Obama's Speech at School

Last week, Obama gave a speech to and for school-aged kids. The speech was carried live and watched in many schools across the country. From what I hear and read, the speech was rather benign politically and encouraged kids to stay in school and off drugs.

On the other side of the political fence, someone decided that the whole idea of Obama speaking to kids was a very bad idea. Controversy built to the point where some schools opted out of showing the speech during classroom hours. Several talking heads railed against the whole idea of allowing the President to speak to kids, claiming undue influence.

There could not be a more boneheaded take on this event. First of all, he is the POTUS; he can damn well speak whenever he wants. Second, every time he speaks he exposes himself as a Socialist. This is exactly the kind of fodder needed to discredit him. Let him speak. Would that he would try to influence our children to accept socialism.

The arguments against allowing the POTUS to be viewed in the classroom give oxygen to the Left's accusation that the Right won't even listen. What idiot started this nonsensical protest of the President's speech? They need to shut up and sit down. Obama will expose the merits of his ideas by enunciating them to all of us. Let him. We are not idiots. We do not need sheltering.

Political Blackmail

Obama's latest action is more evidence of his unfitness for office...of any kind. His decision to go after the CIA over alleged crimes during terrorist interrogation is nothing more than a tantrum over the tanking of his cherished health care take-over. It is political blackmail. It is Obama saying "if you don't leave me alone to change this country's health care system, I'm going after your beloved CIA and maybe even your Bush cabinet."

This guy is trying his hardest to intimidate half or more of the population into letting him have his way. We the people be damned. God save us from people with good intentions.