Posted by
flagwaver on Thursday, April 23, 2009 1:47:01 PM
In American politics, the President is supposed to be the MAN! The person holding that office has defeated challengers within his Party for the nomination and has beaten someone head-to-head in a national election for the job. And I was expecting the current POTUS to be the same way, since he is always invoking "I Won!" as his answer to every challenge. But he sure fooled the heck outta me!
There was a time when if the POTUS spoke on a matter, that matter was closed within that administration. If the POTUS said members of previous administration were off limits to investigators, they were off limits; if the POTUS gave a directive it was followed. You could grumble if you wanted, but you didn't buck the POTUS in public and you did what he said...whether you liked it or not. But with Mr. "I Won" in charge, that has changed in a big way.
When the POTUS, the Chief of Staff, and the Press Secretary all go out in public and say that members of the Bush administration are not going to be prosecuted for approving and using 'harsh interrogation techniques', you would think that would be the end of it. But apparently the AG is stronger then the POTUS, because he ordered the POTUS to stand down...and he did! Eric Holder let it be known that he, and he alone, would decide if there would be any investigation or prosecution of the Bush administration and Obama backed down with amazing quickness. He was in public the very next day(!!!!) falling all over himself to bring his statements in line with the wishes of the AG. Amazing!! And here I was thinking that Obama won the election, and that Eric Holder worked for him! But I guess that I was wrong about that one.
Maybe one day soon, President Obama will grow a set and assert himself. Maybe he will act like the President, instead of a like a whipped puppy, who jumps at the sound of the the AG's voice. Maybe one day Mr. "I Won" will become the MAN, and remember that HE won, and not the people who work for him!