Collision of Hope vs. Reality?

At some point in the near future, the liberal/left wing of the American populace is going to have to contemplate an awful couple of thoughts:

1.  Is the President not all that smart?

2. Should Democrats support/run/nominate someone against Obama in the primaries so they have any kind of chance to retain the White House?

Scary thoughts.  Let’s take a brief moment to examine each question.

Question:  Is the President not as smart as he has been portrayed?

Answer:  No one knows for sure.  He is the only President that hasn’t released his grades, his thesis, nor anything that demonstrates (or supports) any intellectual capabilities.  It’s hard to overstate how frightening this is – America may have someone who is completely dumbfounded by his position, with only his narcissism to keep him from collapsing under self-realization of his shortcomings.

Looking at his track record, it’s hard to imagine a more destructive force in American life.  Unemployment is up, costs have doubled, international respect is gone, the Constitution is a grocery store coupon to be used when convenient, and only in one area is America number one – dumb ideas and food stamp recipients.  Obama is routinely compared (unfavorably, I might add) to Jimmy Carter.  How do you come in second to Number Last?  Also competing in Obama comparisons are Nixon (enemies list) and Chauncy Gardiner (idiot gardener from “Being There”).  Yikes.  His list of mistakes and errors grow each day, and the general malaise of the public grows accordingly.  Only by ingesting the most potent of  drugs can the Obama supporter say with a straight face “I support him” because the alternative is worse (I was a moron).  It takes the “Yes Sir, may I have another” mentality that separates the rational liberal from the terminal (Brains, must have brains!) of the politically unsound.  For support, I offer http://www.americanthinker.com/2011/06/president_quixotes_legacy_confused_ill-educated_and_not_too_bright.html, http://www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/06/20/the_first_president_who039s_declined_to_lead_257751.html

Question:  Should someone run against Obama for the 2012 Democrat candidacy?

Answer:  Conventional wisdom says “No”.  A sitting President is the strongest card in the hand the Democrat party is holding.  An 8 of Diamonds, perhaps.  Yes, it might beat a lower hand, (uninformed voters/gamblers will double-down) but what will the smart players do?  Perhaps the unthinkable:  Dump the probable losing hand and go for a re-deal.

Could this happen?  The odds are long.  Obama hasn’t hesitated (nor others in the Party) to claim Racism, which would surely be raised as a desperation tactic.  Never mind that anyone who crushed both the economy and respect of the country would be handled twice as roughly.

Secondly, Obama is that most peculiar of people; he can spout nonsense authoritatively, and tell lies with total conviction.  That makes for good sound bites, and the uneducated will take them for gospel.  The list of examples is too long (GM made money for the taxpayer? “Kinetic Action”? “enemies list?” “Cash for Clunkers?”) that anyone who doubts this statement is too far along in being an Obama Zombie  for any kind of rescue.  But three years into the destruction of the economy, the Constitution, the business climate, and total class warfare has made it crystal-clear to those who aren’t about to get the plug pulled that Obama is a disaster for America.

There are two things that are required for this scenario to succeed: a reasonable Democrat candidate, and a bone-headed move by the Republicans.  Who is reasonable for the Democrat party?  Probably Hillary Clinton.  She has the base, and compared to Obama, she seems like a level-headed pragmatist (with college transcripts, no less).  She has distanced herself from the Obama fiasco, and seems like a singular voice of reason (how messed up is the country for this to happen?) within an dysfunctional Administration.  She could pull it off, and probably has no love for the President for both personal and political reasons.

The Republicans are another matter.  Like the Minnesota Vikings, they find a way to lose every season, regardless of their inherent strength.  At the time of this writing, Mitt Romney is leading the pack of contenders.  The man that provided the prototype of Obamacare, believes in Global Warming, and supports ethanol is the number one contender.  It’s like every cynical independent voter’s worst nightmare.  Double Down!  Lack of conviction and spine!  Rather than come out and say “I messed up” and “ethanol is worse than gasoline for pollution” , he panders to the uneducated to vote for “Anybody but Obama”.  I don’t think a lantern jaw is enough this time for voters; they might actually look with a critical eye and say “I don’t think so” if provided with a more reasonable alternative.

So, will it happen?  Doubtful.  Could it?  Sure.  Hillary’s chance may not come again.  Obama star is falling more (and faster) each day.  Every round of golf played (75 so far) is a slap on the face of every voter.  The Oval Office is looking more like a travel agency for the First Lady with each passing trip.  And today, on the eve of our country’s founding, even the dullest among us can see the hypocrisy of Obama chastising the House about  not being around for work while even as he gets in the helicopter to go to Martha’s Vineyard for yet another vacation (and probably more golf).  If there is a God, perhaps he/she will provide us with a new President that we can respect, or at least respectfully disagree with.  Or is that asking too much?