THE PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE, USA
An Online Journal of Political Commentary & Analysis
Volume XII, Issue # 97, June 10, 2010
Dr. Almon Leroy Way, Jr., Editor
Government Committed to & Acting in Accord with Conservative Principles
Ensures a Nation's Strength, Progress, & Prosperity
BOBBY JINDAL VERSUS BARACK OBAMA: THE REMATCH
By Christopher G. Adamo
THE OBAMA PRESIDENCY & THE KEY LESSON TO BE LEARNED FROM OBAMA'S VICTORY IN THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF
2008: THE UGLY CONSEQUENCE OF ELECTING AS PRESIDENT OF THE U.S.A. A LIBERAL LEFTIST IDEOLOGUE WHOSE
ONLY TRUE DEVOTION IS TO HIMSELF & THE LEFTIST, ANTI-CAPITALIST POLICY AGENDA HE SEEKS TO ADVANCE --
PRESIDENT OBAMA'S VERY POOR PERFORMANCE AS AMERICAN NATIONAL LEADER -- BOBBY JINDAL AS AN ALTERNATIVE
TO OBAMA -- THE VAST IDEOLOGICAL CHASM BETWEEN CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN JINDAL & RADICAL LIBERAL
DEMOCRAT OBAMA
FULL STORY:
On February 24, 2009, Barack Hussein Obama delivered his first State of the Union
speech to the resounding accolades of the Liberal press. Barely a month
after his inauguration, he still basked in the glow of the standard
“honeymoon,” bolstered by an absurd level of media fawning, based on his race
and, much more significantly, his radical Liberalism.
In the face of such shameless media adulation for its new Leftist icon,
Barack Obama, it would arguably be a daunting task for any Republican to
give the opposition party rebuttal which has become a standard component of
the modern State of the Union” spectacle. And, on that occasion, the GOP
chose one of its brightest rising stars, Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana.
Of course, the reviews of the event were predictable.
Without addressing anything of real substance from their contrasting
commentaries on America, the media slobbered all over Obama, while lampooning
Jindal in every respect. It was crucial to the unbroken dominance of the
Democratic Party that Jindal be politically destroyed, as had been Sarah Palin
or any other prospective threat. So, in their “objective” (and monolithic)
opinions, Jindal was an embarrassment and a flop, while the dashing and
dynamic Obama clearly owned the evening. Subsequent to his ostensibly
insipid performance, Jindal’s political career was declared finished, while
the reign of Obama’s utopia had only begun.
Roll forward sixteen months, and the difference in the American political
landscape is astounding. During that brief period, the American people have
gotten a bitter taste of the Leftist political agenda, as it is increasingly
unshackled from any annoyances of constitutional principle, or even from
current day law.
Bypassing such trivialities, the Obama/Reid/Pelosi cabal has seized
trillions from the economic system, and redistributed it among its cronies
in the name of “economic stimulus.” Formerly private industries are now
virtually “nationalized,” as is the practice in banana republics, and the
nation’s once unrivaled healthcare system is on the fast track to join the
incapacitated socialist monstrosities of Europe and the third world.
In response to Obama’s grandiose plans for implementing “change” through any
nefarious means, the “Tea Party” movement, a truly grassroots effort, has
spontaneously erupted throughout the American heartland, promising to hold
the Liberal political machine accountable for its arrogance and excesses,
come election day.
Meanwhile, Barack Obama has been forced to contend with a side of governing
that is far less glamorous than his extravagant outings, state dinners, and
other official gatherings. It carries none of the glory of his grandstanding
on the political stump. And it contains the infuriatingly inconvenient
pitfall of requiring eventual accountability in the wake of lavish promises.
As the nation’s leader, Barack Obama is expected to deal effectively with
unplanned and unexpected situations. And in this department, his total
failure is even more spectacular than all of the unfulfilled campaign
promises of America under the enchantment of Liberal bliss.
Most galling of all is the fact that the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, certainly the
largest domestic crisis requiring the talents and commitment of a skilled
national leader (and therefore highlighting the total absence of such
qualities in the person of Barack Obama) pits him once again directly
against Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal. With the parades having long ago
passed by, and the media having overreached in its lopsided reporting
(thereby completely losing its ability to credibly put a good spin on Obama’s
theatrics), America is able to compare Jindal’s strengths to Obama’s
weaknesses. And the contrast between the two could not be starker.
Barack Obama never progressed beyond the empty showmanship of his February,
2009, State of the Union charade because, as a community agitator who
defaulted his way to the nation’s highest office, he truly believed he never
had to. It was enough to bend, or even break the rules to get his way, and,
in the process, purchase the unwavering allegiance of that portion of the
American populace which believes it has an inherent right to the labors and
wealth of others.
However, in the last seven weeks since the Gulf oil disaster began, America has
looked in vain for real leadership from the nation’s highest office. Not
surprisingly, Obama’s reaction has been anger and frustration. In the psyche
of such a narcissistic individual, it is demeaning to have to contend with
real problems and be expected to arrive at real solutions. So, he and his
political cronies continue to respond as they always have. Rather than
facing the Gulf situation with an eye towards finding a fix, they invoke it
as a means of advancing their agenda, offering statist programs and issuing edicts that
America no longer wants to hear.
This oil leak needs to be stopped, and the damage it portends needs to be
minimized and abated by every means available. Prohibiting future drilling
and pointing fingers of blame will do nothing to address the current crisis.
Yet that is all Obama and his minions have to offer.
Meanwhile, in a principled and dedicated manner reflective of Arizona
Governor Jan Brewer’s effort to curb illegal immigration, Governor Bobby
Jindal is working tirelessly to get past federal red tape and build barrier
islands to deflect oil damage from the mainland. Concurrently, he is
emphatic in his insistence that the government not destroy the oil industry,
and the livelihood of thousands of oil workers, in the name of environmentalist
extremism.
Jindal offers real solutions to real problems. Obama, between parties and
vacations, seeks to seize on those very problems to pontificate and move his
Leftist, anti-capitalist agenda forward. The ideological chasm separating
the two is as glaringly obvious as it was in early 2009. Yet, in retrospect,
what is even more obvious is the ugly consequence of having empowered a
Liberal ideologue whose only true devotion is to himself, when real
leadership is what America needs.
LINKS TO RELATED TOPICS:
American Politics, Political Competition, & the Control of
Public Policy: Elections, Political Parties, Political Factions,
Ideologies, & Special Interest Groups
American Government & the U.S. Presidency:
Presidential Politics & National Leadership
The American Political System:
Politics & Government in the U.S.A.
The American Political & Cultural Left:
Liberals, Statists, Socialists, Marxists, & Other Leftists:
The Democratic Party, Academia, & the Mainstream Media
Christopher G. Adamo is a freelance writer who has been active in Wyoming
politics for many years. Contact information, along with his archives, can
be found at www.chrisadamo.com
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