re: #561 Charles

The GOP talking point of the day is that there’s nothing wrong with wanting Barack Obama to fail.

This is so wrong-headed I don’t even know where to start.

Criticize him, show where he’s wrong, point out the flaws in his policies, even mock the guy for his reliance on a teleprompter.

But when you say you want him to FAIL, even if you try to qualify it by saying “if his policies hurt America I want him to fail,” you are absolutely losing the support of the middle, who do NOT want any American president to fail.

The FAIL here is on the GOP side, and they’re doubling down on it. Bobby Jindal came out last night defending this crap, and now Fred Thompson is doing it too.

The Republican Party is in denial, and refusing to look at the real problems that have led to losing the last two major elections.

There is also the serious issue that wanting the President to fail in these difficult times means that you hope everything gets worse for America. Love Obama or hate him, if he fails as president, then this country will suffer for it.

The short form of it is that Republicans who say this would rather have America suffer for their own political gain then America succeed under someone else. To say that this is unpatriotic would be an understatement. It shows where these people place their priorities and frankly means that they serve themselves before they serve America.

Dare I say that this is a disqualification from office?