The Sycophant-in-Chief

Once again, our feckless leader demonstrates that there are no limits to his incompetence.  On his recent trip to Japan, Obama said, "As America's first Pacific president, I promise you that this Pacific nation will strengthen and sustain our leadership in this vitally important part of the world.”  He then proceeded to demonstrate his strength and leadership by groveling before the Japanese emperor.  As an aside, I am somehow unable to remember Obama being elected President of the Pacific.  I do, however, think it is a good use of Obama’s skills, since plankton need leadership, too.


This unctuous behavior by a President of the United States before the figurehead of the nation we soundly trounced in the largest war in human history is both inappropriate and unnerving.  Apparently, the Japanese found it embarrassing and unnerving as well.  It is, however, a pattern of behavior begun when he first declared his vassalage to a foreign monarch by showing obeisance to the King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. 


Indeed, Obama does stand an excellent chance of inheriting Jimmy Carter’s mantle of presidential weakness and incompetence in the international arena.  On the home front, he is currently engaged in a truckload sale on American sovereignty.  Between selling our natural and constitutional rights to property and self-defense, Obama continues to push one international treaty or UN accord after another.  He simply can not give away US sovereignty and authority fast enough to suit him.  And when faced with a decision he actually has the authority to make, he either delegates it to another Czar, or he wallows in indecisiveness.


I do, however, find Obama’s behavior quite perplexing.  If Obama does not want the job of being President of the United States, why did he apply for the position?  It’s almost like he wanted the really cool office at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, without the responsibility that goes along with it.  Obama the obsequious internationalist is quite obviously ashamed of America.  When speaking to his fellow Muslims, he has done everything short of apologizing for placing the twin towers of the World Trade Center in the paths of the airliners that crashed into them.


Apparently he is embarrassed because we are better than everyone else.  Obama is deeply disturbed by the fact that America is always the one nation who steps up to bail out others.  Shame on us for rebuilding significant portions of both Asia and Europe, including the countries of our former enemies, following the Second World War.  We should be mortified by our conduct during the Berlin Airlift.  What arrogance we displayed by not letting the Communists starve West Berlin into submission.  Who are we to send more aid to Africa (both publicly and privately) than anyone else in the world?  For a list of more reasons to be ashamed of America, refer to “The Americans (A Canadian's Opinion)” by Gordon Sinclair


Obama sees our wealth as greed.  He sees our liberty as selfishness.  He sees our sacrifice, our courage, and our innovation as arrogance.  How dare you work harder than your neighbor?  What arrogance to strive for excellence!  Become enlightened and follow your Messiah down to mediocrity.  In the end, however, I guess America will have to learn to live with the fact that Obama is ashamed of America.  After all, the feeling is mutual.