I\u2019ve treaded and read extensively of the mystery of the Obama Presidency. It\u2019s simple: A self-anointed messiah of global socialism who\u2019s used the WH to get his agenda through at all cost.<\/p>\n
From the outset, he\u2019s stood before the teleprompter searching for charitable lamentations whenever he\u2019s caught delivering less than straightforward appraisal of his new policies. It\u2019s all lies! <\/p>\n
When caught and cornered he denies it or blames some poor sap in his inner circle for giving ill-prepared materials. He\u2019s cemented the reputation of the Talker-in-Chief, not the Great Communicator. The latter is solely Reagan\u2019s.<\/p>\n
He addresses the Ferguson inferno in search of constructive discussion about lawlessness. He did it knowing there\u2019s no civil rights or religious leader who could steer it. Yet he refuses to fill the void in an honest effort to bring calm across the country. He specializes in the concept of vagueness using his favorite tools of denial or passing the blame to the staff he\u2019s turned into doormats. Notice how many have left after enduring subsequent career ruination?<\/p>\n
Obama and former AG Eric Holder have purposely exploited constitutional and administrative authority on lawmaking that is solely the purview of Congress. So far he\u2019s dished out one on immigration through the term of \u201cmemo\u201d rather than executive order. Sure, it may fall within the definition of \u201cadministrative\u201d order but it\u2019s still a form of lawmaking violating the concept of separation of powers. A recent court memo says it\u2019s unconstitutional!<\/p>\n
Recently, he told the American people \u201cI hear you\u2026\u201d Fine. This time, sir, it\u2019s vital that you return to figure out if they\u2019re even listening to your empty reply. You had the opportunity to solidify a legacy as a very influential head of the world\u2019s most powerful country. But your one lies too many has compromised it as just an inconsequential bystander. <\/p>\n
Wounded as I may be, let\u2019s see how else would you play out your useless presidency over the next two years. This strange legacy reminds me of someone closer to home. But we\u2019d leave that for another day. Did you hear me? <\/p>\n
The Journey<\/strong> I\u2019ve seen the wild seesaw swing when spouting on the concept of self-government. This too is expected given the very slow process in what\u2019s known in a democracy as political maturity. Unfortunately, it doesn\u2019t have a ready manual to follow whenever we veer off track. It all comes back to, yes, \u201cwe the people.\u201d<\/p>\n The political season spurs something new rhetorically. After all is said and done a victor and villain emerge. One places his best foot forward nervously while the other sashays into oblivion. The victor embraces old problems with new hope. Without leadership old problems quickly graduate into \u201cold\u201d normal. Would this really shift this time around? We shall see in a short while.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve learned to roll with the punches of grand ma\u00f1ana painfully serving the role of a sponge absorbing our inability to \u201csay what we mean and mean what we say.\u201d We seem content with the absurdity as \u201cdo-nothings.\u201d The viciousness of fiscal scarcity would force reality check sooner than later. <\/p>\n Painful reality would set in as the mad scramble for more of nonexistent revenue hits rock bottom. Would another $7.1 billion casino help? There\u2019s nothing else to hang my hat on, so to speak. Perhaps a nervous crossing of the fingers ought to allay my unjustified fear for now. But it seems I\u2019ve been down this road before!<\/p>\n Travails with casino industry<\/strong> The $7.1 billion project for Saipan is overly ambitious. While BSI successfully raised $100 million recently, it needs $900 million to fulfill its first billion dollars. This undertaking could be one hellish journey just to secure the promised $7.1 billion casino. <\/p>\n Then there are realistically difficult hurdles like the need for 3,000 to 6,000 workers to build and staff the facility. Even more mind-numbing is what I call \u201cinfrastructure deficit\u201d\u2014lack of water, power, sewer and roads\u2014in places selected as the likely venue for the Saipan casino. <\/p>\n Isn\u2019t it true that basic infrastructure determines development? Has the NMI invented house construction from the roof down? If so, this should be patented forthwith (as recommended by Ioanes) so it is spread throughout the global village. Dios mihu!<\/p>\n I\u2019m equally enthusiastic that casino works so it becomes a component of our leisure industry. But like the marshmallow test, it\u2019s good to step back to figure out the beast first before plunging off the cliff of no return. <\/p>\n Mystique of \u2018noche buena\u2019<\/strong> Like most folks, maybe my sense of fear is in the uncertainty of the New Year. We struggle to stay calm to think things through in order to exit the circle of confusion and the deepening bad times. Therein lies the excitement of the challenges occasionally soothed by our razor thin sense of hope. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I\u2019ve treaded and read extensively of the mystery of the Obama Presidency. It\u2019s simple: A…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[256,529,312,67],"class_list":["post-187840","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-opinion","tag-casino","tag-macau","tag-obama","tag-people"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=187840"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/187840\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=187840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=187840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nIt\u2019s been a long though worthy journey writing about issues that matter. I\u2019ve done it with a higher sense of purpose beyond self. We may differ on views. It is expected deferring to the proverbial coin. Yes, a lot of our folks have yet to learn separating people from issues. But I also expect great strides on this score as more folks hone basic literacy.<\/p>\n
\nA quick glimpse into an article in the South China Morning Post about Macau\u2019s casino suffering heavy losses as a result of China\u2019s decision to purge corruption in the gambling hub clipped my optimism that such an industry would make it here. In fact, Macau would be forced to diversify its economy to other than gambling. Must be a lesson to glean so we put one and one together.<\/p>\n
\nThere\u2019s something about the holiday season that is a mystique in itself. I know the event revolves around the birth of the Ni\u00f1u Jesus. But there\u2019s that mixed bag of sentiment that is sometime difficult to navigate, e.g., ominous nervousness, calmness and joyfulness all wrapped in one.<\/p>\n