Why should he?

Between his innate arrogance and years of benefiting from [read: "being shielded from reality by"] AA, how can he not regard those views as the inferior products of inferior minds?

A punk is a punk.

Obama´s stance is why it´s important for Republican leadership to declare, "well, the president has decided to rule more like a King, as if it´s his way or the highway. He´s not acting reasonable, or rational. His position is dangerous position, and I don´t believe the overwhelming majority of Americans support the liberal / progressive agenda of this president".

His strategy appears to be more in line with ruling rather than governing.

His alleged time in the ivory tower is as mythical as Tao´s dead girlfriend.
He is a bully, a punk with a narcissistic personality disorder, and a brain long addled with illegal drugs.
Nothing more.
I would rather see Chester Arthur come back to life and unseat the kenyan klown.

obama is a bitter clinger of socialism.

It would be nice to see the GOP stand up to him for a change instead of checking their wallets.

I think Obama wants to be perceived as tough and firm - which he isn´t - but he will cave and backtrack in a minute if there is the slightest sign of a resistance that the MSM can´t repel with devious reporting.

If Jug Ears keeps this up...methinks this four years will end up as a tragedy on many levels for this once great nation...

The feds would have better spent their time arresting the mob in the WH instead of the mob running the trash business.

The readers of this column have been aware for a long time that what we have here is a shallow, maladjusted, narcissistic sociopath who has raised self centeredness to an art form. If such an individual can say "They knew what I am yet preferred me to your candidate". With that perceived validation, all bets are off. We are in for a devil of a ride.

Here´s the unspeakable truth: Obama THINKS that this is governing.

Conditioning is still the most powerful force in shaping a mind and it´s still the best predictor of events.

He spent his formative years in foreign lands with tinpot heads of state. He attended university in areas where statism was viewed as normal and natural, and he lived/held office in Chicago - ´nuff said.

Too many - including the so-called voices of reason on the right - still believe that Obama is the same old Democrat, just a little more liberal. Or, they believe he is a Manchurian Candidate, a ´sleeper´ carrying out the wishes of others. Wrong again. He may have been influenced by some very evil people but his mission and his outlook are his own and they involve the personal destruction of anyone who disagrees, even on trivial subjects.

I expect his dual-pointed snake tongue to start darting out more often and the pupils in his yellowish eyes to return to narrow vertical slits.

Who cares about the pretense of likeable human any more?

Republicans had better wake up, and stand up. Or they´ll be walked out.

Ironic to me that the same Republicans who want to toss Colin Powell out of the party because he doesn´t share 100% of their views are offended that Obama can´t abide views he doesn´t share.

Pot, meet kettle.

One hundred per cent, #14? Please cite any conservative thinking from Powell, particularly from the last four years. Analogy fail by any measure.

Silly rabbit.

Obama will not negotiate and will probably continue to get his way 100%. The cry baby with his poor leadership has lost control of the house - the only body which could conceivably stop Obama. Miss Nancy is winning the votes with the help of a few republican defectors. She is effectively the speaker again. The spending will continue until the collapse of the currency which will be sooner rather than later. When they start printing the trillion dollar bank notes be sure to put Obama´s picture on them.

Stalin and Hitler had this same characteristic.

Impeach him!

It´s not "ivory tower." It´s infantile.

Why in the world the Republicans don´t hire a Lee Atwater-type spokesperson that will apply a scorched earth policy towards The Won - I will never understand.

Maybe this rabbit is a troll; he posted a comment quite favorable to gun control on another thread.

Obama´s attempts at playing the role of President are beginning to look more and more like a summer stock production of "I, Emperor Heliogabalus". In a way, though, it´s all to the good that he´s mostly concentrating on image, message, and presentation, however hammy. With his political agenda, imagine what an even worse mess our poor country would be if he and the rest of the Comrades were really competent.

"Ironic to me that the same Republicans who want to toss Colin Powell out of the party because he doesn´t share 100% of their views are offended that Obama can´t abide views he doesn´t share. Pot, meet kettle."

Ironic to me that the same posters continually bash us conservatives on a conservative site because we don´t share 100% of their views.

Gosh, I miss Photoonist and the Marine Captain......

Pot, meet kettle.

He´s never had to work for anything in his life. He´s never had to enter the give and take, the compromise, the exchange of views. Everyone´s always given him everything. In return, he pontificates. Being challenged is not part of his worldview. He´s like an affirmative action pharaoh.

The Republicans do not need to wake up and understand that Obama intends to destroy anyone who disagrees with him. They are already awake and they fear his power to destroy. If you were standing in front of him shouting STOP would you be very confident of survival? The people who voted him in are still with him and Democrat office holders still support him because the most important thing to them is to stay in power.

#2, succinct analysis and totally on point. Well said.

In addition to all the traits mentioned previously, Obozo never seems to miss an opportunity to work in the idea that "I won" over and over again. I really believe that he thinks that winning the election gives him the right to rule, not govern, the nation as he sees fit. And don´t bother bringing up any other point of veiw. It´s simply is not to be considered. And has anyone else noticed that all of his "gun control" measures and just "common sense"? Does that mean if you don´t agree with him, then you don´t have any common sense?

#3 I agree, as long as John Boehner doesn´t say it. He looks like a typical slimy politician.

Better if it came from Paul Ryan.

Check out The Battle of Athens, Tenn in 1946.

Had never heard of the armed WWII vets who "escorted" corrupt local pols out of office with dynomite.

Silly rabbit - tricks are for kids (and so is this President). He´s the President of the United States - not the President of the DNC or the debate (heaven help us) club.

Mr Obama is an unruly child that has tantrums when he does not get his way..Congress must act like the Parent and discipline Obama´s tantrums. They need to be strong and not pass any more and defend Our Constitution.

When will Obama fall? God, The Holy Spirit, says pride goes before destruction and a haughty spirit before a fall. It will happpen, but only God knows the time.

Where´s a nice big red fox when you need one?

I agree, #3. However, the Republican Party doesn´t have any leadership, as far as I can tell.

#2 I would rephrase and say a commie is a commie...

My Beastie Boy is itching for a bunny chase!
Ramona (the Pest)

"Obama begins his second term with a strategy to defeat and humiliate Republicans rather than a strategy to govern"

He never intended to ´govern´. All he ever wanted was to RULE, and to destroy that which he rules....


And party with his homies like someone who wins the powerball lottery every couple of months.

...both #14 and 15 are King Evil trolls! paid I`m sure by the far left American haters. They need to return back to their (under) Ground hog holes.

#39, as #15 I must ask how calling out #14´s silliness makes me a troll.

Hand wringing on ´what are we to do?´ The low-hanging fruit is entertainment. No boycott but each of us on our own make resolve to not partake in vids,dvds, cinema-going, dnloads and w/in 6 months calls will be made and visits arranged. I think things would change and/or certain figures ´moved out´ like Klingman...

It´s been shown that libs don´t have to govern or lead, just demonize the opposition. The press will give you at least 50% approval and cover up any scandals. We conservatives evidently have more racist code words than I knew. All is rosy.

What a puke.

And boy does it show...and he is teaching America´s young people how to be a "sore winner", oh those sour grapes sure are SOUR! I mean from observing his bizarre and intellectually immature behavior, you would swear that he actually lost the election...well did he?

#15/40 is a long-time poster and hardly a troll.

Regarding the article, I´m growing weary of reading about Obama´s detrimental effects on our nation and, consequently, our lives. What I´d like to see is an organized, articulate opposition to his destructive words and actions. He needs to be stopped. He can do a lot of damage in four years if the republicans continue to fold. It´s way past the time for our representatives to truly represent our interests.

I agree #29 in all caps!!!

Put somebody else out in front who can articulate the message with a fresh face. There are several. Cantor. Ryan.

Communicate! Get some ideas from successful ones such as Gingrich & Trump. They´re better than Boehner at conveying the message.

the title is RIGHT ON.....he reminds me of a kindergarten child who doesnt get his way........except he is an adult...or supposed to be