I think we can all agree that Barack Obama has been a much worse President than anyone had feared. Liberals are now grumbling that they didn't see that he was "spineless" and are now praying for Hillary Clinton to primary him in 2012. Conservatives look at his broken promises, abysmal job performance, and possible extra-constitutional actions as proof that Mr. Obama is more inexperienced and naive than they thought. But this afternoon he has officially jumped the shark.
For those who don't know, "jumping the shark" is when a television show or movie does something ridiculous. Thereafter, the program is never as good as it was before and quickly goes downhill.
Today, the President has done that. For two and a half years, the American public has put up with terrible administration, outrageous spending, and malaise. They have also had to suffer through the President blaming President Bush for every single problem imaginable, even now.
Yet, after S&P downgraded the United States' debt for the first time, instead of leading, Mr. Obama decided that he would, once again, take absolutely no responsibility and decided to blame someone else. Even though he is the President of the United States. Even though he has been so for over two and a half years. Even though his policies have been followed and have failed. He was even an hour late to his own speech-- that the White House scheduled.
He has jumped the shark.
Americans have been biting their collective lips, knowing that they were being fed a line of bull from President Obama. But as the United States enters into another potential economic crisis, Mr. Obama's refusal to take it on, his refusal to admit that he has ever made a mistake, and his refusal to be honest is the equivalent of him jumping over a shark.
The American people will no longer accept his deflections. They realize that it is all the same, it has always been the same, and always been the same. There was never any plan for positive change and there never will be. Those who voted for Mr. Obama in 2008 because he was "cool" are coming to realize that (1) he isn't and (2) he's horrible at being President. Clinton supporters that held their noses will not do it again. Republicans who wanted to be caught up in the "magic" have learned their lesson.
In just over a year, the American people will vote to rid themselves of Mr. Obama's administration. His speech today has assured that.
