The Man on Capitol Hill is Making Fools of Us All

The Man on Capitol Hill

"He never listens to them
he knows that they're the fools"

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I was going to title this "The Fool on the Hill" after the Beatles song, but Obama is no fool. Instead, he's playing us all like a puppeteer. And we're all the more fools to let him.

Obama Returns to Hawaii at an Added Cost of Over $3 Million
by Keith Koffler on January 2, 2013
The White House Dossier

In a move that is rich in irony, President Obama agreed Tuesday night to sign an emergency deficit reduction bill that does almost nothing to rein in spending and then jetted out to Hawaii to resume his vacation at an extra cost of more than $3 million to taxpayers.

The price tag is in addition to more than $4 million that is already being spent on the Obamas’ Hawaii idyll, bringing the total cost of the excursion to well over $7 million.

The added cost was incurred because by the time the Obamas return from Hawaii – whenever that is – the president will have used Air Force One to travel to Honolulu and back twice...

The Obamas could have saved taxpayers millions by returning from Hawaii together after Christmas and then resuming their vacation at one of the many ritzy resorts that lie outside of Washington. If the beach is a must, even a trip to Florida would have been far less expensive.

Or they could have simply stayed at the White House or Camp David, each a luxurious government-run installation, billing taxpayers a relative pittance.

But, there is no comparison between the talented Beatles and this odd, dry man who has managed to become President of the United States.

He reminds me of Third World demagogues who muscle their way into power and rule through a mixture of charm and force (more force than charm, though). Obama, being an American demagogue, has to go easy on the force, so he uses his over-abundant charm to win his battles.

Once in a while, though, we get to see the steely determination behind the broad smiles. He means business all the way.