Present from Obama

The word "Present" honestly sums up the man, President Obama. This is true in several ways:
1) During the election it came out that he voted "Present" more than any other IL Senator. This can only be to avoid making difficult or politically risky decisions. It is the least courageous and most troubling aspect of the man.

2) Since he has taken office, he is constantly demanding that "Now is the time...." There is no better time than the PRESENT. And everything is critical. We must solve the financial crisis NOW. We must solve health care NOW. We must deal with global warming NOW. We must have a Palestinian/Israeli Peace NOW. Now is the time to do everything. There is no nuance, no prioritizing, no depth or complexity to life and global issues. Now is the time - let's get it done. It's as if in his world there is only now and everything is as equally pressing, important, significant, and doable. But this isn't reality. And this is proven by the fact that the Democrats can't even find agreement on a health care bill and the Palestinians and Israelis both were unimpressed with Obama's weak attempts to move them closer together. There is more than just declaring something must be done now in order to make something important or even to get movement toward progress.

3) And today I was reminded of another "Present" from Obama. It is so bizarre that he references so many things as if the world began when he became President. He has almost no recollection of even recent history - or at least his speeches give no indication that he is aware of it. It is as if the present year, hour, season is all there ever was. There is nothing before now and nothing after worth considering. Just focus on the present and we won't have to look back at campaign promises or possible consequences of present decisions. The present is all we have and all we need - according to Obama.

Well, all of these "presents" from Obama are quite disturbing.