J.L. Kunkle

I might have been a bit hard on Obama in the preceding posts, and I want to make it clear that though I may occasionally disagree with his methods, being an American I will continue to support his efforts in any way I can. It is to be hoped that lacking any means of feedback between the American citizenry and the Obama administration and/or Congress, that perhaps somebody in Washington cares enough to skim through blogs from time to time to gauge their own performance and perhaps make adjustments when necessary. A much more civilized discourse, I think, than bleating like sheep at townhall meetings: “Four legs good! Two legs bad!” (see George Orwell’s Animal Farm).

Pursuing this analogy further, and knowing who most of the other characters in Animal Farm represent in our current political climate, I think it is important right now to find out who is our current Napoleon. Here’s a hint: it is not Obama.

P.S. Why are congressmen and the President wasting so much time with townhall meetings anyway? Do they actually think these individual, limited access events are in any way indicative of the national mood? Even FDR knew enough to communicate through fireside chats on the radio, hoping for the greatest audience. This is intelligent use of broadcasting media, and now with the internet, they don't even need to go for prime time, just use official, non-partisan e-mails—keep the troops informed.