"Teachable Moments" Ignored

Stuck on Stupid

For someone who loves to lecture us on "teachable moments," you'd think he'd learn from one. One year into his presidency, The Chosen One's policies have been rebuked by the American public. Now, in his best "it ain't my fault" chat with Georgie Stephanopoulos, he tries to explain how even the bluest of bluest states rejected his radical left agenda. Unfortunately, it looks like he still doesn't get it. Today's NY Post has the full recap.

We were just so darn busy, we didn't effectively communicate with the public!

"If there's one thing that I regret this year, it's that we were so busy just getting stuff done and dealing with the immediate crises that were in front of us, that I think we lost some of that sense of speaking directly to the American people about what their core values are and why we have to make sure those institutions are matching up with those values," said Obama.

We should all be so busy and manage to go on 4 vacations totaling 26 days, play 29 rounds of golf, spend countless hours posing for magazine covers and host cocktail parties a few times a week.

Now, for the second part of that quote:

"I think we lost some of that sense of speaking directly to the American people about what their core values are and why we have to make sure those institutions are matching up with those values"

You see, he didn't get a chance to explain to us during his 42 news conferences, 158 interviews or his 411 speeches and remarks, including 52 addresses or statements on health-care reform efforts alone.

If only we did this faster!

But Obama maintained he was right to pursue a health-care fix. He claimed it wasn't a "personal hobby horse," and regretted only that it didn't go "faster."

"There is no doubt that that is something that we had to do," he said.

Brilliant. Ladies and Gentlemen, I bring you proof you can't fix stupid. The voters rejected this monstrosity of a healthcare bill precisely BECAUSE it was rushed through! They were trying to force this down the throats of the American public BEFORE anyone really had a chance to understand what was in this bill! Well, that and the weekend midnight votes, strong-arm tactics of his buddies in congress and that was rife with bribes and backroom dealing.

You gotta believe me!

"I do believe that we're in a stronger position now than we were in a year ago."

You have to be the only one.

Unemployment December 2008: 7.4%
Unemployment December 2009: 10.0%

Deficit Jan 2009: $6.3 Trillion
Deficit Jan 2010: $9.6 Trillion

Terrorists 2008: Face Military Tribunals in Guantanamo Bay, basic Geneva Convention rights.
Terrorists 2009: Face Civilian Trials in NYC, given full rights to an attorney reserved for American citizens.

Things are better today than they were a year ago only if you work for the government, belong to al-Qaeda, happen to be a union boss or have the Secret Service protecting you.

There's more in the interview about it was his busiest year (of course, he never had a real job before) and he uses the tired "blame the guy before me" excuse as well.

All in all, he wants us to believe he learned a lot from the loss in Massachusetts. Unfortunately, it looks like he really hasn't.

Big Dummy is Shocked(!) that al-Qaeda is Determined to Kill Us

I am convinced now. We are all going to die with these idiots in charge. First Big Sister claimed "the system worked" when the Panty-Bomber nearly blew up 300 people on Christmas. Although she backtracked the next day, she still did not instill any confidence with the American public. But, you have to give her credit, she was at least working and available to the media. Her boss was working on his golf game and enjoying the beach in Hawaii while cohorts Leon Panetta (CIA Director) and Mike Leiter (National Counterterrorism Director) couldn't be bothered to interrupt their Christmas vacations either. Panetta was enjoying Monterrey, California and Leiter hitting the slopes!

Now, this:

Question: What was the most shocking, stunning thing that you found out of the review?

Big Sister: I think, following up on that, not just the determination of al Qaeda and al Qaeda Arabian Peninsula, but the tactic of using an individual to foment an attack, as opposed to a large conspiracy or a multi-person conspiracy such as we saw in 9/11, that is something that affects intelligence. It really emphasizes now the renewed importance on how different intelligence is integrated and analyzed, and threat streams are followed through. And, again, it will impact how we continue to review the need to improve airport security around the world.

Shocked that they are determined? Wow, just wow. I know there was a lot of criticism of this administration not taking the threat of Radical Islam seriously, but this all but confirms all of it was right on the mark.

My favorite part of her response, that she's also shocked that they would use "tactic of using an individual to foment an attack, as opposed to a large conspiracy or a multi-person conspiracy such as we saw in 9/11". Seriously? She never heard of the shoe bomber, Richard Reid? I am a total loss. I have always considered this administration the worst ever, totally inept and full of themselves, but it baffles the mind of any sane, rational human being that this knucklehead is in charge of our security.

Instead of focusing on real threats to American lives when she was confirmed for this job, she hit the ground running on the imagined threat of some white supremacist group who may have a problem with a half-black president. Oh yes, and renaming "terrorism" a "man-caused disaster". It is misguided focus that has become the hallmark of this administration. Instead of concerning themselves with terrorist groups that want to murder as many Americans as possible, they were "focused like a laser" on socialized healthcare, cap and trade, the olympics, golf, basketball, vacations and dinner parties.

We're all going to die with these maroons in charge. We'll be lucky to make it to 2012.