Nothing Wrong with being an Ideologue

This week President Obama made an appearance at a Republican retreat. One of his statements was, “I am not an ideologue.”

I’m not sure who he thinks he is kidding because that’s a flat out lie. He’s a complete ideologue. He’s governed like an ideologue this whole year. The Republican’s didn’t refuse to vote with Obama out of spite. His bills were written without their involvement. He and congressional leaders didn’t attempt to involve the opposition. That’s what you get when you have a super majority.

For the record, there is nothing wrong with being an ideologue. It’s called having ideas and sticking to your guns. I’m not looking for a president that is a puppet of the American polls. I also don’t want a president who is a centrist. Centrists are a joke. I truly believe that centrists don’t believe in anything. I want to know what someone believes and chose to vote for them based on that.

I understand that people want a president who is willing to work with the opposition. And I would agree that when you don’t have a super majority that you need to work with the opposition in order to get things done.

Obama made a statement that I agree with. “It’s only through the process of disagreement and debate that bad ideas get tossed out and good ideas get refined and made better. And that kind of vigorous back-and-forth, that imperfect, but well-founded process, messy as it often is, is at the heart of our democracy. It’s what makes us the greatest nation in the world.”

Mr. President, you’ve had everything you’ve wanted this last year. A super majority, a bully pulpit, you’ve been able to travel the world preaching your message unobstructed. You won the Nobel Peace Prize. The media didn’t challenge you. You got to spend 1.4 trillion dollars on Democrat projects. You’ve had the perfect year.

Now it’s time for you to be judged on your record. Don’t blame anyone else. Stand up and be a man. Don’t lie about who you are. You’re an ideologue. There’s nothing wrong with it.