The blind fervor and national maelstrom that was the lead-up to Obama’s historic inauguration promised not just Hope and Change, but there also existed a profound, vitriolic, in-your-face righteousness from the rabid left that, finally!, a smart man would be in charge of governing this great country; an educated intellectual would finally put us on track to great things, right prior wrongs, and present us with a thoughtful, post-racial, post-partisan path that would maximize the full scope of what a people can do if governed well.

Not so fast.

During the past 18 months we have witnessed an unequivocal failure of leadership in matters both great and small. Whether it’s campaign promises that have proven to be without depth or substance, (Gitmo, transparent governance, Paygo, etc…), or the simple matter of being in sync with at least some of what the vast majority of Americans want, this administration is an instructive display of what you get when a collection of socialist-leaning academics and partisan theoreticians, with zero real-world experience running anything, are put into positions of power and find that stroking their beards in thoughtful retrospection will not stop the oil spill, that Hoping the best for our international adversaries does not show strength, that foisting enormous deficits upon a population that has not yet been born is immoral, et al.

Take as one example the worst environmental distaster in American history: The BP oil spill. Obama did not cause the oil spill of course, but his administration DID provide BP with a waiver to drill, even though BP holds by far the worst record for oil drilling violations. Where in the media has anyone considered the Obama Administration’s culpability as it relates to allowing a company with such a horrendous safety record the right to drill and threaten an entire ecosystem? Where is THAT news story? Oh wait, the Minerals Management Services (MMS)  was busy watching porn on their computers. Sorry, my bad.

When Obama finally became aware of the BP oil spill, it was too little too late. He did what he always does: He gave a speech. And, in keeping with the mindset of the academics and theoreticians who surround him, he dispatched lawyers to the Gulf, rather than summon the best and brightest minds who could oversee BP’s clean-up efforts. Indeed, to this day the much abhorred BP remains in charge of “fixing” the problem, with no genuine oversight.

Worse still, while many nations offered help as early as three days after the pipe exploded, the Obama administration refused such assitence, and the result is what he now owns: pristine beaches being destroyed by oil. 

All of this could have been prevented had someone welcomed the offers of our international friends, was willing to cut through absurd bureaucratic red tape and get the job done. “Get’r done” is not part of Obama’s vernacular. It’s not written on the teleprompter and no where near his belief system. He simply has no experience solving problems. Period.

Whether you choose to discuss trying terrorists in New York City, the health care bill which succeeded by subverting the will of the voting public, the moratorium on oil drilling, or our current position and treatment of Israel, it is clear that Obama is governing against the will of the people and making choices that will only exacerbate existing problems while creating new ones.

Regarding Obamanomics specifically, the notion of Keynesian economics in our current situation has proven a disaster, and Obama was made a fool at a recent G20 meeting where much of the European nations beraded him for even suggesting they consider more spending. How far must we have come that we are now being lectured by our European friends about the need to be prudent and thoughtful in matters of government spending.

Whether you consider domestic issues or foreign policy, national crises or the rights of U.S. citizens, Obama has proven that talk and good looks, as any college kid entering the job force will tell you, only gets you so far. At some point you need to demonstrate competency.

Obama cannot demonstrate competency and friends, the Emperor clearly has no clothes……..or gonads.