Examples of a failing Presidency

How could you let a bill to fund foodstamps die in the House?

Your own mother raised you on foodstamps! 

It is during your tenure, that the use of foodstamps have risen the most.

What do you stand for? What are your priorities? 

Justice

Detainee’s despair has pushed them onto death’s doorstep at Guantanamo.

It is unsatisfactory to have 41 vacancies for judges with no nominations.

We are reaching the statue of limitations to prosecute bankers/businessmen for the financial debacle of 2008 after you and Holder established two task forces to address/stall the issue.  There are millions of Americans whose homes went underwater and were wronged by the remedy which allowed bankers to put public money into bonuses because Geithner was such a wimp.  Is Justice socialism for the rich and capitalism for the poor?

The Economy – social unrest

The second great depression was met with innovative monetary policy and failing fiscal policy.

The stimulus package wasn’t appropriate for the problem at hand and fueled political discord in the partisan way it was passed. The Executive then set no fiscal policy for many years.  It’s current fiscal policy is sequestration?!

There has been evidence of lower class frustration in the UK, France, Sweden, China and Brazil. I feel there is enough contagion that will affect America.  I predict a “not guilty” verdict in the Geo Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin case would ignite it but I have a mixed record on social unrest predictions.  I predicted the Occupy Movement but projected it to become Watts Riots, which didn’t happen.  You’ve got to admit you didn’t see the Occupy Movement coming, I just felt the injustice.

I don’t buy Emanuel’s remedy of education being the opium of the masses to address the 5% of anarchists in Chicago.  The better answer is economic prosperity and you don’t have a clue how to achieve it.

You will be remembered for the failing bridges, bankrupt cities, wages going backwards, the injustice to seniors who were short changed on their pension plans and the first generation of parents who despaired that their children would be worse off than them.

Your Executive is like someone who is ill but doesn’t yet know they are sick.

Your government has no agenda and can’t keep up with the paradigm shift in economics, politics and power, let alone outline policy for main street.  You never kept your first term promise to work on the economy every day or if you did your efforts have been pathetic. You are not the right man for the time and you failed to assemble the best minds in America to address the problems.

You need a private economic summit to discuss the changes in economics with L. Summers, P. Krugman,  J. Siglizt, A. Greenspan and J. Galbraith.  What drivers does government have to navigate the economy nowadays?

Once the “what” has been defined you need problem solvers like James Baker, Bill & Hillary Clinton, Robert Gates, Nancy Pelosi and Leon Panetta to tell you how to do it.

The Office of the President truly needs a Department of Government Affairs, which is in touch with every member of Congress to lobby for the priority bills, such as the Foodstamps bill.  There is a paradigm shift in the power structure of Congress and you haven’t placed sufficient resources to deal with it.  Your election team was successful in finding the road to re-election.  It is their analysis of Congress that is required to salvage your Presidency.

We have seen cowardice from you in dealing with the injustice to S. Sherrod and your pronounced failure to build an economic team brimming with leadership and confidence.

These are big strategic ideas well beyond the scope of Valery Jarrett.  We still fail to understand her reading of the facts to justify firing Robert Gibbs or Shirley Sherrod. 

Hope and Change, Rebuild the Middle Class, Yes we can.

I told you so.

Minding the Store

Your Presidency will be noted for not minding the store.
There is no Obama agenda because your style of management is to micro-manage so staff is not empowered.  It is not team Obama, it is just Obama. 

Critical positions, like the Chief of Staff or Economic advisers are revolving door positions. Their views are undermined because they don’t have a track record of Presidential support, they are merely transients.  Your staff operates like the Toronto Raptors, a new line-up every year, look where the Raptor’s finish.  It is ironic how Obama, the Candidate criticized G. W. Bush’s advisers of group think yet Obama, the President only chooses replacements from his tiny inner circle.

Your selections are hard working but are not empowered to be effective.  The terminations of Robert Gibbs and Shirley Sherrod appear to be done with a capricious flick of power yet poor performance is not always corrected.  Why have there been so many Chiefs of Staff and changes in Economic advisors?  There must be some kind of interference on those in the position, to prevent them from doing their job in a manner which pleases you. There is no reason to take these jobs, only to be undermined.  It is clear that the source of interference, as well intentioned as it may be, is part of the cause of the failure to govern.

The people selected have not demonstrated an adeptness to handle the levers of power.
The failure to provide a fiscal policy has been harped upon by many Governors at the Federal Reserve.  The nation needs a fiscal policy. Your staff churn may be a contributing factor in the failure to govern affairs of the nation.

You are not able to evaluate staff performance.  You had no conviction on the outstanding effectiveness of Sheila Bair or Elizabeth Warren and substituted non-descript men. You didn’t pull the trap door on T. Geithner or E. Holder whose performance could be considered suspect if not failing.  You went a whole year without nominating a judge to vacancies and this year of the 81 vacancies have only nominated 37 judges.  This is clearly not doing the people’s business after 5 years on the job.

You must know, that I don’t think you can get anything done.  I think Hillary Clinton can get things done.  What’s the difference?
She knows how to pick good people. You don’t.
She knows a lot of people.  You don’t.  She has the A list, you have the B list.
She empowers her people.  You don’t.  Your staff is second guessed by V. Jarrett.
She knows how to problem solve.  You don’t. 
She understands the levers of power.  You don’t.
She sets an agenda.  You don’t.
I think you need Hillary Clinton’s help.  America needs to get things done in your remaining time.

Your record is of broken promises "Hope and Change", "Return of the Middle Class".  You really don't know how to get there from here.

You must break your bad habits and change.  Cut back on the micro-managing by empowering staff.  Reduce the influence of the interference.  So many of the current distraction issues could be handled by an empowered Chief of Staff, but because you micro-manage you are stuck addressing issues that drag you down.  You fail to select team members who demonstrate wisdom or adeptness at pulling the levers of power. My opinion is that V. Jarrett is an amateur compared to L. Summers or A. Greenspan. 
You don’t agree, but look at your record. America needs a fiscal policy.

I told you so.

Customer Service

When you were an educator, I imagine you had little empathy for
students to whom you gave an F.
You are on track to get an F grade as President.

One of your early messages was that the best antidote to the big
government/small government debate was smart government.
You have failed to demonstrate smart government.
A characteristic of successful companies is good management. The route to smart government is good management.  Management – the art of getting things done through people.

You are not getting trusted feedback about negative staff performance to foster good management and thence smart government.
I have constantly told you, that part of the job of Chief of Staff is to measure staff performance to make sure they are up to standard and enforce policies.
The churning of Chief of Staffs has resulted in failure to protect your back.
The current distraction issues could be mitigated by enforcing a high
performance standard.
I have been critical of Axelrod, Emanuel, Geithner and Holder.
You are paying for their failings

The Federal Reserve has been force to resort to Quantitative Easing because of the absence of Fiscal Policy.  You have demonstrated that you haven’t learned enough economics to understand this.

You have not learned to deftly exercise the levers of power.
Desperate times call for desperate measures
  Hire the best lobbyists Government can afford.
  Resort to bribery, use stealth earmarks.
  Build an insurgency department to marshal Congress to get things done.
  Look, you have a winning election team.
  Use this team find the votes for each bill.  It must be multi-dimensional, building specific coalitions for each bill, gender, age, geographic, economic, race.  Whatever it takes, get something done.

You are out of touch.
Americans are a proud people who like to carry their heads high.
You are oblivious of so many who are frustrated, forced to be humble and meek.
You don’t know the price of a loaf of bread or a gallon of milk. You only know statistics.  Don’t believe inflation is less than 1%, ask why has the price of a loaf of bread and gallon of milk tripled since you entered office. I speak from my experience. When your advisor gives you the answer (they will likely say it’s just not so.) challenge him/her.  You are too used to being spoon fed.  People in your circles don’t care about the price of a loaf of bread or gallon of milk.

Enough rhetoric, let’s see some small deeds that provide hope.  You have spent more time electioneering (the 2010 mid-terms, the 2012 Presidential) than Presidential Executive matters.  Enough, you have no business meddling with the 2014 mid-terms.

Your rolodex for new staff is now depleted.  Check with Hillary Clinton, ask her to be a consultant. Use her problem solving skills to clean house and tap into her rolodex. I suggested a long time ago to
switch her with Biden.  You don’t know how to get things done through people.

I have told you before.  I work with Hispanics, Filipinos and Blacks. Only the Blacks whine and complain because it is part of their culture.  The rest of us resent them.  Nothing worse than a Black’s whining and bitching.  Deal with it!

Follow the new Pope’s example, strive to serve the people.

Unlike an arrogant academic dishing out an F, I feel the country suffers that you are heading for an F.  I’m surprised the downtrodden are rioting in Sweden.  I felt the 99% solidarity with the Occupy
Movement.  I still feel the rumbling that riots could erupt in your remaining 3 years. As big government is further tarnished, just ask Emanuel about the 5% in Chicago that perpetuate anarchy.

I told you so.

April 1st, 2013

The Senate has initiated procedures to impeach President Obama.
There is evidence that he had contacted Roman Catholic Supreme Court
Justices, to use their influence to get him elected Pope. Apparently
Obama’s ambitions were not only to be the first black President but
the first black Pope.
When told, Popes must be Roman Catholic, Obama said “Just like
Presidents were supposed to be born in America.”
Obama saw the move to Pope as the best way to address climate change,
tax reform and raising taxes.  He said, with lips perched, he’d leave
fairness of wealth distribution, the national debt and world peace to
Hillary.  Clinton responded that she had no intentions to be Pope as
she discourages Bill from attending Berlusconi’s  bunga bunga parties.
Obama’s experience qualified him because he is
  head of a dysfunctional hierarchy,
  a speaker to audiences who nod off,
  living a lavish lifestyle while failing to help to the downtrodden.
Pundits view Obama’s move to Pope as the Democrat strategy to cement
the Latino vote.
His election team pulled out a miracle in 2012 and he believes they
could elect him to anything.
Chief of Staff Denis McDonough  said “Electoral College, College of
Cardinals – it’s old school, we can count.”
Italians attribute Obama’s bid for Pope, on the American fetish for
hats.  Unnamed sources mention that Obama replaced Emanuel with
McDonough, a Catholic, because Emnaual could only offer a kippah
whereas McDonough’s connections could offer a massive crown.
Bookies were taking bets whether Obama would install a basketball
court or a driving range in St Peter’s Square.
In a bipartisan move, the White House flew Clint Eastwood to Rome to
perform the “empty chair” pitch but he lacked the credentials to be a
delegate.
In another attempt to reach out to Republicans, Obama invited Dick
Cheney to Camp David to learn how to swing around and shoot a hunting
companion.  Obama will be wearing a bullet proof vest.  He plans to
invite Republican Congressmen on hunting trips in May.  Many
Republicans have already declined after Homeland Security conceded
that the hunting grounds were under drone surveillance.
As his book sales decline, Obama has intensified negotiations with
Camel cigarettes to pose for commercials.  He has considered placing
his Nobel Peace Prize on eBay. The Obama’s are concerned about the
cost of University enrollment for their daughters.
There is growing concern among White House staff, on Obama’s
insistence to include Colorado and Washington State stopovers. The
Secret Service maintains a list of acceptable smoke shops when Obama
touches down.  Advance Secret Service agents now appear less
interested in checking out brothels and have taken deep breaths to
check out smoke shops.
Obama sought the names of the planners of extravagant parties, paid
for, on GSA expense accounts in 2010.  He wanted them to plan a
golfing vacation in Florida just before sequestration kicked in.
The bipartisan group, Dog Owners of America, is petitioning for a
constitutional amendment ensuring that Presidents be responsible dog
owners.  They reproach G. W. Bush for dropping his dog on its head.
They reproach the Obama’s for not making it a family commitment to
walk their dog.
Obama recently invited historians for a meeting to make sure they
portray him more like Lincoln than G. W. Bush.
He cites the Affordable Healthcare Act as Lincoln-esque.
There are counterpoints.
Keeping detainees at Guantanamo, just like G. W. Bush.
Weakening the Justice Department, just like G. W. Bush– no charges
against those responsible for the 2006 financial crisis and no
anti-trust charges against the too big to fail banks.
Nominating Austan Goolsbee was like G. W. Bush nominating Harriet
Miers to the Supreme Court.
Keeping Geithner was like G. W. Bush keeping Rumsfeld.
Obama is being prodded by T. Geithner to name him head of the World
Bank, just as G. W. Bush forced Paul Wolfowitz’s appointment. The IRS
has already warned Geithner to declare his income for tax purposes
when appointed. S. Bair, B. Born, E. Warren and C. Romer spearhead a
movement to stop Geithner’s appointment as he has a record for firing
women.
In response to the Tea Party, a Democratic Party faction has been
created called True Blue.  Their mandate is that America cannot fail
to provide for the necessities of life for young and old Americans.
The price of a loaf of bread and a gallon of milk has tripled since
Obama took Office.
There are 43 million Americans on foodstamps.
We are not better off than we were 5 years ago.
Tuition costs for university are too high and not worth it.
We want justice for the innocent homeowners whose homes were
foreclosed because of the unconscionable acts of the bankers of Wall
Street who were never prosecuted.
We want legislation that forces any car with a driver and one
passenger to have to pick up a hitchhiker.
They picket gated communities chanting “Mr. Obama, tear down this wall.”
They seek a return to the good old days when drivers left their car
key in the ignition and families left the doors to their homes,
unlocked.
No one in America should be so poor to have to steal.