All I Got From the Presidents Prime-Time Press Conference Was a Headache!

One would think with the glorious praising of himself and his administration I shouldn’t be feeling the small pounding of a headache coming on in the logical part of my brain. I’m wondering if he can cure the headache he inflicted with his lofty rhetoric?  I doubt it because, as he continued to pound the podium with each ridiculous claim of how great HE is doing, my head pounded harder.

Continuing to listen to his opening statement was enough to further escalate my headache. Is it ever a good idea to come out and immediately blame others or a past administration for the problems created by yourself?  Evidently, it is to President Obama because, he did just that last night.  He continued to blame everything on the Bush administration and refused to take any responsibility for his part in it.

Fox fact checker had this to say:

OBAMA: “You haven’t seen me out there blaming the Republicans.”
THE FACTS: Obama did so in his opening statement, saying, “I’ve heard that one Republican strategist told his party that even though they may want to compromise, it’s better politics to ‘go for the kill.’ Another Republican senator said that defeating health reform is about ‘breaking’ me.”

Sometimes laughter is truly the best medicine! I began to feel a reprieve from the pain when I heard a great question from Steven Thomma. Funny how the leader of the free world doesn’t know who he has called on or what they look like — umm, doesn’t he have a seating chart?  President Obama called on Steve Koff, from The Cleveland Plain Dealer. Instead, Steven Thomma of McClatchy Newspapers stood up and asked a question. I have a sneaky feeling Thomma knew he would not be called on and took matters into his own hands and asked “real”questions; the type of questions “real” Americans are asking. The small pounding in my head quickly dwindled when he asked a question that caused me to jump up and applaud this brave man. Basically, Thomma asked,  if this health care reform bill is so great, would the President and  Congress be willing to, as a symbolic gesture, take the same plan they are pushing on us.

My enthusiasm quickly disappeared and the headache advanced rapidly into a migraine as the President attempted to answer the question. Can anyone out there ever understand which question he is answering? Is it the reporter’s question or the question Obama is asking himself? The only statement he made with any clarity is “I’m the president…and I have the best health care in the world.” It really is a no brainer.  If you live in the USA you have access to the best doctors, medicine, hospitals in the world. His answer truly begs the question: is the bill really about health care or simply more government bureaucracy?

Overall, Obama’s performance is a disgrace to the Office of The Presidency. He dodges questions and exhibits a lack of understanding of the proposed Health Care Bill. Does he know any of the details of the bill being put forward?  If he does, then his glossy speech last night is that much more non-presidential because it puts government before the people.

Finally, he lacks the leadership ability required to build concensus in Congress much less to inspire Americans to rally behind his agenda.  Thank God for that!  As for my headache… it miraculously disappeared when Obama turned and walked away from the podium.

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