Yes We Can Waffle!

By Edgar J. Steele

“If you don’t know where you are going, you will wind up somewhere else.”
  — Yogi Berra

President Barack Obama held his first press conference last night. Thirteen questions from the press corps, albeit some of them compound. Thirteen chances to impress us with his promised transparency and forthrightness. Bottom line:  We lost. 

This guy quite simply does not know where he is going, though he does convey the self-confident aura of one who does know the road ahead. I like to think that Bush, at least, knew he was clueless. I’m not sure which is worse.

The easiest question, by far:  “With your new promised transparency, Mr. President, will you rescind the Pentagon policy concerning the flag-draped coffins of our sons and daughters killed in the Middle East; namely, that of flying them back to America in the dead of night and denying us photos of their arrival?”  This was a softball of the puffiest kind.

A simple “yes” would have gone far toward underscoring this young President’s willingness to do the right thing by those who have given everything for America’s highly questionable cause in the Middle East. Obama’s response? He would have to “consult” with his Pentagon and Defense Department advisors.

Excuse me?  “Consult?” What in the hell is that all about? Consult? Just exactly who is in charge, anyway?  Consult? Isn’t Obama the Commander in Chief, after all? Can you say “waffle,” boys and girls? I knew you could! (…Full Article)

 
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