Hand Granades, Haystacks and Needles
I had taken off my Thinking Cap when Pres. Obama was elected. I felt comfortable for the first time in months and it felt good to relax after such a grueling experience going through the primaries and all. I was tired and exhausted!
Little did I realize the experience was only “Introduction to Obama Politics 101”. The President had left me on my own to muddle through the rest of the course sequences. It was and still is difficult for me and I continue writing in a bit of anger and confusion.
However, today I found some relief I can only explain in a metaphor as follows:
In my opinion, the President was able to expose to the Republicans both the fallacies of their bills they said he would not use and the absurdities of some assertions levied against him and his administration. Again and in my opinion, the President was careful not calling them stupid for thinking as they do but instead exposing what comes easy for him may give others a problem.
Today I began thinking the President may literally be bending over backwards to not make a person look stupid, which he could easily do.
So it is, what I also learned today is the President does carefully look at situations -haystacks if you will- identifying both the positives and fallacies and he left me behind by not pointing them out to me as he moved along in his Presidency. He must understand what is easy for him to understand could be a Herculean, blood sweat and tears task for lit’le ol’ me. He must come to grips with his superior analytical skills and to that point, he is not one of the boys regardless how much and how hard he tries.
As always,
BB
Little did I realize the experience was only “Introduction to Obama Politics 101”. The President had left me on my own to muddle through the rest of the course sequences. It was and still is difficult for me and I continue writing in a bit of anger and confusion.
However, today I found some relief I can only explain in a metaphor as follows:
The scene is this morning in Baltimore Md., at the Republican Retreat Q&A Session featuring Pres. Obama.
One by one the Republicans bought in their bulky but well manicured haystacks into the auditorium. Neatly tucked inside the haystacks were hand grenades and needles in various combinations. The Republicans were to present their haystacks to the President and he would judge each one on its own merit.
To their surprise, the President did very calmly and without a single bead of sweat or muscle flinch pull the lynch pin on their hidden grenades and when appropriate, identified the location of all the needles. It was wonderful theater and brilliantly performed.
In my opinion, the President was able to expose to the Republicans both the fallacies of their bills they said he would not use and the absurdities of some assertions levied against him and his administration. Again and in my opinion, the President was careful not calling them stupid for thinking as they do but instead exposing what comes easy for him may give others a problem.
Today I began thinking the President may literally be bending over backwards to not make a person look stupid, which he could easily do.
So it is, what I also learned today is the President does carefully look at situations -haystacks if you will- identifying both the positives and fallacies and he left me behind by not pointing them out to me as he moved along in his Presidency. He must understand what is easy for him to understand could be a Herculean, blood sweat and tears task for lit’le ol’ me. He must come to grips with his superior analytical skills and to that point, he is not one of the boys regardless how much and how hard he tries.
Now THAT'S the guy I elected!
by Colorado is the Shiznit
Excerpt:
I elected a guy, I thought, who had balls and gumption and nerves of steel. A guy who was an uber-intelligent dude, with an impressive education and a social activist resume, that I just adored. I thought he was the "real deal". I have since undone much of that feeling of goodness, in benefit of reality. It's been hard, but very necessary for me.
And today (January 29, 2010), Obama has shown those balls and that intelligence and, yet again, I feel that he's the "real deal".
Read more at:
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/1/29/832027/-Now-THATS-the-guy-I-elected!
As always,
BB
posted by BB at 2:18 AM
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