As it’s no secret that I am an avid supporter of President Barack Obama, I must say that the news this morning that we got four American back from Iran in exchange for six of theirs, I must say that I thought to myself..Damn it he did it again. With a smile I have to think how much swag Barack Obama must be walking around with these days.
As I sit and have conversations with folks who say that he’s out of touch because his final State of the Union address was not a doom and gloom speech, I try to remind them that if he used that speech for that he would have been vilified. There is no doubt that there is significant work to do domestically and abroad. But, lets also be very clear, President Obama has made some gutsy moves and quite a few of them have paid off big time.
Now I know that a lot of Republicans and uptight Conservatives won’t see it that way. They will find a way to skew it so that he doesn’t get the credit that he and his Secretary of State deserve. They will find a way to make sure that they continue to focus on the things that Obama hasn’t done, but you know that’s just par for the course for this President. He has had to live in a bubble where his accomplishments are diminished because most of the White elitist that operate in Washington D.C. and in the media don’t really that man to succeed, nor have a legacy that withstands the test of time.
It has been great to watch this man navigate through all the bull shit to continue to deliver monumental moments like this and others in his Foreign Policy agenda. I don’t agree with all the choices he’s made as Commander in Chief, but I can see how his efforts and policies have helped to make this country better. He is using Diplomacy first to engage the world before using American military might. But as he said in his address, if anyone thinks that he isn’t strong on Foreign Policy ask Osama Bin Laden and some of the other terrorist leaders.
That’s right you can’t, because they’re dead. So as another awesome headline hit the television and print media today, I think we have to be so mindful that while Republican Presidential candidates distort his record, just look at all his accomplishments with an unbiased eye and you will see he is on a roll. Keep givin’ em hell Obama!