In the 1994 movie “Speed”….Keanu Reeves plays a young policeman who finds himself on a bus full of people, that is rigged with a bomb to blow up if the speed of the bus drops below 50 m.p.h.. Among the passengers on the bus with Reeves, is Sandra Bullock, who ends up driving the bus, after the bus driver is injured. At one point, as they are driving on the interstate….they see that the traffic ahead of them has come to a complete standstill.….they also realize that there is an exit off of the interstate, that if chosen, would put them in a congested downtown area. At this point, a split second decision has to be made as to whether they stay on the interstate and hit the stopped traffic….or get off at the exit and take a chance on not being able to maintain the 50 m.p.h. speed in a downtown area. Sandra Bullock looks at Keanu Reeves and screams “stay on or get off…stay on or get off”…..he makes the decision and yells back to her “off….off…hold on”.
Now….some of you (if you haven’t clicked off of this page because of your intense contempt for Keanu Reeves as an actor…..[as a side note, to a side note….where does that contempt come from?...what did he ever do to you?]…)…anyway back to the movie….As I watched that clip, I realized that it was very fortunate for all of those poor innocent people on that bus, that it was Keanu Reeves on there with them….and not Barack Obama. I only say that because had Obama been on the bus…….Sandra Bullock would have had to drive the bus into the concrete divider between the highway and the exit ramp….yup, right down the middle. This would be so that he would not alienate his base of “stay on” supporters, and the same time, come across as sympathetic to the “get off” supporters. By doing this, it would guarantee that his popularity poll numbers would stay up. Now of course he would tell those “stay-on-ers” that he hears them….and at the same time, tell the “get-off-ers” that he hears them as well and then announces that there’s going to be "change”….(and his supporters on the bus go wild with glee...without really knowing why)….Then he would call a press conference to announce that he has listened to the people….and would be holding off on his decision to “stay on” or “get off” until certain events played out…..and at this point, the only thing that he would be announcing, was that he had made a firm decision to stay on the bus himself. Upon that announcement the “stay-on-ers” would celebrate that he didn’t give in to the “get-off-ers”…(there would be cake and punch and light finger foods)….Of course the main stream media would laud him for his wisdom to not rush into anything……AND for trying to bring both sides together….While a lone evil network would report that he really hadn’t done anything. (Back to the bus) In the mean time, as a result of not making a decision…he truly would bring both sides together..…Because the bus crashes into the divider between the interstate and the exit ramp……explodes on impact….and kills everyone involved.
Putting that incredibly brilliant example behind us for a moment….let us move on. According to FactCheck.Org….the New York Times and the Associated Press reported that while in the Illinois State Senate, Barack Obama voted “present” 129 times. That means that when it came to making a decision as to where he stood on certain issues…..rather than voting “yes” or “no”….Obama voted “yeah I’m here”…..(which is actually better than his record as a U.S. Senator where he completely missed (wasn’t even there to vote “present”) 24% of ALL votes…and missed as many as 80% of the Congressional votes during his campaign for President). So in essence as a State Senator in Illinois….he stood firmly right in the middle with no opinion. While that might be acceptable in the Illinois State Senate….it really isn’t acceptable as the President of the United States. Here’s why….as a Senator, you’re not the only one there. There are others who will step up and make the decisions that need to be made….while you sit back and avoid any criticism that may come with actually making a tough decision……(especially important if you are in perpetual campaign mode) How many promises did he make while running for President that have simply been backed away from because they require making a stand one way or the other. He said that he would bring the troops home….so his supporters hooted and hollered…just knowing that the day after he was sworn into office….he personally would fly a big plane over to Iraq and Afghanistan…..load up all the troops in that one plane….and they would all be back for dinner that night. However, after he was elected, when he realized that he couldn’t do that….he decided to delay his decision. Now the Generals on the ground are saying that in order to win in Afghanistan, they need more troops. If he sends troops….his fanatical base will say….”but you promised” …..and on the other hand, if he doesn’t….the generals are telling him that we cant win…(and that would look equally as bad). So what’s his decision?….(drum roll)….DO NOTHING. Yup that’s about it. I’ve never been President….(I know that’s hard to believe….I personally find it hard to believe at times)…but I’m pretty sure that along with living in the White House…..flying on that really cool Air Force One…..getting to design your own awesome Presidential limo…..that you also have to make some decisions. That means making decisions, even when it hurts your popularity. Bush did it. He knew that “staying the course” would hurt his poll numbers. But he had conviction enough to stick to the task that needed to be done….regardless of what it would do to his poll numbers. But then again…if the only thing that you really want to accomplish in your first term as President….is to get elected to a second term as President…..I guess you can’t afford to make those decisions.
I DO have to give him credit on making one decision……Obama had no problem making a decision to launch a full scale attack on the only network that dared to report anything other than what that mealy-mouthed Robert Gibbs fed to the rest of the networks.….So why was that decision different?....Because that’s the kind of decision that amounts to little more than campaign mentality….and it boosts his support from the far-left, foaming at the mouth, rabid supporters he will need to get re-elected. With that said…here are a couple suggestions that I’m offering for free to the President…..
Here goes….First of all….The President has stated that he is holding off on his decision of whether or not to send more troops…..until after the next round of Presidential elections in Afghanistan are over. The problem with the first round of elections was that there was widespread voter fraud. The fraud was so rampant that now a runoff election will be held on November 7th…between the top two contenders (Hamid Karzai and Abdullah Abdullah). Since having a smooth running election in Afghanistan is paramount to President Obama’s decision on troop deployment…..my suggestion would be to close all ACORN offices in Afghanistan. If there is THAT much fraud…..then ACORN has to be there. So close ‘em down…..have the election and make a decision……
Second suggestion………Move the headquarters of Fox News to Afghanistan. At that point you will have no problem sending in an extra 40,000 troops over to destroy THEM…..and in the mean time if you kill some “bad guys” over there…..it’s a bonus…..Everybody wins….Right? It’s kind of a twist on an old Chicago political tactic in which all of your opponents die in strange accidents.
I’m not suggesting that the President should make BAD decisions as opposed to NO decision. Not at all. I mean he has already proven that he is perfectly capable of making bad decisions. Just look at his choice of staffers….his czars…or his choice to sit in a church for 20 years, where the pastor is a complete racist wacko. I wouldn’t have thought that ANY one person could make THAT many bad decisions….(Sorry I got sidetracked….so back to the point….) What I AM saying is that when you are at the top….you HAVE to make those tough decisions….even when it may hurt your popularity or chances for re-election. That’s because your job is NOT to start running for re-election as soon as you are sworn in…..your job is to do what is best for the country. President Obama often tries to compare himself to Abraham Lincoln…One thing that history points out is that Abraham Lincoln had to make a lot of very hard decisions….Decisions that were painful for him personally and painful for his country…..but they were the decisions that HAD to be made. Lincoln’s decisions weren’t made based on what it would do to his chances for re-election or what was best for his poll numbers….not at all….I believe that he made those tough decisions out of a deep love for his country. So President Obama….it’s time to stop the finger pointing at the last administration….and “man up”…and do the right thing. This is YOUR war now. Either send enough troops to Afghanistan to win this war….or bring them all home. Don’t just sit around….afraid of making a decision….as the soldiers that are over there, are killed off a little at a time. You have all the facts in front of you….provided by some of the best military minds of our day….so make a decision…One thing I know for sure is this...You can’t vote “present” on this one…..….I think it’s time to start acting like a President instead of a candidate ……Then Again….That’s Just Me.
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