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.

Rasmussen Reports - Gates Incident

According to the polling firm run by Scott Rasmussen, 26% of Americans think that President Obama did either a good or excellent job answering the question regarding the radical, Harvard Professor Louis Henry Gates. 46% found Obama's handling of the question to be poor.

What is even more interesting is that 29% of black people did NOT rate his answer as excellent or good. While that may seem like a low figure, it is not when one factors in that Obama received more than 95% support from this group of voters.

The Gates incident, as illustrated by Rasmussen Reports, has damaged his Presidency. His poll numbers showed immediate deterioration after the press conference. If we follow the trail of logic set forth by the left during Bush's 8 years in office that dictates following the will of the people, then only one course of action is justified. Press Obama needs to hold another press conference and apologize to the American people for commenting on the Gates incident when he did not have all the facts. Sure, he can have a scripted moment with Professor Gates and Officer Crowley and pretend that it is a "teaching" moment.

The only lesson that was taught was that President Obama has a clear bias and is not truly the President of all Americans.