You don’t need to be old — or have a wealth of experience — to understand that the federal government in the United States is huge. : That being said, one could easily deduce that because government is so big; it’s incredibly hard for it to act decisively. : Last week, the president “played Hardball with Chris Matthews” and gave another nauseating analysis on why Obamacare is a disaster. In short, he essentially said that big government is the problem. : You don’t say, Mr. President.
So, does this mean that Obama isn’t that smart, or just willfully ignorant about the inner workings of government? : Keep in mind that the lack of action from government was explicitly seen under a Republican administration when Hurricane Katrina wrecked New Orleans.
Nevertheless, conservative columnist George Will aptly noted that this president “enlight[s] upon the obvious with a profound sense of original discovery” when it comes to how government works. : Regrettably, we still have a few years left with this president. Let’s see what happens.