My fellow Godfather film aficionados can appreciate the following question:
Is President Obama a good wartime leader?
Or, similar to Tom Hayden – Sonny Corleon’s wartime consigliere – does Obama lack the temperament required to be a good war-leader?
And by war, I am not referring to Iraq, Afghanistan or Libya.
No, I am referring to the Tea Party/GOP lead war against Middle- America. The Tea Party has high jacked the GOP platform and has declared war on the American government and people. They have manufactured a party-made crisis (debt ceiling) in order to impose their will.
Their war objective: Rob the poor and not so poor to give to the extremely rich!
We need a war-time leader.
In the Godfather, no one questioned Tom Hayden’s skill set, intelligence or loyalty. However, Hayden’s personality – not combative enough to wage war – was better suited for bringing people together.
Likewise, Obama has a one in a millennium skill set. His grasp of the political issues is without a peer (except Bill Clinton) and his stamina/work effort is indefatigable.
Obama aims to be a unifier not a divider. He relishes reconciling people with different politics, ideas, ethnic backgrounds and religions. He doesn’t see Red state or Blue state, he sees fellow Americans.
In times of peace, these qualities are admirable. These qualities are what attracted many Obama supporters.
Right now we need a leader for the time we live in; a leader that recognizes the true nature and ulterior agenda of the GOP. Now is the time to fight and not hold hands singing We Are The World with an adversary that is dedicated to sabotaging said world.
Is Obama the man of the hour? To be frank, I hope so but I am not sure. Only history will tell. The legendary Winston Churchill – seen as a great wartime leader – faced the reverse problem:
Although Churchill's role in the Second World War had generated much support for him amongst the British population, he was defeated in the 1945 election. Many reasons for this have been given, key among them being that a desire for post-war reform was widespread amongst the population and that the man who had led Britain in war was not seen as the man to lead the nation in peace. Wikipedia.
The People and our American Way is too big to fail.
Delete Comment Sending more troops to war was the WRONG MOVE, so he is a poor wartime President. Good post. ..
ReplyDeleteI thought Obama was the "man of the hour",but now - not so sure. He seems rather easily rolled, and is not up for the confrontation that is part of Washington and always has been.
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