From the Other Side of the Edge…..
Deeds,…..not Words, Make Things Happen
By Joe Facinoli

Saying that it’s so,…..doesn’t make it so,…..Mr. President.

Telling us that you’re the King,…..does not make you a King.

Acting like, and making yourself sound like a boss,…..does not give you the authority to be the boss.

Especially when the Constitution says that you’re not, …..or at least that you have a couple of other bosses, of EQUAL authority, within your “organization”.

And Playing God,…..does not anoint you as a deity (try as you might).

When the Emptiest of all the empty suits in the store, actually tries to step off the rack, all by himself, and attempts to exert the influence he keeps telling us that he has, loudly and interminably, ….he is quickly exposed for the inexperienced, condescending, childish fraud that he hates himself for being.

And all of his best efforts, to cover up his petulant and unprincipled nonsense, always fail miserably,….every single time.

Something about “putting lipstick on a pig”, comes to mind right now.

I witnessed, and listened to, a Presidential “press conference” last Tuesday, like none other I’ve seen or heard, in my lifetime.

While it was frustrating to watch, and often infuriating, it hurt all the more, deep in the gut, realizing that this poor, clueless, yet arrogant man, ….was our President.

And we elected him Twice !!!!

He was so out of his depth, which is the shallowest end of any pool, as he endeavoured time after time, and sentence after never ending sentence, to convince us that he was right, and completely on point, and that we,…..sorry, he would tell us, …but we were just completely dead wrong.

And not only were we absolutely incorrect, in any of our thinking, but why in the hell, he made it clear, did he have to keep explaining this to all of us ??!!!???

He was very perturbed with us.

A few weeks ago, I wrote a piece called: “The Smallness of the Presidency, ….Now.”

In it, I opined that this President had taken the office in which he sits, and the one we all hold onto so dearly, to its lowest point in decades, and maybe ever.

Lower than Jimmy Carter, more inept than Herbert Hoover, and on down into the nadir of the worst the 1800s had to offer (and there were many, back then).

But I had no idea how right I was. Or wrong, depending on perspective.

When someone surpasses, and then far exceeds your lowest expectations of them, and then outstrips, by miles, your worst fears for what damages they may cause, overtly, or just by standing there, breathing in the fresh air which they quickly turn rancid, does that make them a raving success (because they surely must have done all of this on purpose), or the most colossal failure one has ever had to live through ???

And just where will the “lowest point” actually be set by this administration, this group, assembled by this President ?

Why would he spend nearly an hour, crying and whining and babbling on and on about a situation that HE has created and perpetuates, if he were serious about being President ??

And calling his opponents petty, cutesy little vicious names, like an 8 year old girl, who isn’t getting enough attention at her best friend’s birthday party.

He, ….is the President of the United States.

He, ….should remain above the fray, and lead us out of the fray.

But instead, ….he creates the fray, and most of the time,….he is the fray !

LEAD US !!! Don’t keep arguing endlessly, that somebody won’t give you everything you want, and telling them (and us) that until they do, you’re not talking to them anymore. Na na a na! So there!!

So small, so non-functional, and so valueless. So un-Presidential, and so clueless as to why it is, and what to do to be Presidential. Sad. And dangerous.

Just what does this man bring to the American table ?

European style socialism? With its giveaways and non-incentive programs, already proven to be so unsuccessful, and counter to progress?

Or third world economic philosophies? Which take from the producers, and give to the unproductive, and to the government (sorry, that’s redundant), and which has already been proven to be so inept, and counter to growth and prosperity ?

For one so glib and articulate (at least with prepared remarks, the other occasions get pret-ty ugly, …and boring), he demonstrates an amazingly weak, lacking, and ineffective ability to connect, with anyone who possesses even a modicum of common sense, or actual intelligence.

In other words, it’s tough to b.s. someone who’s wearing 3-D glasses, and who’s read your book, and seen your movie.

You sold your stuff well, BHO, and it seems, too well.

Now it’s Showtime, and time to shut up, and put up. Words might get you in the door, but the vacuum cleaner actually has to work, and the soap has to actually clean the dishes, or get the spots off the wall.

You’re The President, Barack Obama, Lead Us !!

DEEDS !! Not words!

Do Something !!

And if it doesn’t work,….then do something else! Lead !! You are The President !!

Your speeches and promises have grown so old now. There needs to be some there,….there. We’re waiting, and our patience is all but done.

We got past the incessant blaming of others, and constant pointing of accusatory fingers at anyone who isn’t perfectly in line with your agenda, about twenty minutes after you took the Oath of Office, ….the first time.

That’s all over now. Do something for the people, and forget about all the partisan crap.

The President, of course, is not the only guilty one here. Both major parties, and all their leaders, share in this shameless process which ignores the wishes and well-being of the American public, in favor of “business as usual” in DC, which keeps everyone there in their jobs, in perpetuity.

Scoring political points, first, last, and always, instead of doing right by “We the People”, regardless of political affiliation, is a way of life that has to stop.

Winning these small, even irrelevant political victories, for “Our Team”, at the expense of “Doing the Right Things”, with careful consideration for ALL of the people, not just the ones who donate big, or who vote for you no matter what, just has to come to an end.

The President is the only one with enough perceived power, to make things happen. And no one else.

But only if he does something with it.

It’s not absolute, but the public’s impression of that power is such that he can use it in astute and amazing ways, to make good things happen.

And because of that perception, …when he uses that power in a bad, selfish, and/or petty partisan manner, it puts him on an island, …with no one else.

We’ve seen enough of the bad, to last for decades. Let’s get to the good stuff,….or it will soon be time for option number three.

And oh yeah, ….there really isn’t an option number three.

At least not for the next three years.

Keep the Faith,

Joe Facinoli

--Joe can be reached at: joefacinoli@gmail.com
Intelligent Response Encouraged !!

© Copyright 2013, Joe Facinoli