Writing for
The Week, James Poulos
considers both the recent poll finding that 34% of Republicans said President Obama is an imminent threat to the United States, and the faux outrage that caused among our fellow citizens on the left. The article title sums up his conclusions:
Yes, our own president can be an imminent threat to the United States
The article which follows is amazingly even-handed, given our times. As Poulos observes, just because a few nutcases want the President impeached for treason, doesn't mean the 34% are necessarily wrong.
Even if you think it's difficult to truly derail America (as many Obama-haters do), you probably understand that the president can hand out stupid, harmful mistakes like candy — around the world and here at home.
Ever since 9/11, our presidents have struggled in vain to convince us we wouldn't have been better off without them. It seems clear that neither Bush nor Obama will be seen to have secured the true confidence of the American people.
And Poulos concludes:
Laugh all you like at those "crazy" Republican respondents: They're just saying out loud what millions of us — Team Hillary included — either believe or fear.
COTTonLINE agrees "it's difficult to truly derail America." Its difficulty should not embolden Presidents to try; we do not need a loon in the White House boasting "Watch this!" as he puts us in for the Darwin Award.
