Obama's Presidency: A Stunning Success - Part III

By Semperpapa

I find myself in disagreement with Conservative icons like Mark Levin and Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh, then, as I am not of the opinion that Obama presidency has been a failure. I know that all those above mentioned conservative minds are also of the same opinion as I am, but it is their goal to emphasize what they perceive to be an extremely failing grade for this president and his policies.
When looking at Obama's record from a position of common sense and American value, failure is the only attribute that can be associated with the man. Conversely, Obama is such a radicalized president that the traditional common sensical American prospective is plain wrong and the results of Obama first three years are a magnificent tactical victory for the forces of radicalism.

So I am not really in disagreement with Dr. Levin or Rush, I am just less inclined to care if my ratings go up or down. I clearly remember Rush Limbaugh statement just following the 2008 immaculation of Barak Hussein Obama, statement that sent the liberal droids into a First Amendment killing frenzy I had never witnessed before. Mr. Limbaugh said he hoped that Obama would fail. The Left, always ready to silence their opposition in the name of democracy, cried murder, treason and everything else they could throw at the drama. Personally, as I was listening to Rush as he made the infamous statement, I immediately muttered "Me too" understanding that Obama failure in his quest to radically change America was truly meaning that our Nation would have an easier time surviving his regime.

Unfortunately, as I am declaring, I believe Obama has been extremely successful.
He wanted to end the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Even if we want to ignore the reality that a nation does not "end" a war but it wins it or loses it, Obama was able to achieve an end of our involvement in Iraq, leaving that country to be re acquired by pro-Iran elements bent on influencing the Iraqi people in supporting a clear anti-American stand. In other words, over 4,400 lives that were lost in that conflict will have achieved bringing Iraq into Iranian sphere of influence.

In Afghanistan, the surge in troops Gen. McCrystal had asked had taken close to six months before Obama had actually made a decision. Even if during the campaign candidate Obama has labeled Afghanistan as something of a "good war" once in the Oval office, Obama has demonstrated the true nature of his feelings for the Military: loathing.
No, I had no doubts Obama has always hated the US Military. It is the Armed Forces that represent the real obstacle for Obama full and complete take over of our Nation. It is the devotion to the Constitution demonstrated by our troops that represent a quasi insurmountable barrier for tyranny. And no campaign pandering will ever change my mind on this point.

The true extent of Obama's stunning success, though, can be seen by just looking around ourselves in everyday life. In other words, one does not have to dig too deep in political and social daily events to recognize the strategic victory of Obama and the progressive movement in America.
What are the new normals?
In the past, a national debt of $15 Trillion would have never been accepted by the people. Today, those of us who stands against such crippling debt are labeled racist and alarmists.

In the past, a national unemployment level of 8.2% would have been unacceptable. Today, a drop of a fraction of a percentage is considered an Obama vindication, even as the real unemployment level is much higher than reported

In the past, the idea that half the working American population paying no income taxes would have been preposterous, but today, subsidies and re-distribution of wealth as Obama preaches has become completely accepted.

In the past, dependency on welfare and the government in general was considered a temporary solution needed to care for citizens that fell into some bad luck and needed a helping hand to get back up. Today, it is the government itself that encourages people to go and stay in a state of dependency. Why? Would anyone depending on the government vote against a political climate that gives welfare out so freely?

In the past, the government take over of entire industries would be looked at with suspicion and rejected, but today the average American is comfortable with Obama's regime owning General Motors and attempting to take over the health care industry, 1/6 of our economy. And people are ok with this.

In the past, a president who campaigned on his goal to literally destroy an entire industry in our country would have been run out of town, never to be heard of on the national political circuit. But today the fact that Obama was elected even after openly and purposely declaring that his aim was to burden the coal industry with so much regulatory bullying to push the entire industry into bankruptcy, is not even brought up by the Obama media.

In the past, adding 400,000 private jobs to the economy instead of 450,000 was attacked by anti-Bush liberals as a show that Bush economic policies were a failure, a GDP increase of 4% was a sign that the Bush's economy was precipitating into a recession. Today, a 380,000 new filings for unemployment and a GDP increase of 1.9% is called by the MSM an economy "roaring back". Unemployment of 8.2% and 69,000 jobs added to the economy is tauted as the Obama economy rocking back.
In the past, a president who would complain that the US Constitution was a hindrance to his agenda would have been taken to the wood shed, but today he is seen as an open minded progressive. But open minded Americans are willing to re-elect a man who supported a policy of channeling firearms into Mexico and in the hands of the drug cartels, solely for the purpose of creating enough death and destruction south of the border that can be traced back to American weapons and spark enough animosity against the 2nd Amendment to have a shot at destroying it. Yes it used to be that any president who openly trashed the Constitution would not be too well erceived by the people, but the standards have been bastardized by Obama and his droids.

In the past, if a president would have been uncovered as exercising blatant crony capitalism, as Obama has been caught doing with Solyndra and several others "green" companies, he would have been subjected to impeachment. Today, Obama is seeking re-election by actually boasting about his actions.

In the past the American people would have been reluctant to vote for a president who had spent his life hanging around and consorting with individuals of very questionable character. Today, Obama's relationships with Bill Ayers (domestic terrorist), Tony Rezco (convicted criminal), Jeremiah Wright (anti-American pastor) are either ignored or actually admired by a brainwashed sector of the population which is the result of decades of social erosion.

In the past, a United States President who surrounded himself with radical Marxist individuals, with historic demonstrable activities more in line with anti-American ideologies, with proven records of radicalism unbecoming American social acceptability, the American people would have been united in rejecting such an individual, as he would have been representing exactly what this Nation has been against.

Regardless if Marxist Van Jones or Maoist Elisabeth Warren were fully vetted by the Obama regime, it is obvious, at least to me, that the radical ideologies of these characters must be aligned with those of Obama, otherwise, why would he ever place them in positions from which they could have repercussions on this Nation and its people?
The new standard is that a president who surrounds himself with radical anti-Americans affecting the lives of the American peole, like science czar John Holdren and HHS Sebelius, a man who openly supported late term abortion, partial birth abortion and who is very comfortable supporting Planned Parenthood policy of gender driven abortion, is in danger of being re-elected instead of being ostracized from the national political scene.
There was a time in this country when with high unemployment affecting so many citizens, a president who openly opposed on radically based grounds the development of an entire industry that would translate into large numbers of good jobs being created, would be run out of town, with even hints of re-elections all but laughable. And yet, Obama has completely blocked the exploration for oil in our country, spent billions of dollars of taxpayers money to subsidize oil drilling in Brazil and foster energy cost increases he has always wanted.

Still, there are Americans who are saying he's doing a fine job!