In the last day or so, there has been much coverage of America's foreign policy under president Obama. At the West Point commencement, Obama congratulated himself for a good job (after all, someone had to do it). The State Department spokesman yesterday said that Obama should get credit for the "process" of foreign policy; you know, the results are poor, but the means to get those poor results were worthy of praise. (One wonders why.) Obama's biggest legislative "accomplishment", Obamacare, has been a disaster. The economy is in a shambles. That leads to the inevitable question: Is there any area in which Obama would be ranked highest among all of America's presidents? For what accomplishment would Obama make it to first or second place among his peers?
I thought long and hard about this question until the answer hit me. Indeed, there is an area in which Obama ranks at the top of the list. Without a doubt, Obama is the biggest liar who has ever sat in the Oval Office. That is quite an accomplishment. Remember, presidents often cannot tell the country all of the facts about an issue. For example, during World War II, Franklin Roosevelt had to limit what he said about the conduct of the war lest he tip off the enemy to our military plans. During the Cold War, president after president had to keep silent about various American activities for national security reasons. In other words, it is often part of the modern job of being president not to disclose all the facts to the American people. Obama, however, has transformed this practice. Under Obama, the president has gone from concealing certain facts for national security reasons to out and out lying about nearly everything. Just think of these few examples:
1. If you like your plan, you can keep your plan, period.
2. If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor, period.
3. The Benghazi attack was the result of a spontaneous reaction to a youtube video.
4. No one in the White House had any idea that the IRS was targeting conservative and Christian groups.
5. And the latest...I knew nothing about the problems at the VA until I heard about it in the press.
The list could go on for pages and pages. Obama is truly the biggest liar ever to make it to the presidency.
I thought long and hard about this question until the answer hit me. Indeed, there is an area in which Obama ranks at the top of the list. Without a doubt, Obama is the biggest liar who has ever sat in the Oval Office. That is quite an accomplishment. Remember, presidents often cannot tell the country all of the facts about an issue. For example, during World War II, Franklin Roosevelt had to limit what he said about the conduct of the war lest he tip off the enemy to our military plans. During the Cold War, president after president had to keep silent about various American activities for national security reasons. In other words, it is often part of the modern job of being president not to disclose all the facts to the American people. Obama, however, has transformed this practice. Under Obama, the president has gone from concealing certain facts for national security reasons to out and out lying about nearly everything. Just think of these few examples:
1. If you like your plan, you can keep your plan, period.
2. If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor, period.
3. The Benghazi attack was the result of a spontaneous reaction to a youtube video.
4. No one in the White House had any idea that the IRS was targeting conservative and Christian groups.
5. And the latest...I knew nothing about the problems at the VA until I heard about it in the press.
The list could go on for pages and pages. Obama is truly the biggest liar ever to make it to the presidency.
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