Pasadena Politics

I cannot help but ask this question in light of the ousting of a would be despot in Honduras (Zelaya) and President Obama’s support of him, the question has to be asked: Does President Obama support Freedom?

Obama seems to get along well with dictators, despots, and the unelected rulers of nations such as Venezuela, Cuba, Saudi Arabia, and Iran.   Yet the freely elected leaders of Nations, such as England or Israel, are treated with a certain level of disdain better lavished on the former group.   The situation is quite clear cut: Zelaya wanted to ignore the Constitutional term limit on the Presidency.    Following his insistence that he continue to rule the Military kicked him out at the behest of the Honduran Congress andit’s Supreme Court.    Far from a Coup, it was a referendum on his attempts to extend his leadership beyond the rule of law.   Was it the best way to handle it?     Perhaps, given the nature of Central American rulers who decide they enjoy the power more than the law that granted them that power. 

It would seem very natural that Hugo Chavez would condemn the ousting of Zelaya, but our own Government?    President Obama’s support of Zelaya, his chumminess with Chavez, his want to drop the embargo on Cuba, his bowing to the unelected leadership of Saudi Arabia, and his long hesitation to give support to Iranians who want to live freely because it became politically expedient for him to support a ‘recount’ make me wonder if he truly values freedom.    

His own actions to expand the role of government in the USA, any expansion of which limits the freedoms of the American people, lends more support for him not being clumsy but being conniving.   While it would not be the first time a repealing of the 22ndAmendment was introduced, it would seem to be the worst time in History to relearn why we had it installed in the first place.   Any term past his second would not be to the benefit of this nation but himself – a man who already acts above the law he espouses to uphold and his own words when he and his family jaunts about the Nation and World on vacation while Americans lose their jobs and he tells executives to be frugal or else. 

His hypocrisy is astounding, but quite telling and quite parallel with despots who rig the system to ensure the status quo once they have mastered it following years of complaining about it’s “unfairness”.      Will he respect the Constitution or will do what he can to unfairly tilt the next election in his favor?