“We likely have the most ignorant, ideological, brainwashed dupe this country has ever elected to high office.”

Barack Obama is the most unusual president in my lifetime. He entered office with messianic-like qualities. He will leave office as a failed president. The hope and promise that began his Administration is gone. In its place is the tragedy of hopes dashed, a nation worse-off and a seemingly oblivious president flirting with impeachment. Once the glow of the halo dissipated, Obama was dependent on policy and substance. Unfortunately he had neither:

“There never was any substance to the man or his Administration. The image was like an old Hollywood set, all facade and no depth. Now the winds of reality are slowly and inexorably tearing away the facade.”

His assumed superior intelligence was unmasked:

“Arrogance when it is accompanied with incompetence is stupidity of the highest order, and usually fatal.” “He is still an intellectual child, locked into the ideas from the 60′s — both the 1960s and the Marxist 1860s. In that sense he is an intellectual dwarf, frozen in a state of puberty. His knowledge is based on nothing but the discredited ideologies of Socialism.”

Familiarity damaged his likability:

“This Wizard of Oz was not some bumbling, harmless old man. He was pompous, arrogant, mean, disingenuous and incompetent.”

His phenomenal fall from grace creates a fascinating political drama. Supporters, particularly the media and Democrat Party, must wrestle with continued support or abandonment. For some, including Obama, this decision may be existential:

“The most overt and ominous sign is provided by Democrats up for re-election. None want to be seen with Obama. He has leper-like appeal as a result of his policies and declining poll numbers.”

Obama has not worn well and accomplished little, probably nothing:

“Nothing that Obama has done can be called an achievement, at least a positive one. The medical system is in disarray with additional unpleasant surprises ahead. The economy is not recovering. Joblessness is a disgrace. Our allies are embarrassed by US foreign policy blunders and slights. Obama’s penchant for lying is now widely recognized and he is up to his neck in scandals.” “Obama’s legacy is apt to be that he out-Cartered Jimmy Carter.”

Seemingly desperate, Obama appears willing to do anything during his remaining term in office to establish a legacy and the transformation of America. This pursuit is foolhardy and seemingly delusional, having the potential to destroy him and his party. He flirts with impeachment, seemingly oblivious to the risks. 

For political aficionados, it is the best of times. For those who love their country, it is a time for despair.