A Republican President in 2013

Barack Obama does not understand the needs and wants of most Americans.  He misunderstood the meaning of his celebrated election.  Americans were proud of the fact that they had risen above race in electing their president.  His Race was not the reason he was elected. He does not understand the reason he won the election.  Here are some things he and his advisers do not understand.

1. Mr. Obama wanted to believe most Americans had read his books and supported his views.  Most did not read his books.  Most people did not know the meaning of “change.”

2. He and his advisers neglected to consider his opponent, John McCain.  If elected the senator would have been 72 years old at his inauguration.  That fact alone was a concern to many people. Added to that issue was the concern most people had about Sarah Palin becoming President.  Many conservative journalists voiced this view.  Among them was Kathleen Parker.

3. His speeches in Europe, prior to his election, seemed well received, but they were not given to Americans.  American views of the world are considerably different from those of Europeans.  Most Europeans do not view significant involvement in other country’s affairs an appropriate foreign policy.

4. As a consequence of the 9-11 World Trade Center attack Americans want to insulate themselves to the extent that there will never be another attack in this country.  Compare that view with the calmer behavior of Europeans after attacks in London and Madrid.  The Eiffel Tower has been evacuated at least twice this year and there was little hysteria surrounding those incidents.  Mumbai, India was the victim of a terrorist attack in 2009.  In each of those instances those nations did not display the hysterics that has been so prevalent in the United States.  Consider the American reaction to the Detroit Bomber, the Times Square bomber, and the shooting at Fort Hood.

5. The financial crises has impacted almost every family in America.  Despite that, Mr. Obama has marched to a different drummer.  He saw his mandate as clear. Change is what he promised and that was what he has determined to carry out.

Instead of listening to James Carville’s famous words, “It’s the economy, Stupid”, Mr. Obama has decided to stay the course.  Howard Fineman of the Huffington Post reported on the Chris Matthews show that David Axelrod indicated there will be no consequential changes to the Obama Whitehouse.  Nancy Pelosi and her entire team will be the face of the Democratic Party.

Unless there is a change of course there will be a Republican president elected in November 2012.