The good ship SS Obama is facing a mutiny among it’s Democrat supporters

Top Democrat Says “Even I’ve Had Enough” of Obama

The good ship SS Obama is facing a mutiny among it’s Democrat supporters and devotees, as they scramble to distance themselves from the mounting scandals that are threatening to bring down not just the Obama administration, but the entire Democrat Party.

The Democrats already know that they will likely pay a price in November and lose control of the Senate for the absolutely horrible monstrosity of a law that is Obamacare.

Black Democrats are calling out Obama for his lack of action or attention directed at the black community, and some House Democrats are agreeing to investigate some of the scandals, like Benghazi, the IRS, and the VA.  Even one of his staunchest allies, Senator Dianne Feinstein, basically said he was lying about the circumstances surrounding the Bowe Bergdahl/Taliban prisoner swap.

Respected journalist (and liberal) Ron Fournier of the National Journal recently shared an email he had received from a very high-ranking and powerful Democrat that more or less said “even I have had enough” of Obama.  Fournier goes on to describe how numerous Democrats and liberals have been secretly and quietly complaining about Obama over the past couple of years, and how their patience with him is running thin.

The tipping point for this person was the Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl case—not the soldier-for-Taliban swap itself as much as how the White House mishandled its obligation to communicate effectively and honestly to Congress and the public. More than that, Obama’s team had failed once again to acknowledge its mistakes, preferring to cast blame and seek cover behind talking points.
“DC is hard, and depressing,” the Democrat wrote. “I still believe good comes from government (e.g. 8 million in ACA). But that Politico story is a cautionary one: good reminder that you can’t go so in the bunker [and] no longer identify legitimate criticism.” That day, Politico had posted a story channeling the White House communications team’s response to the Bergdahl backlash.

According to the senior Democrat, the Politico story showed that the Obama administration was tone-deaf, arrogant, and out-of-touch with reality.

I share this email to make the broader point and to offer a disclosure: In the 18 months since I began writing columns focused on the presidency, virtually every post critical of Obama has originated from conversations with Democrats. Members of Congress, consultants, pollsters, lobbyists, and executives at think tanks, these Democrats are my Obama-whispers. They respect and admire Obama but believe that his presidency has been damaged by his shortcomings as a leader; his inattention to details of governing; his disengagement from the political process and from the public; his unwillingness to learn on the job; and his failure to surround himself with top-shelf advisers who are willing to challenge their boss as well as their own preconceived notions.
“Dem Party is F****d,” wrote a Democratic consultant with strong ties to the White House and Capitol Hill during the botched rollout of the Affordable Care Act website.
A Democratic House member whose endorsement in 2008 helped lift the Obama candidacy told me in January, “He’s bored and tired of being president, and our party is paying the price.”
“Talented guy but no leader,” said a Democratic lobbyist and former member of Congress in March. “If he could govern half as well as he campaigns, he’d be a good-to-great president.”
Questioning why the Veterans Affairs Department hadn’t been overhauled months ago as promised by Obama, a senior White House official conceded privately to me, “We don’t do the small stuff well. And the small stuff is the important stuff.”

Fournier writes that he is reminded of the last two years of George W. Bush’s term as President, when numerous Republicans were frustrated with the Bush administration and seeking to distance themselves.  He also mentions how he respects the privacy and anonymity of the Democrats that are complaining now, and uses their criticisms in a broader sense to help inspire and shape his work.

He points to a recent tweet as an example, referencing Obama’s comment about the backlash over the Bergdahl/Taliban swap, in which he said “I’m never surprised by controversies that are whipped up in Washington.”  Fournier tweeted:

“Controversies whipped up in Washington” = “Controversies I began or fueled and refuse to shoulder any blame for, or to learn from” #Obama
I got that one from an Obama family friend. The same mistakes get made again and again, provoking a familiar chorus of friendly fire, which leads me to conclude that either Democrats aren’t being honest with the president, or he isn’t listening. Either way, when those closest to him are quitting on him, it’s hard to maintain the audacity to hope that Obama will change.

Fournier should be applauded for bringing to light the just-under-the-surface rebellion brewing amongst Democrats against the Obama administration.  It is becoming increasingly difficult for Democrats to focus on issues that are important to them, when they must constantly try to defend the indefensible or explain the unexplainable.

Like rats fleeing a sinking ship, it is quite likely that more Democrats will begin to complain and critique the actions and comments of the White House and administration.  Some will even start being open and vocal with their discontent, as Democrats race each other to see who can distance themselves the farthest away from Obama by the time the 2016 elections are upon us.

That is most likely the only hope Democrats have if they expect to retain any semblance of a national party holding any type of power in the future.  They know that the absolutely scandalous and corrupt behavior of the Obama administration has put their party at risk of being exiled into the wilderness of the American electorate if nothing is done to stop it or change course.

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SOURCE: http://www.capitalisminstitute.org/enough-of-obama/