Political Games ... Stop It Already President Obama!!!

Republicans have had the second presidential candidate debate scheduled for some time to happen on September 7th at the Reagan Library. So, what day/time did President Obama just pick for his national address to congress to present his jobs plan? Yep, same day, nearly the same time. He wants congress convened at that time and wants air time on national television and radio.

The Reagan Library complex has been making appropriate plans. Lots of people have made travel reservations to be there. Some of the Republican candidates are sitting congressmen and women so what are they to do? And how can The Media cover both? So, why would a president do that?

A president would do it for political theater for one thing. A power trip for another. If you don't like the Republicans stealing the spotlight so much as the candidates have been doing, steal it back by effectively cancelling one of their debates. When Republicans spend a lot of time criticizing your administration, you can find ways to remind them who's the boss and who really holds the power. After all, we can expect Obama to criticize Republicans, especially Bush, yet again. And scheduling a national event on top of Republicans' debates interferes with one of the most energetic and effective Republican campaigns in memory. And it forces Boehner to appear either submissive to or uncooperative with The President. It's a loose-loose deal for Boehner and Republicans. And it's a win-win for Obama, Democrats and The Media.

What's particularly sad about this is that there can be no doubt whatsoever that the president and his administration is finding this enjoyable and amusing. It's kinda sick how they find this kind of behavior amusing or appropriate. They keep forgetting that Obama is the president of ALL the people and OWES citizens respect for the processes we use to choose who's to be our president for the next term.

A pretty relevant question answers any questions about whether he's being nasty in this. If this were the end of Obama's second term which meant that both parties would be having debates, would Obama choose to make a national address smack on the date of a known Democratic candidate debate? The obvious answer to that tells you all you need to know about his motives and his lack of respect for half of our country's citizens.