Tuesday, May 15, 2012
"... Obama presents as something of a three headed monster... the first being that his appeal for people is defined almost wholly by the emotional rather than the rational, which is always problematic given the way such a thing co-opts or outright impoverishes the critical faculties... even those convinced that their love for him is based on an intellectual bond are really bound by an enfeebling emotional context... the second eminence would be his Machiavellianism... he's a rather shameless liar and manipulator in service of his agenda... now, whether that agenda honors himself or an ideology he devoutly cherishes, I dunno, but not sure it really matters in the end... although the fact that he's so bad at governing yet so good at campaigning may suggest that indeed he himself is the true object of his affections and thus his preference for the perpetual campaign... the third visage and possibly ugliest of the lot is the compliant press and related media, a ravaged countenance that really wounds the soul to look upon... in politics one can always expect to be abused by the grinning evil of the first two to some degree or another, and Obama truly excels at both... but for the beast to be contained you really need the third to not be there or at least be hobbled by weakened sinews... with Obama not only is it there, it is prominent and proudly so and emboldens the other two in a way that is quite disturbing..."
