Barack Obama

I think his mind works less in the game genre, but in the 'let's get the job done and do the right thing' category. You may be right, though and it's time to 'play ball.'

Obama said at the outset of his presidency, that he has to take the needs of over 300 million people into account in all that he does. And was awed by the responsibility that had been granted him.

Which include (and I would say although he clearly would not) the nincompoops who for no reason but vanity and greed, embarrassed our nation and demoralized our people without any thought, or worse, with ill-will toward others.

I doubt he will inflict any harm on the foolish, as he has to be a bigger man than them, and has proven he is a stronger man than any blustering rightwing coward.

I was glad to hear his call out on those who profit on terrorizing people - over nothing. When he was leaving after his statement last night, a reporter asked if this would be repeated in a few months, he stopped, turned around and said with confidence (or maybe even a smirk, you decide) 'NO.'



Which is what he said at the beginning of the shut down in strong terms, that this would not be used again. I made the analogy last night, that many have been trying to lynch him since he was elected. He let them have their rope as he worked on doing the right thing. Which is the honorable thing, not drumming up hate.

While they had a public tantrum for the entire world to see how empty their philosophy and nihilistic plans were and plotted his and national destruction, they tripped and hung themselves with the noose they had thought they had made for him.

Ironic, isn't it?

Now we can get back to our regularly scheduled program of fighting with the GOP, etc. He said at the beginning of the shut down, that he was going to make sure it didn't happen again. Perhaps there was a threat there we don't know about?

The turn about has been amazing, with all of the loudmouths suddenly silenced and whining. If you'd care to speculate, I'm interested. I even thought for a second he'd done some sleigh of hand to cowl them. They were so shameless in their actions, almost as if unconscious of how they appeared. An epiphany for the professionally clueless?

Obama says the world must move from 'Might makes Right' to 'Right makes Might.' That is an ancient conflict over how the world will be run and we can't afford the former. The best ideals win in the end, not force and violence. We'll still have to deal with the benighted ones:



But I think the wind has been taken out of their sails for now. Thanks for your well said reply and support. Hope to see you again soon.