Abject Failure by Dr. T

Since the beginning of President Barack Obama's "reign" I have witnessed infractions by the dozens...from abuse of executive order, to circumventing Congress, to cronyism and corruption that have brought economic distress upon the Nation, I've seen more than I would ever believe possible. But just when I thought it could get no worse, along comes the terror attack on 9/11 in Benghazi, Libya. First and foremost, it is inconceivable to me that our embassies all over the world would not have automatically been beefed up as the anniversary of the worst attack on our nation approached. Yet there was no security. But that is just the beginning of a botched cover up that makes "Watergate" look like child's play. There were no deaths associated with Watergate. Barack Obama is a self-absorbed man who is over the top obsessed with winning re-election. The Benghazi attack shattered his notion that because he killed Bin Laden, Al Qaeda was also dead. Any reasonably thinking person would understand that Al Qaeda is more than just "one individual" and if anything, the killing of Bin Laden, though absolutely justified, would only enbolden our enemies. But...it's election time and the perception had to be that this attack was NOT premeditated but rather a spontaneous act; the result of an obscure You Tube video made back in July. This was the pathetic explanation that came from the White House and all surrogates involved. One by one they were scattered around the talk shows, all spouting the same talking points. From Ambassador Rice, to Hillary Clinton to the President himself...the video was responsible. But after a number of weeks emails began to be leaked showing that numerous communications were coming in to the White House the evening of the attack and that the administration was able to watch the terror happening in "real time." For seven hours the onslaught continued and yet our troops just an hour away were not dispatched. It became clear that the White House, the State Department and the Department of Defense knew all along that this was an organized terrorist attack. I heard an interview of Charles Woods the father of Tyrone Woods, one of the Navy SEALs killed in the attack. Charles was not going to speak out until he found out that communications for help were coming to the White House in real time. He talked about the demeanor of the President, the Vice President and the Secretary of State when they greeted him as he arrived to claim the body of his fallen son. He said that Hillary Clinton told him that the person who made the "You Tube Video" would be arrested and prosecuted. The cover up began in the face of a fallen hero's father. Charles said the President did not look him in the eye when expressing his condolences and though he cannot know what was in the President's heart, he didn't feel that there was any emotion or remorse. As for Joe Biden...here is his quote to the grieving dad: "Did your son always have balls as big as cue balls?" I'm sick at heart...I'm done...on November 6th true Americans of character had better get their act together.

The Gloves Came Off by Dr. T

Well, one could never say that last night's debate was boring! Not quite "fisticuffs" but close. The two men came out swinging early on and at one point got very up close and personal by invading personal space and calling each other out. Candy Crowley as moderator clearly gave Obama the edge by moving things along when things got sticky for him. She also gave the President more time and interrupted Romney 28 times. So much for a neutral moderator...but, then again, we all knew that going in. While the President had definitley awakened from his first debate stupor, he was rude and not factual on big ticket issues, Benghazi being the worst offense. By now everyone who doesn't have his head in some small dark place knows that the President did not label the assault on the embassy in Libya terrorism for a record 12 days and yet he had the audacity to claim that he announced it as a terrorist attack the very next day in the Rose Garden. When Governor Romney called him out on it Crowley said she had to move things along. Another huge win for Romney was calling the President out on his energy policies. Obama boasted about all the drilling that's been taking place and Romney quickly reminded him that the drilling was on "private land" and in fact the government had given out fewer permits than in years past. He also questioned the President, asking if we are doing so much drilling why have gas prices risen from $1.86 to well over $3.00 currently? The President threw back the same old lines...slamming Romney for his 47% remark and his tax policies, claiming they will hurt the middle class. All in all it was a repeat of the claims and rebukes we've heard a thousand times from both candidates but at least this time there was a little action thrown in.

A HOMERUN by Dr. T

Mitt Romney hit a grand slam against Barack Obama in this first Presidential debate. Mitt came out of the gate strong and well prepared. A very special attribute that Romney possesses is that he can broadside you in an ever so "gentlemanly" way. What was also telling about this debate was that the President was not prepared for the onslaught he received. This ironically was in part because he's never been strongly challenged. The media has coddled him since his first campaign and all through his four years as President. All the coddling, protections and softball questions in the past left him unprepared for a real fight. What is also important to note is that the President is not hands on in his day to day duties. He has been mostly absent for foreign policy briefings preferring to be briefed through his IPOD. Clearly he wanted his preparation for this debate to be equally brief. A narcissist is always overconfident. I'm a student of body language and much was revealed when watching both men in action. Governor Romney came off confident and assertive and had no trouble looking the President in the eye when challenging him on an issue. The President on the other hand did not look at Romney but rather looked down at the podium or straight ahead. Mitt did what I hoped he would do...that is, he kept talking and would not allow Jim Lehrer to cut him off. In fact, many times throughout the debate Lehrer was fairly ineffective. The President pulled out all the old talking points..."When I came into ofice we were faced with the biggest recession since the great depression" blah, blah, blah. No new ideas - just same old, same old. In addition, Romney was able to slam him on Solyndra, the 716 billion dollar cuts to medicare, and the 23 million people out of work. Facts are facts; in short, Mitt had only to recite Obama's failed policies. This is just the first debate, my hope is that Mitt's momentum increases. There is much more ammunition that should be in Romney's arsenal. The recent blunder in the Middle East was not touched, Fast & Furious was not touched. These are serious issues that highlight an inept and deceptive Presidency and they must be brought to the fore. Hopefully, Romney knows he has one shot so every time he's at bat he has to hit it out of the park.