“A Fool for a President”

What a harsh thought and certainly not something any American wants to be true.  But is it?

Does President Obama have a belief in - and trust - people who deserve neither?  Does he act on hopes that others know are illusions?  Does he not recognize that he leads a nation that most of the world looks to – and leans on – for guidance and security?

How else can one define the label?  The dictionary says a fool is “silly, stupid, lacking sense, forethought or caution.”

Barack Obama - a sampling:

*****Acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize when he’d done nothing to deserve it.

*****Touring Mideast capitals and asking for forgiveness for America’s misdeeds

*****Expecting that Putin’s hostility to the West was generated only by Bush’s aggressive personality

*****Believing that radical Muslim terrorism would die with Osama Bin Laden

*****Thinking that ignoring previously drawn “red lines” would have no consequences

*****Etc.

It would appear, therefore, that the term “fool” is applicable, indeed, to the present White House incumbent.  Certainly, the label is not unique to this president.  George W. Bush, for one, was a fool when it came to Iraq.  He did not understand the naiveté displayed in America’s effort at nation building.  But, to his credit, he learned.

 

All of us, presidents or not, are fools at times.  Some of us learn not to be; others ignore life’s lessons. 

It is not noted with satisfaction that Barack Obama falls into the latter category.  Just the opposite.  Who wants a fool for our Commander- in- Chief for the next two years?