Adding to his amazing legacy, Barack Obama is causing Republican heads to explode today now that he has officially stepped foot on Cuban communist soil. The three-day Cuba trip, first by a U.S. President in over 88 years, is sure to be a game changer in U.S. – Cuba relationships.
And therein lies the problem for Republicans.
Republicans have done everything within their power over the last seven years to put a lid on anything that could bring credit to our first African American president. They’ve gone so far as to oppose even policies they once promoted, such as the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare.
No, Republicans are unhappy this morning as Obama sips his first tropical drink in the presence of Raul Castro, dictator of the evil communist island. They are reaching for their Maalox as hordes of Cubans cheer our intrepid President in the streets of Havana and laud him with chants of, “USA, USA, USA.”
It is so delicious to see our cool, calm and crafty president outmaneuver Republicans once again.
Do Republicans seriously think they can beat Obama in their fight over appointing a new Supreme Court Justice? Their extreme partisanship has blinded them to the fact that Obama has boxed them in for the umpteenth time. If they refuse to hold hearings on Obama’s nominee, they will surely pay a price at the polls come November. And not just in the presidential race, but also in contests for the Senate and House of Representatives.
Bobby Jindal had it so right when, in a moment of candor, he labeled the GOP the “Stupid Party.”
The Republican Party is heading towards its day of reckoning. After years of pushing conservatively popular wedge issues and speaking in dog whistles to a base of mostly white angry men, they now have Donald Trump as their likely presidential nominee.
While party elites will do everything within their power to deny Trump the nomination, they are once again done in by their own ineptitude. Deny Trump, who will either have enough delegates to win the nomination outright or have the highest delegate total of any candidate, and there will be rioting in the streets. And a catastrophic shellacking at the polls.
Congressional Republican leaders like to refer to President Obama as a lame duck.
There is nothing lame about this Presidente. “Ole Obama!”
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Second term Obama is first term Bill!
The man is going out with a bang!
Shame Obama can’t run for a third term. He’d win in a landslide.
Yes. But I think the man will continue to do great things in another capacity. Plus, he needs a break!
Great post John. Up here in Canada Obama remains very popular. He comes across as a balanced, well educated human being. We don’t understand why he is criticized & hated by so many Americans.
The only reason we arrive at is there’s a lot of racist people around.
Why was his medical program so bashed? What is wrong with caring & helping others. What is wrong with burying the hatchet over Cuba. I mean it’s been 88 yrs. There’s a large group down there that blame him for everything. From a Cdn perspective he inherited massive problems from the Bush admin. Bush was a complete joke. Not sure why people don’t or choose to not accept that.
Thanks Dave. The name of my blog is moronmajority.com. There are many willfully uninformed people in this country. Our public education system is pathetic. Teaching the Bible in science class?! Republican politicians know how to prey on the uneducated. Their whole game plan is to divide people. To play to their fears and prejudices. This is what has brought them Donald Trump. He is the logical conclusion to all their divisiveness. I’m glad you live in a civilized country like Canada. The funny part, most of our uninformed, Bible-thumping conservatives call themselves Christian!
That’s because Canada is a great country with smart politicians, health care, and hockey. Americans fail to see Obama as the rational person he is.
So true. I went to college near Canada and crossed the border many times to some of their great cities. Still can’t figure out why they say “ey” so much!
John: Bravo. You hit the nail on the head again. While the Teapublicans wallow in negativity and obstructionism, our President in opening new avenues across the world. McConnell has his talking points repeated again and again on Sunday morning talk shows, which only proves what a hypocrite and turtlehead he truly is. His lies are posted right in front of him and yet he says he doesn’t want this to be partisan. What a putz. Orrin Hatch called Garland the most moderate justice that would be approved, only to hear turtlehead call him a liberal. What a Double Putz. We, as, bright intelligent liberal democrats can only hope that by the time that the GOP hits Cleveland that Drumpf will not have 1237 delegates and the riots and wars in the streets don’t hurt anybody but the idiots who support Drumpf. The end of July 2016 will truly be Reality TV then.
Thanks Charlie. If the consequences weren’t so dire, it’s just a whole lot of fun watching Republicans twist and turn. Couldn’t happen to a better group of dirtbags!
Repugs love to refine things to suit their purposes. Lame duck does not me the last year of a politician’s term but the period of time between the election of a successor and his official swearing in. Obama becomes a “lame duck” in November 2016.
You’re absolutely right. Republicans love to redefine words. My favorite is when they call the estate tax … the death tax!
Some nitwit Republicans are accusing Obama of just taking another family vacation!
Nah, Obama would have picked a place with at least a few golf courses.