An unpopular President Obama, one of themost partisan presidents in U.S. history, one who threatens critics, led an IRS that ‘punished‘ his ‘enemies’ and sought ‘revenge‘ after reelection, considers himself the ultimate arbiter of our best interests.
Consider the following statement Obama made at a fundraiser in Florida Friday, which suggests that this president at times appears to have an arm’s-length relationship with reality.
“The only way we cancontinue to place pressure to get that bill done is by making sure that the other side — or at least that small faction on the other side — understandsthere’s a price to pay when you don’t act on the basis of the interests of the American people. And so that’s something that I hope we can still get done by the end of this year.”
Obama, of all people, warns Republicans – with a straight face – that there is a price to pay when “you” don’t act in the best interests of the American people? While Obama was focusing onimmigration “reform,” he spoke about that “price to pay” at his second fundraiser of the day in Miami.
“And I’m confident that there’s going to be an adjustment process where the Republican Party kind of moves back to reason and common sense. But they’re only going to do it if our politics is reflected — or elections reflect that common sense. … [W]hen they aren’t looking out for the interests of the American people, there are some consequences. And that’s why elections matter. That’s why they count.”
An NBC/WSJ poll published in October found that a majority of Americans surveyed believe the president is putting his political agenda ahead of the best interests of the country. The president of all Americans? At least half the country no longer believes that to be the case.
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