THERE MAY BE TROUBLE BREWING IN OBAMAVILLE…WE CAN ONLY HOPE!

While it is way too early to put much credence in such things, there may be some doubt rising out there in Obamaville, with some Democrats, although you’ll find few who will admit it, now expressing growing alarm about Barry “Almighty’s” re-election prospects. There have been a few interviews given by a few brave souls willing to openly acknowledge the growing anxiety about the White House’s ability to strengthen the president’s standing over the next 14 months. Elected officials and party leaders at all levels say their worries have intensified as the economy has displayed new signs of weakness. And if this is in fact the case, they have no one to blame but themselves. The policies that Barry has put into place to supposedly “stimulate” the economy were described as being abject failures before they were ever put into action. Yet many of these concerned individuals were very enthusiastic about those very same policies, some going so far as to guarantee to the American people that because of those polices the economy would very soon be turning around. Now we know just how fanciful those claims were. They were all in favor of healthcare “reform” being shoved down the throats of the American people who were, and remain so, very much against it. Maybe if the same level of Democrat effort had been directed toward working to improve the economy, thing would now be very much different. But they didn’t and things aren’t.

These same folks now say that the likelihood of a highly competitive 2012 race is increasing as the Republican field, once dismissed by many Democrats as too inexperienced and conservative do, in fact to pose a serious threat to the might Barry. The race has started narrowing to two leading candidates, Mitt Romney and Rick Perry, who both, unlike Barry, actually do have executive experience and messages built around job creation. And in a campaign cycle in which Democrats had entertained hopes of reversing losses from last year’s midterm elections, some in the party fear that Barry’s troubles could reverberate down the ballot into Congressional, state and local races. And wouldn’t that be a shame. “In my district, the enthusiasm for him has mostly evaporated,” said Representative Peter A. DeFazio, Democrat of Oregon. “There is tremendous discontent with his direction.”  The president’s economic address last week offered a measure of solace to discouraged Democrats by employing an assertive and scrappy style that many supporters complain has been absent for the last year as he has struggled to rise above Washington gridlock. Several Democrats suggested that he watch a tape of the jobs speech over and over and use it as a guide until the election. Personally, I’m not seeing that, but if they do, more power to them, because I think that would only serve to help our side.


But a survey of two dozen Democratic officials found a palpable sense of concern that transcended a single week of ups and downs. The conversations signaled a change in mood from only a few months ago, when Democrats widely believed that Barry’s path to re-election, while challenging, was secure and that the election next year was nothing more than a mere formality. “The frustrations are real,” said Representative Elijah E. Cummings of Maryland, who was the state chairman of Barry’s campaign four years ago. “I think we know that there is a Barack Obama that’s deep in there, but he’s got to synchronize it with passion and principles.” There is little cause for immediate optimism, with polls showing Mr. Obama at one of the lowest points of his presidency. His own economic advisers concede that the unemployment rate, currently 9.1 percent, which is really around 16 percent, is unlikely to drop substantially over the next year, creating a daunting obstacle to re-election. Liberals have grown frustrated by some of his actions, like the decision this month to drop tougher air-quality standards. Economy killing policies such as these will win very few converts outside of the loons who reside in the Democrat Party.


And polling suggests that the president’s yearlong effort to reclaim the political center has so far yielded little in the way of additional support from the moderates and independents who tend to decide presidential elections. That’s because there have only been words and no actions that would provide any serious evidence that Barry has any interest in tacking more to the center. “The alarms have already gone off in the Democratic grass roots,” said Robert Zimmerman, a member of the Democratic National Committee from New York, who hopes the president’s jobs plan can be a turning point. “If the Obama administration hasn’t heard them, they should check the wiring of their alarm system.” At a gathering of the Democratic National Committee in Chicago this weekend, some party leaders sounded upbeat after they toured the Barry “Almighty” campaign headquarters. But others expressed anxiety that Barry’s accomplishments, and I use that word very loosely, were not being conveyed loudly enough to ordinary people, that Republican lawmakers were making it impossible for him to get more done, and that Barry’s conciliatory approach might be translating to some voters as weakness. “Now that they’re slapping him in the side of the face, he’s coming back,” said William George, a committee member from Pennsylvania. “He needs to start stomping his foot and pounding the desk.” At the White House and at Barry’s campaign headquarters in Chicago, officials bristled at the critiques, which they dismissed as familiar intra-party carping and second-guessing that would give way to unity and enthusiasm once the nation is facing a clear choice between the president and the Republican nominee. Ah yes, there will be a very stark difference between Barry and any Republican candidate, the difference of socialism versus freedom.


Jim Messina, the campaign manager for the president’s re-election, said the criticism was largely a “Washington conversation” that did not match up with the on-the-ground enthusiasm for Barry among his network of supporters. Yet even without a primary challenger, the campaign purposefully started its effort early to allow concerns from supporters to be aired. To reassure nervous Democrats, the president’s campaign aides are traveling the country with PowerPoint presentations that spell out Barry’s path to re-election. Their pitch is that Barry’s appeal has grown in traditionally Republican states like Arizona, where there are fast-growing Hispanic populations, and that Republicans have alienated independent voters with “extreme” positions on popular programs like Medicare. Ya, these morons love the word “extreme,” but it’s a word that much better describes their candidate than any Republican who might eventually be his opponent. “We always knew 2011 was, in part, a conversation with our supporters and a time to tell the story to our base to make sure they understand what he has gotten done,” Mr. Messina said. “Our supporters are reasonable and need to be reminded about the things we’ve done.”  He added: “No one is calling me up and yelling. They are people saying: ‘How can we get the word out? How do we better talk about it?’”


For Barry’s strongest supporters, his pathetic jobs speech on Thursday night to a joint session of Congress seemed to affirm their belief that after a rough patch, the White House had seized the upper hand, however temporarily, in both substantive and political terms.  After ceding much of the debate over the economy to Republicans, they said, Barry had framed next year’s election as a struggle between a president with a plan for creating jobs and reducing the deficit and a Republican Party that would rather score political points and adhere slavishly to ideological positions than address the needs of Americans. Well, if this is hey way those who are Democrats view things then maybe they’re right about things, but most people are a little brighter than your average Democrat. Gov. Martin O’Malley of Maryland, who attended the speech, described a changed president, no longer so reluctant to be outwardly aggressive. “He seemed liberated for the fight and very confident in his own skin,” Mr. O’Malley said. But given the risk of voters’ locking in judgments that Barry’s presidency has failed to address the economy adequately or to deliver on its promise of changing Washington, many Democrats said that both the speech and Barry’s change in tone had been long overdue. “He should have given it earlier,” said Representative John D. Dingell of Michigan.


Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio said, “He’s got to engage, make the contrast and occasionally be combative.” The president is already embracing the suggestion that he spend more time outside Washington, which emerged as a recurring theme in the interviews with Democrats. He promoted his economic plan in Virginia on Friday and has trips to North Carolina and Ohio on tap this week. At the Democratic National Committee meeting in Chicago, Mannie Rodriguez, a committee member from Colorado, said Democrats needed to find a new blast of energy — something to remind them of what they felt in 2008 when Barry was elected on his silly slogan of “Hope and Change.” “We need to work more on the message,” Mr. Rodriguez said, adding that much of Barry’s challenge stems from a group of Republicans who “simply say no” to all of his advances. “We have to re-energize people and get them back to the party.” Let’s be honest here, most, if not, all of Barry’s polices need to be said no to. He’s destroying this country and cannot go unchallenged. This presidency has been horrendous for this country, and on so many different levels.


In many parts of the country, Democrats are still reeling from the punishing defeat in the 2010 elections, which gave Republicans control of a majority of governor’s seats and legislative chambers. State Democratic leaders are criticizing the White House with candor, fretting aloud about the president’s electoral vulnerability. “If the election were held today, it would be extremely close here in Florida,” said Jon M. Ausman, a member of the Democratic National Committee from Florida. Problems for Barry in Florida, Mr. Ausman said, could trickle down into next year’s Senate race there, where Bill “The Imbecile” Nelson, a Democrat, faces re-election. “Too many people here have lost their jobs,” Mr. Ausman said. For all the hand-wringing among Democrats, some party leaders sem to think that Barry has time to reverse his slipping fortunes — but not much. “I think there’s an uneasy feeling, but it’s a little early for an ulcer to develop,” said Representative Gerald E. Connolly of Virginia. “Obviously, the dark cloud over everything is the economic performance.” Mr. DeFazio recalled attending a dozen or so town-hall-style meetings recently in his district, a slice of western Oregon that Barry carried in 2008 by 11 percentage points. Mr. DeFazio said party loyalists had bluntly said they were reconsidering their support. “I have one heck of a lot of Democrats saying, ‘I voted for him before, don’t know if I can do it again,’ ” he said.


Anyone who voted for this blatant socialist last time around and can look objectively at all the damage he has done since assuming office, has got to vote for someone else this time around. Because this time a vote for Barry “Almighty” is a vote against America. There is simply no other way to describe the severity of our current predicament. This country simply will not survive four more years of this man being our president. If you truly love your kids, and desire to provide to them the best possible future, then you cannot vote for Barry next time around. I just understand how anyone can look into their children’s eyes and tell them that by they’re voting for Barry they are ensuring the brightest future possible for their children. It’s a fallacy. Because by voting for Barry, parents are very firmly attaching to the ankles of their children the shackles that will permanently enslave them to a bureaucracy the likes of which has never been witnessed in this country. There will be very few freedoms left for them to enjoy by the time Barry gets done.