A Conversation

“I am amazed at what Obama has been able to achieve in spite of obstruction from the Republicans.”

“He is a disaster.”

“OK, would you care to elaborate on why he is a disaster?”

“He is an unmitigated disaster.”

“ So don’t you think he did very well in turning the economy around? The US economy is now booming, an envy of the world. The unemployment has gone down, the stock market is in record territory and the outlook is excellent.”

“The economy is in shambles.”

“Care to tell me why you think that way? By what measure is economy in shambles?”

“The economy is in shambles. And he is a communist.”

“Hmmm, a communist. Which one of his action would you claim that makes him a communists?”

“He is a communist. He puts regulations.”

“Which regulations do you object to?”

“He is a communist.”

“I don’t think we are getting too far on this line of conversation. Perhaps we should examine his healthcare reform, Obamacare as you guys refer it as.”

“Obamacare is a disaster.”

“What makes you think that way? More people than ever have health insurance. That would prevent them from going bankrupt if they get a major illness. Even your own Ted Cruz is going to get on Obamacare.”

“Obamacare is a disaster.”

“I guess I will never get to understand why you think it is a disaster. Let’s move on to his foreign policy, perhaps there is something you may like.”

“His foreign policy is a disaster.”

“Are you talking about the fact that he got us out of Iraq and Afghanistan wars?”

“His foreign policy is a disaster.”

“Interesting. So you think that the Iraq war was a good idea?”

“We won. Bush was the man. He accomplished mission in no time.”

“OK, so we are news deprived are we? Were you aware that we spent over a trillion dollars and more than five thousand Americans died, and at the end the whole region is a mess?”

“We won. Bush was the man.”

“Aren’t you happy that we are not sucked into yet another war in Syria?”

“We should attack Syria.”

“..and create yet another Iraq?”

“We won in Iraq.”

“So, I think you are probably opposed to the deal that is being struck with Iran.”

“This is appeasement. Obama is Neville Chamberlain.”

“Do you know exactly what Neville Chamberlain did? What was the context? Circumstances?”

“I do not know. This is appeasement. Obama is Neville Chamberlain. We should bomb Iran.”

“Do you know the details of the deal?”

“No. We threw Israel under the bus.”

“Do you know that Iran has agreed to give up enriched Uranium, reduce its capacity to produce bomb quality material, and is willing to allow inspection of its facilities?”

“I don’t care. We threw Israel under the bus. Netanyahu says so.”

“Do you also know that even if Iran decides to violate the treaty, the time it would need to make a bomb will stretch to one year, instead of two months it was before the negotiation began? Does not that make the world safer, including Israel?”

“I don’t care. It is a disaster. He is an appeaser. We threw Israel under the bus. He is a Muslim.”

“Oh, why is that?”

“Because he is allowing Iran to make a bomb.”

“Oh, that is a new one.  So he is hiding the fact that he is a Muslim.”

“Yes, because he is a Kenyan, and he is a Muslim, and he is black…no, scratch that because you will think I am a racist.”

“Never occurred to me. Moving on. What do you think of the immigration proposal he has put forward? Immigrants are the reason why this country has prospered the way it has. Why not allow the undocumented to stay? As it is they are hardworking members of the community.”

“It is a disaster. They take away our jobs.”

“Most do menial jobs that no one else wants to do. Let us train them, make them productive citizens and beat the worker scarcity that is going to hit us as baby boomers retire.”

“No, they are no good. They are Mexicans. No, scratch that. You will think I am a racist.”

“We are beyond that. Hopefully you will agree that he is trying to prevent carnage on the street by advocating gun control.”

“That is an attack on the Second Amendment.”

“How is preventing a mentally challenged person from buying and carrying assault rifles a violation of second amendment?”

“Oh, he is Muslim. He is attacking our Second Amendment. He threw Israel under the bus. Next thing, he will bring Sharia law.”

“I think we are not having a very productive conversation.”

“No, because you are a communist and an appeaser; and you love that fellow in the White House who we hate passionately. He is a disaster.”