-By Dan Scott
It seems the American people have had a bait and switch played upon them. Everyone thought they were electing a president, but according to Nancy Pelosi and the Democrat Party leadership we elected a figurehead.
In talks with Emanuel and others, sources say, Pelosi has “set parameters” for what she wants from Barack Obama and his White House staff — no surprises, and no backdoor efforts to go around her and other Democratic leaders by cutting deals with moderate New Democrats or conservative Blue Dogs.
Specifically, Pelosi has told Emanuel that she wants to know when representatives of the incoming administration have any contact with her rank-and-file Democrats — and why, sources say…
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Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) are signaling that they won’t tolerate a repeat with a Democrat in the White House and Democratic majorities in the House and the Senate.
According to Pelosi’s dictum, America didn’t elect a President/leader, they elected a figurehead who will rubberstamp Democrat Party policy. I would characterize Obama as a puppet on a string doing the bidding of his political masters in the Democrat Party. A perfect example of Plantation Politics where the individual claims to be his own man, but displays no independent action apart from the group. Obama make his own decisions? It will be Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid with the rest of the Democrat leadership directing from the shadows. Barack Obama is an order taker, not a leader. As a narcissistic opportunist he will gladly take credit for all liberal ideas because he has become the face of liberalism, he has no need for depth, an empty suit is all that is necessary. The Democrat leadership will be allowed to pull Obama’s strings as it is a mutual pact between them.
Even his own press conferences show whenever Obama gets off script he is in trouble. Every press conference is a prepared speech, not an impromptu discussion with a person who has his own ideas and operating principles. All this indicates Obama doesn’t speak for himself but instead a committee of writers and advisors who hash out every nuance of the message to be conveyed. Obama is a puppet, cut the strings and see him fall, the teleprompter jokes say it all.
Whose decision was it in 2005 and 2006 when Obama voted against reforming Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? That was Christopher Dodd. Obama is an order taking underling because he did what he was told. We won’t have a POTUS (President of the United States), we will have FOTUS (Figurehead of the US). This is perfectly consistent with the Democrats choosing Obama, he is the empty vessel into which they poured their hopes. Obama has zero accomplishments and experience, he toed the party line when told to do so, he doesn’t make value judgments of his fellow Democrats no matter how corrupt they are (Blagojevich), he is ambivalent toward the methods of climbing the power structure and will accept whatever image that is impressed upon him according the group who wishes to support him. Obama is the message and the message is Obama, they are one and the same.
We will be treated to four years of feckless leadership by Barack Obama as he doesn’t have the depth of character to stand up for himself. His entire career has been one of parroting the party line, telling people what they want to hear and never delivering on his promises. The election of Barack Obama was not the choice of a principled man with standards but of a political committee with an agenda. What America elected was a figurehead and Nancy Pelosi as the de facto Prime Minister of the US.
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Dan Scott calls himself a “Member of the Global Capitalist Cabal preaching Capitalism and personal responsibility as the economic solution to world poverty.” He is also a member of the 14th Amendment Society — victimhood is a liberal code word for denying the civil rights of others. He is also a proud member of the Global Warming Denier Cabal, insisting that facts not agendas determine the truth.
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