Poor leadership, laziness by Obama costs him
Feb 6, 2009 Governmental Reach, Obama Administration
The spending bill currently advocated by President Obama and the furthest-to-the-left has done nothing but lose public support since the specifics were put on it. Ironically, public polls show that their favored solution to the economic downturn we are in would be to cut taxes, precisely what John McCain advocated while running against the big spender. Karl Rove says that part of the problem is that Obama ducked his responsibility.
Mr. Obama has only his own lack of engagement and leadership to blame. He outsourced the drafting of the bill to House Appropriations Committee Chairman David Obey through inaction. He refused to get his administration’s hands dirty in crafting the legislation by laying out a detailed plan in December. Then saying he looked forward to Congress passing a bill for him to sign on Inauguration Day was an invitation for liberal spenders to roll him. They did.
This is only the latest example of poor leadership in a Presidency that isn’t even three weeks old. Funny, too, that it was a presidency that was gained on the platform of “leadership” and “hope” when we, in actuality, got a man who is asking everyone else to do his work for him and even turning to the “I won” card as a part of his invalid argument. (Maybe he forgot that all of the people voting for or against this bill also, at some point, won their election.) This is, though, a telling example of things to come for the current president. This is supposed to be his honeymoon period, especially on policy matters, and it has been nothing but an old, bumpy dirt road. He’s likely to ultimately get there this time with perhaps a little less air in the tires than he was hoping. It’ll be interesting to see if those tires flatten out on him for whatever is next.
Republicans are right, both substantively and politically, to oppose this monstrosity and smart to offer a bold alternative. The GOP’s road back is about to be partly paved by Mr. Obama’s embrace of Democratic trickle-down economics. It’s terrible policy — but for Republicans, it provides an opportunity for sharp contrasts that can reset the debate on more favorable terms for the GOP.
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Tags: economy, Obama, Rove, spending bill, Stimulus
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