Hope and Change
Ξ October 26th, 2010 | → Comments Off | ∇ Politics |
From an Obama election rally yesterday:
“We’re going to punish our enemies and we’re gonna reward our friends”
It’s really not out of context. Here’s the NYT article I pulled it from. I hope people have begun to realize that Obama isn’t just reverting to the usual identity politics of Democratic national politics, but really is this petty and short-sighted.
Consider this – the campaign speech he said this in was before a group of Latino voters. He was saying that he’s the true friend of that Latinos, and that it’s the Republicans that fight against immigration reform. But the Democrats didn’t take up immigration reform while they held near-super-majorities in Congress. Now Obama will have to deal with a Republican Congress. There are Republicans that would ally with Obama on this issue – the most powerful of which is the US Chamber of Commerce. However, in a petty and baseless spat, Obama singled them out for Presidential rebuke over completely legal campaign financing. If he were actually concerned about advancing immigration reform, why would he go out of his way to alienate his best friend on the other side of the isle on the issue? I assert it’s because he’s petty and short-sighted. Remember, this is a politician that has had a very short political career, always ran under very favorable conditions, and hasn’t needed to work with the opposition. I’m not sure he knows how to compromise, and he’s used to getting his way.
Bill Clinton had mastered the art of political comebacks after political defeats long before he reached the White House. November 2nd will be Obama’s first political setback ever, and the first time he’ll be operating in hostile political environment without having the muscle to bully his way through. I don’t anticipate him dealing with it well.
