Obama Derangement Syndrome

I admit it. I've got it bad. Everything the President does irritates me. The latest gimmick of his is a promotional video at Buzzfeed, entitled Things Everybody Does But Doesn't Talk About, Featuring President Obama. The video is an attempt to get young people to sign up for Obamacare.

He checks himself out in the mirror... He has time for this, but can only manage to attend daily intelligence briefings when he feels like it?

And makes funny faces... Is there anybody out there who hasn't scraped the Obama bumper sticker off their Prius in disgust yet?

He tries out new looks... Obama wearing sunglasses, draws an imaginary peacemaker on the reflection. This is going to get young people to sign up for Obamacare? Why not try the honest approach. Hey kid, sign up for insurance with mandated coverage you don't need. Then we can keep grandma alive, instead of pulling the plug. We'll make sure she gets the kidney surgery instead of being left to die in a hospital corridor.

Maybe just tell them that the IRS will confiscate their income tax refund if they don't sign up. No Beats for you. Or do millennials prefer being patronized? If a millennial wants an unpaid internship at Huffington Post, they have to submit their college transcripts. But Obama's are under seal, a state secret. These same millennials will be told that Scott Walker is unqualified to be chief executive, because he is a semester short of a college degree.

He busts out a selfie stick to get the perfect angle... President Selfie. The range of expressions he goes through before getting to his smile reveals a face that is actually alarming. This is a man who is completely non-functional as head of government. He would fit better in a head of state role, a ceremonial role. That way he can give interviews to the Froot Loops Lady without constantly sullying the dignity of the office.

Today I thought a lot about why the President is asking Congress for Authorization of Military Force against ISIS. It doesn't compute. The President is given broad latitude for unilateral military action to defend the country. We have been conducting airstrikes in the region for six months.

This President has granted himself the power to unconstitutionally make and enforce laws of his choosing, such as deferring deportations of people in the country illegally. He wants to use the FCC to seize control of the internet under the guise of "net neutrality." He wants to use the EPA to regulate carbon out of existence. He will try to use the FEC to regulate political speech on the internet.

But he wants Congress to authorize powers he already has? Because Kayla Mueller got killed?

This is the time to step back and ask ourselves if we belong there in the first place. When Obama took office, we could have dictated whatever Status of Forces Agreement we wanted with the government of Iraq. But no, he wanted to be the one to bring the troops home. Now they are going back to the Levant, our soldiers, for what, exactly? Forward observers for Iranian warplanes?