Posts Tagged ‘Will Obama be an LBJ?
About Dick Morris’ latest theory on Obama pulling an LBJ-meets-Grover Cleveland gambit
Dick Morris has been making the rounds with his latest theory that Barack Obama will pull an LBJ and not seek re-election next year (knowing he is certain to lose), so that he can actually come back to run for the presidency again in 2016 or 2020, Grover Cleveland-style.
I don’t have time to give this a lengthy treatment, but maybe it doesn’t even need one to express how ridiculous this concept is.
The jury’s still out on which part of Obama’s ego will prevail regarding 2012; will it be the side that’s horrified at the thought of losing the election (in which case he’ll just not run again) or the part of him that is so in love with the trappings of office that he can’t bear to step aside? If it’s the latter, he’ll no doubt wait until the last possible moment to pull out of the race, so the Democrats will be screwed royally and unable to put forward a candidate for 2012 (and stop fantasizing about Hillary Clinton being the 2012 nominee, because she knows a Democrat won’t win after the mess Obama has made and she will not allow herself to be used as a sacrifice so that Democrats immediately after her loss can say, “It’s all Hillary’s fault! We would have won if Obama was still on the ticket! Let’s run Obama again in 2016 and give him another chance!”).
The Democrat Party has a real come to Jesus moment ahead of it, which is amusing since so many on the Left hate Christianity with a passion and put all their faith in the false god-with-a-decidedly-small-g that is Obama. Either the party completely purges itself of Obama and his acolytes after the 2012 election and marginalizes the Left to a role of non-influence in the party, or Democrats are toast for the foreseeable future.
The Obama presidency has redefined what it means to be a Democrat, and MILLIONS of former Democrats — such as myself — want nothing to ever again do with the party because of the deliberate lurch to the Left the Democrat Party took in 2008 when it cast aside Hillary Clinton and all the moderate/conservative Democrats who supported her in favor of the Left’s darling Obama.
If Obama doesn’t seek a second term and instead tries to maintain control of the Democrat Party to preserve an opportunity to return in 2016 or 2020 as the standard-bearer again, then Democrats will never have an opportunity to correct the way Independents now see Democrats.
If the Party is to survive, it needs to de-Obamafy, and quickly…and ensure that everyone associated with Obama’s rise to power never again plays a visible role in the Democrat Party.
Personally, though I still don’t know whether Obama will run for a second term, I can’t imagine him WANTING another term.
I also can’t picture him ever attempting a run for the White House again, even if the Democrat Party was foolish enough to run him in 2016.
Obama never wanted to be President…he’s always wanted to be an ex-president, with all the trappings, wealth, and fame that come with that. He wanted a place in the history books and a life dedicated to giving speeches, holding book signings, and traveling the world in the lap of luxury. Running for President was a means to this end.
Why on Earth would he ever want to leave the plush retirement the post-presidency affords to once again be responsible for actually doing things on a daily basis in the White House?
Besides, it does not take much imagination to realize Obama’s breathlessly awaiting his chance to usurp Jimmy Carter as the former US President who travels the world criticizing America, hating Israel, and doing his very best to embarrass Americans and promote Islam. That’s been his goal all along, to achieve a lifetime appointment on the national stage as America’s loudest critic.
In 2013, after he leaves the White House, if he plans on running for anything ever again it will be UN Secretary General, where he’ll happily condemn the United States while speaking for this “world body”.
Dick Morris is a colorful and interesting man who must see this as well, but just wants the attention garnered from using LBJ and Grover Cleveland in the same sentence and causing a little stir the way he has been this week.
