How’s “plodding toward destiny” for a campaign theme?

With his signature 1-2 of arrogance and oblivion, President Obama slogged through his first press conference in several months on Wednesday.

For quite some time into his presidency, his demeanor suggested impatience with the slow-wittedness of the electorate.  We needed to understand and appreciate his genius more rapidly than we were doing so.  Now, I wonder if he’s not just sick of the whole affair, and already dreaming of the afternoon of January 20, 2013, when he can take his teleprompter back to Chicago with him and spend all of his time giving feel-good speeches.  (Mind, that’s speeches that make him feel good.)  Jim Geraghty drily noted this week how little Obama says he cares for being in Washington.

Poor Barry.  2012 just isn’t 2008.

In many ways, but particularly in terms of its value and implications in campaigning, the sobriety of governance must be crushing.  If I were Barack Obama, I wouldn’t want to run on my record either.  What’s he done that makes you say “yes! More of that”?

I’ve remained cautiously hopeful that our economy will eventually recover (as much as it ever does, anyway).  Said hope is mostly reinforced by the fact that it’s not any worse than it is right now (and how’s that for an endorsement?).  I’m still terrified that his sustained gross incompetence and naiveté in foreign policy will hurt the United States badly, in ways that may not be apparent for years, or even decades.  So what’s the campaign theme there?  “Hey, Nothing Really, Really, Really Bad Has Happened”?  “This Would Have Sucked Even Worse with the Republicans”?  “Let Me Finish My Great Work For You”?

(Actually, I bet it’s pretty close to that last one, sprinkled liberally with those wonderful old chestnuts of “rich people suck” and “only I can save your grandma from the Republicans.”)

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3 thoughts on “How’s “plodding toward destiny” for a campaign theme?”

  1. I thought this was the best quote from the teleconference:
    “Look, I’m the President of the United States and I want to make sure that I am not engaging in scare tactics. And I’ve tried to be responsible and somewhat restrained so that folks don’t get spooked.” I laughed outloud when I heard it live. How hysterical is that ??

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  2. Terri, that’s an absolute scream, from the most divisive president in history.

    Kemtee, I’m feeling optimistic, even given the less-than-ideal composition of the GOP field. Don’t lose sight of the fact that dear Barry enjoyed a great deal of benefit-of-the-doubt goodwill in winning 2008. Now that it’s clear what kind of president he is, I think you can count on the departure of a lot of that.

    The preceding paragraph feels wordy to me, but I’m too lazy to fix it just now. Forgive me.

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