Thursday, July 29, 2010

Obama Approval Ratings Drop To Lowest Ever As Young Voters Drop Support Due To Record Unemployment

Our President somehow seems to believe the more he shows his face, the better his poll numbers. His staff and strategists seem to confirm this with rumor that every time the opposition is making an end run on the President or his polls drop, he is inserted back in the public eye. This seems a little bit of savior syndrome to me. I think we all have a little bit of Obama fatigue. I guess his handlers aren't as politically swift as we were led to believe.

One of the first quotes I put up in the margin when creating this blog was

"A leader is best when people barely know he exits. When his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say, 'We did it ourselves.'." - Lao Tzu

Lao Tzu, or the mythic figure of Lao Tzu, is one of history's great geniuses. Our President could learn a thing or two about leadership from him. In fact, throw away all of the business books and theories on great leadership. Lao Tzu said everything you need to know about leadership and great management in a few sentences more than two thousand years ago.

I'm trained as a business coach. Maybe the President would like to hire me. As a quasi-expert, I can assure you, Mr. President, you don't need political advisors. You need a coach. Or you need to learn to coach yourself.

In other words, your empty rhetoric and endless diatribe while accomplishing nothing to solve this economic crisis is grating on Americans whether they voted for you or not.

Unemployment amongst young people has hit an all-time record. The President was elected on the backs of young voters. The polls also show that within a margin of error, most Americans don't think President Obama is doing any better job than President Bush. A fact sure to draw the ire of liberal idiots who somehow believe this is an insult to their superior intelligence. ie, Their view that Bush is an idiot and Obama went to Harvard. And all we needed was another brainwashed Harvard graduate in the White House and the world would be all better. Hint hint. Washington already has the highest concentration of brainwashed Harvard graduates. Adding one more just creates more problems. Frankly, President Obama is President Bush with a better delivery. His policies speak for themselves. He's a corporatist politician beholden to the corrupt Washington process just like George W. Bush.

Pssst. It's the economy, stupid. And that doesn't mean we want you to spend other people's money to give us all government jobs either. That means we want you to fix what you were elected to fix - the corruption in Washington killing economic opportunity. The corruption in Washington has the jack boot of tyranny on the intellectual capital of our country. Be as Lao Tzu and empower the American people and you will be see our economy roar. And with it your poll numbers and your legacy. Lead by having faith in the ability of our citizens and letting go rather than by controlling. Take a step to empower Americans. And do so with the faith that they will reward that act with their ingenuity and industriousness. Be as Lao Tzu. Of course, it's too late for that.
posted by TimingLogic at 3:15 PM