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Is Obama more interested in vindicating himself than in addressing “our Government’s reckless fiscal policies”?

July 19, 2011 by B. Daniel Blatt

According to Fred Barnes, instead of using his meetings with congressional leaders to craft a plan to solve the national debt crisis, the president has been lecturing Republicans:

In the private talks, he’s dominated the discussion with the eight most senior members of Congress in an overbearing way not likely to lead to compromise. He’s been argumentative. He’s come across as President Blowhard.

After [Gene B.] Sperling [Director of the National Economic Council and Assistant to the President] briefed the group on the deficit cap proposal, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi addressed another subject. When a Republican participant criticized the deficit cap, Obama interrupted with a monologue. When the Republican tried to speak a second time, the president quickly cut him off and delivered another sermon on why the criticism was wrong.

Obama has taken the tack that he must respond to everything that’s said, whether by a Republican, a Democrat, or even Biden. And his responses, like those in his press conferences, are never brief. But who’s going to complain about Obama’s verbosity, at least in his presence? He’s the president.

As if the issue were Obama’s “honor” not what he once called “our Government’s reckless fiscal policies“.

Filed Under: Big Government Follies, Democratic demagoguery, Obama Arrogance

Comments

  1. American Elephant says

    July 19, 2011 at 5:05 am - July 19, 2011

    But who’s going to complain about Obama’s verbosity, at least in his presence?

    Oh, PLEASE pick me! I would LOVE to tell that man to shut up, and yes, if we are afraid to tell our president to shut-up after 3 years of lecturing, monologing and filibustering, we have elevated the office too high.

  2. Az Mo in NYC says

    July 19, 2011 at 7:39 am - July 19, 2011

    Impeach the bastard already. His abuse of power becomes more blatant every day. He has no regard for the Constitution the he swore to uphold.

  3. alanstorm says

    July 19, 2011 at 9:00 am - July 19, 2011

    Why, yes.

    Let’s see some TOUGH questions!

  4. Heliotrope says

    July 19, 2011 at 9:04 am - July 19, 2011

    Apologies to Teresa Brewer:

    Put another pickle in
    In the old phony him
    All we want is havin’ you
    Use some wisdom, wisdom, wisdom

    We’d co-operate with you
    If you would co-operate too
    All we want is a President who
    Hears the music, music, music

    Closer, The Won, come closer
    The nicest part of any compromise
    Is when you’re listening to sanity

    So, put another pickle in
    In the old phony him
    All we want is havin’ you
    Face the music, music, music

  5. Sebastian Shaw says

    July 19, 2011 at 9:10 am - July 19, 2011

    All Obama does is lecture; the man is too full of himself to actually debate the issues. He always right no matter what because Obama says so. His arrogance & narcissism just covers his own inability to lead.

  6. Classical Liberal Dave says

    July 19, 2011 at 11:36 am - July 19, 2011

    All you need to know to understand the behavior of the current US president is this: He considers himself to be the Second Coming of Christ.

    Once you realize this, his behavior becomes not only understandable, but perfectly predictable.

  7. JohnAGJ says

    July 19, 2011 at 12:26 pm - July 19, 2011

    The title question in your post was meant to be rhetorical, eh Dan? If there’s one thing we’ve learned about Obama over the past 3 years is that YES it’s all about him and him alone, damn the consequences.

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