Same Old Arguments

                While aimlessly clicking my away around the internet at work early this morning, I came across an article that Fox News published. The article is an opinion piece written by communications consultant Jon Kraushar. The article is basically a simplistic rundown of all the ways that Obama has failed and is failing as a president and why it is time for a change from the current leadership.

                Now, I tend to agree that Obama has not been a very effective president and has failed to deliver on several of the grandiose promises he campaigned on. However, that is a completely different conversation. I think that Kraushar’s article is for the most part meritless. It comes off as petty.

                Kraushar discredits himself as soon as he starts listing his grievances against Obama, writing “You are out partying at Hollywood fundraisers while millions of people are out of work.” This is a complaint you hear often about politicians and presidents, but to suggest that Obama is more guilty of it than any other president in the past is ridiculous. Presidents spend a large amount of time at different fundraisers, black-tie events and other high profile “Hollywood” events. This is not something that is new. While it could be argued that sitting presidents do spend too much of their time on these types of things, it is by no means something that has just started with President Obama.

            Kraushar goes on, “Your spending is out of control while taxpayers are out ever more money to fund your bailouts and handouts for special interests that are special to you.” Again, he is not totally off-base to say that spending by the government is out of control. However, this is a problem that existed before Obama took office. Obama took over in the midst of the worst economic crisis we have seen since the Great Depression. He was not the one who started large corporate bailouts for banks and financial companies. To place the blame for the American economy squarely on him is ridiculous.

            Kraushar does present some valid arguments. However, I was turned off to him immediately because he led with such cheap, unfounded claims that were simply meant to get a reaction out of people. It really devalued his opinion. The beauty of America is that you are allowed to write articles like this if you are unhappy with the president. However, it would better serve the writer to come up with some fresh, valid points as opposed to the same tired, old ones.