The White House has made some far
reaching promises over the last several months, more of which fall
short every day. On the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Obama promised
the far-left Code Pink crowd that he would bring the troops home. Yet
American forces remain under fire in both countries, and Obama has
committed even more troops to the Afghanistan theater. Obama
promised on day one that he would close the detention center at
Guantanamo. Nine months later the detention center remains. Obama
pronounced the “stimulus” bill would fire up the nation's
economic engine, creating and saving millions of high-paying jobs.
Unemployment has reached levels not seen for over two decades, and is
at record highs for the young, especially minority youths, trying to
enter the job market for the first time. Obama railed at the
excessive government spending under George W. Bush, calling a $400+
Billion deficit “unsustainable”. The current Obama budget
carries a staggering $1.4+ TRILLION deficit.
On promise after promise Obama has not
just fallen short of delivering, he has failed miserably. Many of
his critics opine the Obama's promises were just outright lies. I am
beginning to consider the possibility that they were not lies as much
as delusions. Obama may actually believe that his ObamaCare plan
will provide universal health care for every resident in the United
States, that it can add millions under an expanded health care
umbrella, provide continued first-rate, and do so for less cost.
Obama may actually believe that unilaterally disarming the United
States and dismantling the military will turn our sworn enemies into
close friends. A delusional President is troubling enough, but what
about all those who bought into his delusions. How will they react
when it finally becomes clear that Obama can't deliver on all, or
even most, of his promises?
For the answer, we need look no farther
than the Burlington
Coat Factory in Columbus, Ohio. Linda Brown was under the
delusion that she had won $1.5 million in the lottery. So complete
was her delusion that she hired a limousine and went to the clothing
store where she announced that she would pay up to $500 for each
person's merchandise. Brown then proceeded to charge that $500
against her credit card for all the customers, until the card was
maxed out. Still steeped in her delusion, Brown the had the limo
driver take her to a bank where she would get cash to make good on
her promise. Brown had no money at the bank. She was not a lottery
winner, and the limo driver called the police who promptly arrested
Brown on unrelated charges
Meanwhile, back at the Burlington
store, folks who queued up with baskets full of goodies, became
disgruntled when they finally realize that they were not going to get
the “free” stuff promised by Brown. Instead of taking pity on
poor, delusional Linda Brown, the crowd became angry at the store
because Burlington wanted payment for their merchandise. The crowd
trashed the store, and many simply bolted for the door with arm-loads
of stolen goods. They bought into Brown's delusion then blamed the
store for their own delusional state.
Who will the Obama believers blame for
their delusions, and what will they trash in retaliation?
Dennis P. O'Neil