Sunday, July 29, 2012
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Speaker John Boehner - "The American people probably aren't going to fall in love with Mitt Romney"
"Listen, we're just politicians. I wasn't elected to play God. The
American people probably aren't going to fall in love with Mitt Romney.
I'll tell you this: 95 percent of the people that show up to vote in
November are going to show up in that voting booth, and they are going
to vote for or against Barack Obama." - Speaker of The House John Boehner in response to woman asking if he could make her fall in love W. Mitt Romney
There is No Political Prince Charming
Every little girl is told that Prince Charming will rescue her from the dragon, and she will live happily ever after. Then she gets older. Every woman knows this story is a blatant lie, a deception and a delusion. We expected President Obama to be this Prince and voted for him. Then, 4 years later, we became disillusioned, disappointed, and disgusted. He asks us to pull the lever and vote for him again. We ask if we are better off then we were 4 years ago, we ask if he has made any real progress or change, we ask if we like what policies he has put in place and we measure what he has done with what he may be able to do. Like the little girl, we are fooled into believing Prince Romney will give us the dream so we change our vote and go for the greener grass.Then, time passes and it's the same puddle of mud we tried to get out of 8 years ago, and Prince Charming cannot rescue us from it.
Think of the President, in Game of Thrones terms, as Protector of the Realm. The President's powers are rooted in his diplomatic and symbolic roles, this power is limited and every President has fought against those limitations. Power in Washington D.C. is finite, you have to give some to have some. The President gained and expended most of his power on social issues like promoting gay rights, expanding Medicare and Medicaid to cover thousands more, immigration and ending the wars. This is what the President, as man, has accomplished, but people whine that, for the economy, he has not done enough.
"America was anxious, and feared it was losing the air of opportunity that had allowed it to be what it was—expansive, generous, future-trusting. It was losing faith in its establishments and institutions. And someone came out of that need who led—who was wise and courageous and began to turn the ship around. And we saved our country, and that way saved the world." -Peggy Noonan
1 man, 1 president cannot save America from itself. The election of 1 man has never guaranteed anything for its nation. 1 election cannot save us from an economic collapse, we have to save ourselves. The President cannot invest in local companies, local businesses and local communities only we, the people, can do that. We don't need an election to turn things around and we don't need the President to save us - and we shouldn't expect him to.
Once you understand that our President is not our savior then it cannot be used to manipulate you. Every politician running for president uses this delusion to try to sway you to vote for him, here are two examples:
Mitt Romney, nominee for President asks if you are better or worse off then you were 4 years ago. He is, of course, referencing the middle class's inability to escape the crushing depression with this statement. All he has to do is ask the question and you fill in the blanks, any negative response is a vote for Mitt Romney he assumes. If anyone honestly asks themselves this question they will discover the President has had very little to do with how their life has been shaped and it's outcome. Your own life choices determine if you are better or worse off then you were 4 years ago. Mitt Romney is blaming President Obama for not saving us from ourselves.
President Obama decried he will get rid of Gitmo and release all her prisoners. A nominee for President does not understand all the intricacies of laws and powers needed to change, to allow that to happen. Obama was supposed to save us from the savage years of George W. Bush, and return to American ideals. The reality of the situation is that these prisoners can never be allowed to leave. This prison will remain a stain on America's consciousness until it's very last prisoner dies of old age. Candidate Obama fooled himself into believing he was the Prince Charming, sent to rescue America from her enemies. President Obama knows the reality and not the fairytale.
In November we are voting for President and a man. A President who is just a man whoever he will be. A President needs to realistically understand the limits of his power to be effective. Americans need to grow up and stop hoping the President will save us from the dragon of a bad economy. We need to be socially trans-formative to save ourselves.
Think of the President, in Game of Thrones terms, as Protector of the Realm. The President's powers are rooted in his diplomatic and symbolic roles, this power is limited and every President has fought against those limitations. Power in Washington D.C. is finite, you have to give some to have some. The President gained and expended most of his power on social issues like promoting gay rights, expanding Medicare and Medicaid to cover thousands more, immigration and ending the wars. This is what the President, as man, has accomplished, but people whine that, for the economy, he has not done enough.
"America was anxious, and feared it was losing the air of opportunity that had allowed it to be what it was—expansive, generous, future-trusting. It was losing faith in its establishments and institutions. And someone came out of that need who led—who was wise and courageous and began to turn the ship around. And we saved our country, and that way saved the world." -Peggy Noonan
1 man, 1 president cannot save America from itself. The election of 1 man has never guaranteed anything for its nation. 1 election cannot save us from an economic collapse, we have to save ourselves. The President cannot invest in local companies, local businesses and local communities only we, the people, can do that. We don't need an election to turn things around and we don't need the President to save us - and we shouldn't expect him to.
Once you understand that our President is not our savior then it cannot be used to manipulate you. Every politician running for president uses this delusion to try to sway you to vote for him, here are two examples:
Mitt Romney, nominee for President asks if you are better or worse off then you were 4 years ago. He is, of course, referencing the middle class's inability to escape the crushing depression with this statement. All he has to do is ask the question and you fill in the blanks, any negative response is a vote for Mitt Romney he assumes. If anyone honestly asks themselves this question they will discover the President has had very little to do with how their life has been shaped and it's outcome. Your own life choices determine if you are better or worse off then you were 4 years ago. Mitt Romney is blaming President Obama for not saving us from ourselves.
President Obama decried he will get rid of Gitmo and release all her prisoners. A nominee for President does not understand all the intricacies of laws and powers needed to change, to allow that to happen. Obama was supposed to save us from the savage years of George W. Bush, and return to American ideals. The reality of the situation is that these prisoners can never be allowed to leave. This prison will remain a stain on America's consciousness until it's very last prisoner dies of old age. Candidate Obama fooled himself into believing he was the Prince Charming, sent to rescue America from her enemies. President Obama knows the reality and not the fairytale.
In November we are voting for President and a man. A President who is just a man whoever he will be. A President needs to realistically understand the limits of his power to be effective. Americans need to grow up and stop hoping the President will save us from the dragon of a bad economy. We need to be socially trans-formative to save ourselves.
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