizer?” (Italics indicate
dripping disdain.)
The answer: well, yes.
That probably was helpful, as was being a Harvard law professor, and a
state and US senator. All of that stuff
probably did prepare him to be president a little better than say being a slum
lord or a reality TV star, even one with a great catch phrase.
And yet, for some reason, many people still believe that
someone achieving success in one area somehow translates to having qualifications
in another. Take Ben Carson
(please!) Now there was a skilled neuro
surgeon. The guy separated conjoined
twins! Therefore, he must know how to
work with Congress to push through his policy agenda. Sure, you have to ignore all the things he
says that would otherwise undermine that assumption. The point is the guy was extremely good at
that one job.
It reminds me of the last time I went to the circus. I was blown away by the talent I saw
there. I said to myself, “Wow, look at
that guy fly through the air! I’ve never
seen a person do such amazing acrobatics.
I think I’ll make him my banker.”
The point is this: the two guys I mentioned before are a
couple of bozos. You can’t elect a bozo
president and then hope he surrounds himself with competent people to help him
lead. That isn’t the bozo way. Besides, we tried that before not too long
ago. It didn’t work out too well.
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