Our Green President

One of the most important aspects of being POTUS is your ability to keep your composure when there is a crisis. This particularly important because it gives confidence to average Americans to see their leadership in control and positive. President Obama's ability to keep his composure during this economic downturn has been an abject disaster. Either President Obama has no ability to keep his cool under pressure or he is using fear as a political tool. Both explanations are a condemnation of his ability to lead this country.

President Obama often likes to talk about FDR as an example of how he must handle the current situation. While I find the constant public references to the Depression to be repugnant, if he is to learn something from FDR, maybe it should be how to remain confident and optimistic about the nation's economy. That is, unless President Obama does want to undermine consumer confidence in order to promote his economic agenda. I for one would like to believe that my President would not intentionally undermine our nations confidence for political gain. I did not believe it when President Bush was accused of it, and I refuse to believe it when President Obama is accused of it.

The sad truth of the situation is that President Obama is inexperienced and naive. He is doing the best that he can to deal with the problems of our nation. He wants to fix the problems and improve the lives of everyday Americans. However, the problem is that his naivete is causing him to be overrun by other members of his party. His inexperience and idealism is causing him to make decisions that are neither pragmatic nor practical. It is my hope that he is learning from the mistakes he is making right now so that we can look forward to better leadership from him. So far, President Obama's leadership has been an oxymoron.

-The Banker-