I hope The One does sign the ex post facto tax on the AIG bonuses into law. He clearly intends to use it as a precedent to take punitive (and unconstitutional) measures against other firms, and groups, whom he dislikes. It will be interesting to see how he reacts when the Supreme Court slaps him down- hard.
(“What part of Article 1, Section 9, paragraph 3 of the Constitution of the United States do you not understand, Mr. President? It can’t be that hard- you’re supposedly a Constitutional scholar, and it’s only one sentence totaling twelve words.”)
The overall impression The One leaves is of a fundamentally incompetent, radical ideologue who believes that as long as he follows his dogma, he is not required to actually think, and in fact resents anyone even suggesting he should give it a try. His lack of ability or even interest in this area, whatever his IQ and education may be, is painfully apparent whenever he opens his mouth, with or without a teleprompter to read from. (Without it, he’s lost; with it, he will say whatever comes across it, even if it makes no sense whatever.) And between the fawning media and his “vetted” supporters (whose “vetting” apparently only went as far as asking, “Do you agree with The One 1110% on everything?”), there is apparently no one he listens to who is capable of explaining reality to him- or even capable of recognizing reality when it slaps them in the face.
If 52% of the American electorate are not suffering buyer’s remorse at this point, they should be. I am not- as the old saying goes, I voted for the other guy.
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