Posted by
robjh1 on Sunday, November 01, 2009 12:00:00 AM
Is President Obama tough enough? What?
You read it right. This is the latest question being peddled around by the all knowing media (of which I am apart of). The media has gone from telling us the President is cool and smart to asking is he tough. This I might add is causing doubt in the minds of some Americans and the global community. Interesting how some of us change our minds quicker than we change our unmentionables.
A clear observation would dictate we look at previous Presidents.
Jimmy Carter was country. Ronald Reagan was thought to be tough, mean and a finger tip away from a nuclear war. The first George Bush was viewed as Mr. Softy yet stern. President Clinton was slick Willy, a ladies man with a hot temper and the last George Bush tough as nails with his “Dead or Alive” mantra. Now we have Cool Barry. Mr Ultra Laid back who takes his time in making decisions while others wait. He won’t be pressured or bullied. He doesn’t get flustered or shows any emotions of stress (other than his hair getting whiter). He is polite, thoughtful and rarely if ever raises his voice. He greets world leaders with a smile, handshake (some saw a bow) but overall the man is cerebral. What more could we ask for in these uncertain economic times?
Do we want a President who is constantly telling us things are bad? A President who makes hasty decisions because the media writes the economy is taking too long to recover (remember it was the media who said put him in office and all our problems would go away)? Or do we want a President who would threaten those seemed as enemies to get with the program or else (Ha! Look where that got us over the past eight years).
Let’s be fair what exactly is it that the media wants short of running the country themselves? Let’s be fair and give the man a chance to do his job. He has a lot on his plate. Not to mention a nagging media constantly submitting suggestions on their take of what he should or shouldn’t do. Mind you this is coming from a person who didn’t vote for the President, but I respect what he is doing and wish him well. He is after all our President. I can agree to disagree without being disrespectful or being belligerent and saying I have the right to disagree (missing using the right).
Blame the media's inability to clearly report accurately what is going on in the world.
Is he tough enough? It all depends how you define tough.