Beer Summit Failed

Things are officially out of control now. First, President Obama, with the wisdom that could only come with years of experience as a community organizer, maligns a well respected police officer by commenting on a case where he admittedly did not have all of the facts. Then, he compounds his error by orchestrating a contrived "beer summit" with the radical, Harvard Professor Louis Henry Gates and police Sgt. Joseph Crowley.

It is obvious now that the beer summit failed. No one apologized. Honestly, I did not expect Gates to apologize since that would cause a loss in the street cred that he has been yearning for forever. However, I thought Crowley would be forced into a phony apology and that Obama would apologize to appear presidential.

I admire Crowley for sticking to his guns and not apologizing when it is crystal clear that he was not in the wrong and is not a racist by any definition. The inverse is true of Obama. As the leader of this country, his "teachable moment" could have happened with an apology structured in the following way:

"I am sorry that I commented on a situation where I did not have all the facts. I looked deep within myself and really do understand that I am the President for all Americans, irrespective of color, class or political affiliation. While I will always fight against injustice, I will never make that mistake again".

How can Obama teach us anything when he has learned nothing himself? Even his participation in the beer summit proved to be a joke. To wit, the following is a quite from Sgt. Crowley:

"He provided the beer. He contributed in a small part," Crowley said. "He really wanted to bring two people together to try to solve not only a local issue in Cambridge but also what has become a national issue".

He contributed a small part! Has the leader of the free world now been reduced to a third rate bartender? Also, why was Joe Biden's presence necessary? What value does he bring to the table? Further, he drank a non-alcoholic beer. Now if Biden has a problem with alcohol, then
of course he should not drink a real beer. I would never call him a dry drunk and I know the left never engaged in that type of behavior with President Bush during his 8 years as President.

In summary, all the beer summit accomplished was to make Obama look like a purveyor of racial politics. His poll numbers are showing a clear deterioration in support and confidence from the American people. The fact that the beer summit failed will only serve to add momentum to his falling poll numbers.