As I’ve watched the Republican primaries and caucuses, along with the debates (I’ve only missed one), I’ve often silently chuckled to myself wondering if it was some really funny cosmic joke that the next presidential election in the US will be held in 2012. Not only in 2012 but very close to what some believe is the day the world ends – or the world as we know it ends depending on who you talk to about it.
For the record and for what it’s worth: I don’t believe in the Mayan prophecy nor do I believe in the Biblical Apocalypse. That said, I do believe that our collective beliefs have a tendency to drive events. If enough people believe bad things are going to happen the chances of a bad thing happening increase.
And there’s no argument that the world is a pretty messed up place right now. But every time I think that thought I do try to remind myself that there has never been a time when the world wasn’t a messed up place. That is also followed (if I’m not feeling too cranky or depressed) with the upbeat silent reminder that in the aggregate the world is a lot better than it ever was historically.
Here’s where I have to admit to having grown to despise the presidency of Obama, and as such I would view his reelection as a disaster writ large for the US and probably a smaller scale disaster for the rest of the world as well. Or, given his proven ineptitude maybe just as large for the rest of the world. We do have that pesky little ”Iran situation” looming over us and our semi immediate future.
When I first read that Obama had asked Netanyahu to delay any action on Iran until after the elections I thought my head was going to snap off my neck as I spun it around to focus all my attention on words I couldn’t believe I was hearing… even from the self absorbed narcissistic Obama. By all means Israel – what’s your very survival when measured against the possibility of mucking up Obama’s chance at reelection? Actually, I don’t believe it’s exactly that, more like Obama doesn’t want to have to face any decisions where he has to make a clearly defined choice. Which in my mind is infinitely worse. [Yes, there is now some conflicting information as to whether Obama said that to Netenyahu. Personally, I choose to believe he did or Panetta said it for him]
Obama can’t afford to lose the Jewish vote and equally, he can’t afford to lose the anti semetic vote. Obama’s answer: Wait till after the election. You know, to, uhmmm, “give the negotiations and sanctions time to work”. I guess we should feel some reassurance Obama reminded us he “doesn’t bluff”. Nope, I never thought he bluffed, instead he just blows rainbows up everyone’s butt.
Obama may “have Israel’s back” but he’s hoping no one notices his knife sticking out of it.
So even though I don’t believe in the Mayan prophecy or the Biblical Armageddon I do believe Obama is sailing us right into a biblically proportioned apocalyptic disaster. Rather like Capt Schettino and the Costa Concordia, just on a much larger scale with a lot more time allotted to successfully change course. Not that he will… Obama has demonstrated time and again that he is no more a real “captain” than Schettino proved to be.
The wording from the indictment of Schettino is also eerily applicable:
… – owing to culpable behaviour consisting of imprudence, negligence and incompetence…
…even though in the proximity of obstacles, in a way such as not to be able to act in an appropriate and efficient manner so as to avoid collisions and to halt the craft within a distance appropriate to the circumstances and to the conditions of the moment), caused …
… for having abandoned about three hundred persons (passengers on the cruise ship Costa Concordia), unable to fend for themselves …
Will there be a similar notation as this to Obama’s “Ship of State” captaincy:
… what is premised in the matter of this order must be viewed in light of the totality of the verified facts concerning the dynamic of the shipwreck forming the object of investigation, and as concerns the seriously culpable behaviour engaged in by the captain in the course of the entire event in question. The gravity of the culpable behaviour of the captain is indeed verifiable from the beginning …
I can only hope I’m just indulging in a bit of overwrought melodrama and Obama’s tactics of diplomacy and sanctions will change Iran’s nuclear course
