Barry H. Obama: Common Sense Forgotten

Why is it that Barack Obama has spent more time deciding which dog is best for him than he did on the “Stimulus” package, GITMO closing, Healthcare or even his cabinet choices. In September of 2008, Michelle Obama stated that her family is looking to get a dog. President Obama later said that there are a few considerations to factor in before they get their dog. First, the dog should be a shelter dog. Second, since Malia is allergic, the dog must be hypoallergenic. In April of 2009, seven months later, the Obama’s welcome Bo to their clan. Sounds like a thoughtful, caring father who loves his family, right? Forget the fact that their Portuguese water dog, Bo, was hardly the shelter dog that Obama said he wanted but an expensive pure breed that was a gift from Senator Teddy Kennedy. Obama is still a thoughtful, thinking man, right?

Well, let’s think this through a bit. Fellow Viners have said that it is refreshing to finally have such a highly intelligent man in the White House compared to the babbling moron, George Bush. After all, Obama came from humble beginnings, excelled at the finest private schools money can buy, graduated from the iconic Harvard Law School and was the first black president of the Harvard Law Review. Heck, some even said his IQ is in the 150’s. Man, that is one smart cookie. It is obvious that by graduating Harvard Law School Magna Cum Laude that Obama has book smarts. The question is: does Obama have common-sense. You decide.

1. Obama, on his third day in power, signs a Presidential Order to close GITMO. While this has been talked to death, it is still a salient point as to how Obama thinks. If any CEO worth his weight made important decisions without any logistics as to how it will be accomplished, that person would lose the support of the board and/or his job. Think of it. Steve Jobs says he wants Apple to open 500 retail stores. His board says, “How will you do this as we just have x-amount of money and not enough infrastructure to accomplish such a bold move.” Jobs responds, “We’ll work all that detail mumbo-jumbo out later.” Does anyone think that Jobs made a “highly” intelligent, common sense move? Hardly.

2. Even in the face of the Congressional Budget Office’s assessment of the ARRA and Americans needing help NOW, Obama still thinks it is a good idea. The CBO said: In the very short run, fiscal year 2009 will be nearly half over by the time stimulus legislation is passed, so while federal agencies and state and local governments can begin the process of obligating (committing) funds, there will be limited time for spending this fiscal year … CBO expects that federal agencies, along with states and other recipients of that funding, would find it difficult to properly manage and oversee a rapid expansion of existing programs so as to expend the added funds as quickly as they expend the resources provided for their ongoing programs. And yet Obama thinks this is the best idea to get America back on track. Combine this with the fact that Obama can’t get the money out to the neediest as was foretold by the CBO, is this good, common sense? Or, is this foolishly naïve?

3. Obama has the chance to help congress write the ARRA, yet he doesn’t contribute ONE word and then has no idea that Christopher Dodd included language that endorsed the AIG bonuses. And to think he promised to read all the bills from start to finish.

4. Obama wants to fix the broken education system yet he cuts educational budget funds and increases tuition for our aspiring college students.

5. Obama wants to heal this nation yet he gets himself square in the middle of the Sergeant Crowley/Dr. Gates fiasco and injects race where race was never a factor. By this mind numbingly stupid move, Obama increases racial intolerance rather than healing it at a time where Americans are adjusting to their first half white/half black president.

6. Obama thinks that when America is broke and trillions in debt the time is now ripe to spend trillions more on questionable projects that appear to just be paybacks to his Chicago buddies and those that live in deep, blue states.

7. Obama wants to seek higher office as a “moderate” yet he associated himself with cretins like Tony Rezko, Jeremiah Wright, Bill Ayers and Saul Alinsky. And, although he was but a wee lad when he took a picture of himself hitting a doob, one would think that someone with common sense would refrain from this. Heck, I didn't graduate from Harvard but I never even thought of hitting a joint and then pose for a picture smoking it.

8. By every estimate the Iraqi surge was a phenomenal success yet Obama continued to call it a disaster, that is until he was forced to admit that the surged did in fact work.

9. Obama says that he will govern as a moderate yet his voting record was the most liberal in congress and he was the most liberal politician to have ever run for POTUS.

10. Obama gets flack for the highly inept Tim Geithner’s tax cheating and then says he still supports Tom Daschle after he proved to be another tax cheat.

While Obamabots continually praise their Dear Leader’s high intellect, they foolishly ignore Obama’s complete lack of common sense that is so critical in a competent and an exceptional leader. Those that disagree with me and state that it is I, who has no common sense, go for it as I welcome those that deflect. This, however, will not change the fact that Barack Obama is an intelligent man with no common sense and no discernable leadership credentials.