Last week I watched Pres. Obama's "news conference," though there was really no news there. It was the same old, same old drone of good intentions and lofty goals from our Professor-in-Chief .... our national guru of moderation, our man of great words and meager deeds.

It was an hour of ho hum during which I was reminded that, while I thought I was voting for JFK, I got Jimmy Carter with a nice tan instead. A president who, rather than warning of malaise, embodies it.

I have no idea what Obama hoped would be the lead from that news conference. Whatever his hope he didn't get it. Because the lead turned out to whether he was relevant any longer. "Reports of my demise have been greatly exaggerated," he joked.

Really? Could have fooled me, and a few tens of millions of others who voted for him. Surely at least he should admit that the "hope and change" part has surely "demised."

While Obama continues to claim he remains relevant, White House spinmasters clearly know they have a rapidly diminishing asset on their hands. So they reached out last week to simpatico editorial writers in an attempt to pump up the president's stock price by redefining his weakness into victimhood.

Leading From Below Daily Beast May 3, 2013 -- Memo to everyone lambasting Obama for not getting along with Congress: The president is not all powerful. And he needs help from his supporters. (Full Story)

Go ahead, read the whinny piece. The bottom-line:

It's not Obama's fault, it's our fault for...

For what?

Well, I guess we were supposed to do more. We voted for him then expected him to do what he said he'd do, if we just elected him. We were, apparently, supposed to do something else, but didn't. We dropped the ball. We weren't there when General Obama needed us in the heat of battle. Instead we were.... well... we were off working, raising our families, paying our taxes, obeying the laws... generally slacking.

Right. Well good luck with the whole blaming the victims tactic. We were asking for it dressing so casually, I guess, huh?

But then Obama never mentioned during his campaigns that he needed much more than our money and votes -- of which he got plenty of both. He didn't tell us he couldn't do the job unless we also enlisted in some vague, ongoing children's crusade for the next eight years. He never mentioned that the role of captain of the Ship of State required the entire crew in the wheelhouse for the duration.

So there it is -- he has resorted to the last refuge of weak leaders -- blame the troops. We're all part of Capt. Queegs' disloyal crew.

Well, Barry, I'm really quite done with you. You're a nice guy. I'll give you that. You mean well, I'm sure. But you're no leader. Proof of that pudding is all over your face -- and ours.

From a weak leader to a really bad leader

George W. Bush. Need I say more? Here's a guy who, had he been the leader of some third-world nation, would now be in a holding cell in Geneva along with other war criminals from around the globe.

Of course he and his mentor, Dick (KABOOM!) Cheney are not in custody. But they are coming under virtual house arrest.

Since our government, nor our allies, have the guts or moral fibre to indict those two, private citizens around the world have taken matters in their own hands. The world is "shunning" these two guys." Good thing W. Bush took up painting Texas landscapes, because he won't be painting the Swiss Alps:

Bush's Shrinking World:

George W. Bush Cancels Europe Trip as Human Rights Lawyers Threaten Legal Action over Torture Former President George W. Bush has been forced to cancel a planned trip to Switzerland after human rights attorneys threatened to take legal action against him for sanctioning the use of torture. The Center for Constitutional Rights said they had planned to bring a complaint on behalf of two men who were tortured by U.S. interrogators and held at the military base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. "It was disappointing that we're not able to actually prosecute him," says CCR legal director Bill Quigley. "But I think it has shown worldwide that even though he was the president of the United States, if you engage in torture... there are consequences." Former president George W. Bush was scheduled to be heading to Switzerland this weekend for his first trip to Europe since leaving office. He was set to speak on Saturday at a dinner in Geneva in honor of United Israel Appeal. But Bush canceled the trip after human rights attorneys threatened to take legal action against him for sanctioning the use of torture. (From Democracynow.org)

Have a nice weekend folks.

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