Obama, That Genius

The best way to describe how I feel about the regime of Barrack Obama is to sigh and say "I'm so relieved that McCain lost." The only reason I'm comfortable with his victory is that through it we have been spared the atrocity of a McCain regime. I've always known that Obama is a pro-choice social democratic Zionist who would fund abortions and embryonic stem cell research with federal tax dollars and who would aid the State of Israel with virtually no condition. I've known since the general election debates that he would leave active U.S. military bases in Iraq indefinitely, and that he would surely increase the number of troops in Afghanistan. I've known since those debates that he would preemptively invade Pakistan, if need be. Until just recently I felt nothing but indignation for him. Now, however, I must color that indignation with a little admiration. His Infallible Excellency is reaching out beyond the anti-McCain mainstream to the fringe groups who stand for complete individual liberty, while maintaining his statist position.

His Excellency's firing of GM's CEO is an appeal not just to the anti-capitalist left, but also to those who believe in economic reponsibility. In demanding restructuring of the car company, he declared a concern that "the taxpayers'" money should not be spent to prop up enterprises that are bound to fail. Of course, if he really cared about the taxpayers' rightful relation to their money, then he would not fund his programs by threatening to imprison those who don't surrender portions of their goods. But since he knows his beloved power structure would not exist without theft, he distracts us with what looks like a blatant and sincere appeal to conservative sentiments. I fear he might be successful at securing apathy and maybe even sympathy from the limited government right. For this, he is a genius.

His Infallible Excellency also appeals to those radical individualists who believe we should be free to indulge in mind-altering drugs. Nevermind the fact that he's only allowing medical marijuana; look at the fact that he's considering our freedoms more than other people did, and that fewer people are now forced by government to endure physical pain. This is a blatant and seemingly-sincere appeal to sentiments that he does not have. A success at winning sympathy from those who are too honest to like him. This is another reason that he is a genius.

I am happy that His Excellency recognizes us now. But I fear that if we are too grateful for what he gives us, he would have his way with our future and leave us crying in the rain. And yet I have to give him kudos for managing to make his rule look like something it definitely isn't. He has successfully made his authoritarian government look like a protector of liberty.