Obama: Courageous Just for Showing Up

Every day that I get a chance to listen to liberal talk radio, they are raving about how "courageous" US President Barack Obama (Democrat) is and how every decision that he ever makes is so full of courage. When he votes to have the government take over the healthcare system and then provide insurance to millions of new people, it is a decision that is full of courage, even though it is paid for on the backs of jobs providers and the young and through debt. When Obama decides to take out a terrorist that our nation has been hunting for a decade, it is a decision that requires lots of courage, because there is a lot to gain and very little to lose. Today on the radio they were raving about how much courage Obama has shown voting to spend money that the government does not have, control industries that the government does not have the authority or skills to control, and how it is so courageous of Obama to give speeches to adoring crowds on issues that he is fully prepared for. You see, to liberals and Democrats and the talk radio that they listen to, the word courage means the exact opposite of its meaning, in yet another example of bizzaro world seeping through.

Courage is defined as the ability to confront fear, pain, risk/danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. Obama's decisions are decidedly lacking in courage- he is defensive, watching the polls, hedging his bets, and always risking nothing with his statements and actions. He does not act rightly in the face of discouragement- rather he slinks farther in himself when faced with discouragement, turning sully and cold and passive aggressive. His decisions- to attack Libya, kill Osama, raise taxes, pile on debt, give things to others which he does not own, allow abortions, associate with terrorists, etc- betray that he lacks courage.

Ask yourself- who would you rather have at your side when things get tough- if terrorists were attacking, if bad guys were threatening you, would you trust Obama to stand up and risk danger and his life to take on odds greater then himself? This is purely hypothetical, of course, so it really is your personal gut feeling about the guy.

On the other hand, I guess you have to give it to the guy- he sat there and got schooled by a real leader who has real courage, and although he was staring coldly at the guy and had steam coming out of his ears, when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thoroughly embarrassed him he did sit there and face it with all the courage of a rat.

So I guess it does take a lot of courage for Obama to just get out of the House and go about his business, because he is nothing but a clown.