He's a Lemon

Today I was pondering the state of our country and our President. President Obama's approval rating is still 53%, according to Real Clear Politics. This is despite the fact, that again according to Real Clear Politics, 53% of Americans think our country is on the wrong track. How can the President maintain a 53% approval rating when so many people think our country is going down the wrong path? I'm not even going to get into the debacle that is his health care reform "plan."

Then it hit me...President Obama is a Lemon. Stick with me here. In the election, Obama got 53% of the vote, or real close to it. His approval rating is 53%. Coincidence? I think not!

What I think we have here is the same thing that happened to me when we bought a Kia Sedona minivan in 2002. We have to make some long drives to visit family, so we decided to purchase a minivan, but we went with a Kia Sedona, because it was inexpensive. When I say we, I mean I...the smartest person in my house was never too crazy about the idea.

We owned that van for 3 years. In that time, we had it in the shop several times, we found that it didn't get the advertised gas mileage, it wasn't that comfortable on long drives, and the seats were hard to remove. However, it took me 2 and a half years before I would admit that buying the vehicle was a mistake. It took 2 and a half years before I no longer "approved" of the minivan.

This is exactly what is going on with Obama. The 53% of this country who voted for him hasn't given up on him yet, despite mounting evidence that he isn't the man they voted for. He claimed to be a moderate who would work across party lines, yet he never meets with Republicans. He said unemployment wouldn't go above 8%, but, sadly, we're closing in on 10%. He claimed that the real war was in Afghanistan, and when he was President that's where he'd fight the war on terror. But now that his handpicked General for Afghanistan wants 40,000 additional troops, Obama is waffling...playing politics rather than being the Commander-in-Chief. And again, I won't go into the debacle that is his health care "plan."

What we're learning is that Barack Obama is no more qualified to be President than your average State Senator (which he was until 4 years ago),...or Sarah Palin. He didn't have enough experience or substance for the job, but too many were fooled by his eloquent speeches and carefully crafted persona. As a nation, we bought a Kia Sedona...and now we all have to face the fact that he's a lemon.