The Washington Post is a liberal newspaper, yet here is a July 2009 think piece that I could have written today about the Obama Administration. Entitled "Obama Domestic Agenda Teeters" it opens with the following:
"Barely six months into his presidency, Barack Obama seems to be driving south into that political speed trap known as Carter Country: a sad-sack landscape in which every major initiative meets not just with failure but with scorn from political allies and foes alike. According to a July 13 CBS News poll, the once-unassailable president's approval rating now stands at 57 percent, down 11 points from April. Half of Americans think the recession will last an additional two years or more, 52 percent think Obama is trying to "accomplish too much," and 57 percent think the country is on the "wrong track."
Well, since the piece was written his negatives are up about another 10% for the same reasons and his poll numbers are down about 10% to 47%. Do these guys learn? The answer is, apparently not.
A number of examples are listed where Obama is at odds with the country: cap and trade, healthcare, massive budget deficits, etc. Nothing, absolutely nothing has changed. If anything, the President and the Democrats have doubled down since this article was written. The writers go on to make the following observation that is even more true today:
"What the new president has not quite grasped is that the American people understand both irony and cognitive dissonance. Instead, Obama has mistaken his personal popularity for a national predilection toward emergency-driven central planning. He doesn't get that Americans prefer the slower process of building political consensus based on reality, and at least a semblance of rational deliberation rather than one sky-is-falling legislative session after another."
Exactly so. Americans have had their foot on the brakes for over a year with this President's approach and he keeps stomping down on the throttle. You can't drive a car or a country this way. Before we spin into a ditch, I hope they figure it out. Alas, it looks like Carter Country - here we come!
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/17/AR2009071702093.html
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