Chris Matthews on Obama

This is really an interesting interview to me.  If you ever watch Television News Talk shows then you have most likely heard of Chris Matthews.  He is currently the host of Hardball on MSNBC and has worked for many news organizations. A speechwriter during the Carter administration, Matthews later worked for Speaker of the House of Representatives Tip O'Neil, which involved him in many key political battles with the Reagan administration.  He has had an unsuccessful campaign run for the Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district seat in the US House of Representatives in 1974 so he has had a LONG career of politics in America.

So why do we care what Matthews has to say?  Well, normally I would agree with you if you posed that question but what is interesting is this recent interview with him in which he poses MANY tough questions regarding the Obama administration.  Basically Matthews says Obama is not worth electing again as he hasn't done anything for the country and he has no clear-cut plan describing what he will do for the country.  Matthews further rants that people are waiting for direction from Obama and wanting him to give us something to do; in other words, lead!

Matthews speaking of Obama says, "Ask us to do something. There is no Peace Corps. There is no Special Forces. There is no 50 mile hikes. There’s no moon program. There’s nothing to root for."

Matthews goes on in the interview to slam Obama and his credibility to lead.  He talks of how he doesn't communicate with congress and he is off doing what?  He challenges with things like, "What are we trying to do in this administration? Why does he want a second term? Would he tell us? What's he going to do in the second term? More of this? Is this it? Is this as good as it gets? Where are we going? Are we going to do something the second term? He has yet to tell us. He has not said one thing about what he would do in the second term. He never tells us what he is going to do with reforming our healthcare systems, Medicare, Medicaid, how is going to reform Social Security. Is he going to deal with long-term debt? How? Is he going to reform the tax system? How? Just tell us. Why are we in this fight with him? Just tell us, Commander, give us our orders and tell us where we’re going, give us the mission. And he hasn't done it."

This is a clear indication that even the "left" has left Obama.  Matthews poses great questions and his discussion sounds more like something I would say than a liberal like he is.  Wake up America!  Obama is just smoke and mirrors and I want to know who is the puppeteer behind him! Very interesting indeed.