“I never until the past 10 years understood the almost moral imperative that an American president maintain a high standing in the eyes of his countrymen.”
Obama did this to himself. Bush was up every morning at 5; he never was in the oval office without a tie, never put his feet on the desk out of respect for the office; never was late, never ran down or disrespected people.
When questioned on the shoddy way the press treated him he would always strongly state it was their first amendment right to say what they wanted.
I’ve already seen released pictures of Barry with his feet on the desk. He often doesn’t wear a tie, spends his time golfing and partying, doesn’t go to church, is always late, is often insulting and condescending. He virulently attacks media outlets that don’t agree with him to the point of telling people to not watch the news or listen to the internet. He uses the word “I” with obsession. He seems a petty, small minded man.
Whether I agree politically with people is one thing, but a classless president I will never respect.
The sad thing, anyone who really observed him through the campaign would have seen it, like I did. Remember when he went after Maureen Dowd because he felt she insulted his ears? It was all there, from the very beginning. They used to call Bush “Chimp”. But I never heard a word from him about it.
“I never until the past 10 years understood the almost moral imperative that an American president maintain a high standing in the eyes of his countrymen.”"Almost?" "Almost?"Conservatives know that the POTUS is not only the head of the government but also our "head of state."
That's why it matters when the Democrats nominate a Clinton or an Obama, not merely in the short run but for generations.
Here's a news flash: The reason Democrats can't nominate presidents who are good for the country is that socialism is nothing more than cheap second guessing of those who actually get things done. A socialist is always going to project an image of competence to anyone who doesn't notice the difference between Monday morning quarterbacking and making decisions in the heat of the contest.
And of course journalists second guess for a living - so nothing should be less remarkable than the tendency for journalists to be impressed by socialists. Conservative commentators are above that. If you think that a conservative commentator is violating that rule, just understand that that "conservative" commentator isn't as conservative as you thought.
"It is not the critic who counts . . . the credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena - Theodore Roosevelt