["I am not a crook"] Not Guilty by Reason of Mental Defect and Character!

[Joe Cooper]

This week has revealed without a doubt that the Obama administration have
three political scandals that the masters of spin cannot ignore. To name
just one, the information surrounding the terrorist attacks in Benghazi,
changing talking points, and leaving four Americans to die, have been
labeled by liberals as part of another politically motivated conspiracy
theory. Interpreting Benghazi in light of the IRS targeting conservative
groups who oppose the President�s agenda, as well the government spying
on the Associated Press in the name of national security; conspiracy is
not the first thing that comes to mind, but rather political hubris. In
politics this is downplayed as political spin, but political spin is just
another word for lying. Lying is just another unfortunate and
uncontrollable symptom of political hubris, causing the suffering
political ideologue to believe that they are telling the �truth�.

Hubris refers to pride and arrogance. Political hubris is pride and
arrogance connected with a disconnection from reality, while
overestimating ones own competence or capabilities while in power. This
will be the historic legacy of President Obama and currently explains his
approach to his domestic and foreign policy agendas. The more common or
popular legacy he will leave will be one of incompetence. Incompetence is
one of the effects of political hubris working itself out in its final
stages. This can be seen, as President Obama is more concerned about
growing the size of an already large government rather than focusing on
current Presidential responsibilities. When this occurs you have a
dangerous combination of hubris and incompetence. Obamacare will not
cover this disorder.

Incompetence can be found in many places, but as an effect of political
hubris you find incompetence in 100 percent of the cases, followed by a
complete lack of character revealed by lying. No one likes a liar and
calling the President a liar is not offensive, it is just pointing out
another symptom of this crushing disorder. For instance, the President
being in the late stages of political hubris confusion with statements on
Benghazi like, �we have been clear from the beginning that we have been
unclear� are becoming more regular. This statement by itself could just
be stress or lack of clarity, but when combined with evidence and ongoing
talking points on the Benghazi narrative we can now see the President�s
complete disconnection from reality as political hubris. President
Obama�s disorder would be much more easily diagnosed if the Surgeon
General gave as much time and attention to this issue as the Obama
Administration has spent spying on the Associated Press or the IRS
targeting conservative groups.

Another very common issue with the disorder of political hubris,
especially in big government, is that this mental and social disorder is
very contagious. We can clearly see this from the Attorney General Eric
Holder�s testimony on the scandal surrounding why he authorized the
warrants for emails from the Associated Press. A.G. Holder�s answer to
the House Judiciary Committee in support of his decision was not only
arrogant and prideful, but once again showed a complete disconnection
from reality. If the Attorney General supports such a drastic measure for
national security, then his answers to Congress should be more than �I do
not know�I do not know�I don�t know� when asked to explain himself. Once
again, this instance alone could be explained by many other factors, but
when seen in the light of New Black Panther Party (NBPP) voter
intimidation case, Fast and Furious, and now the AP email scandal, we
have all the symptoms of the same disorder infecting the President and
most of Washington.

We can only hope that Sarah Hall Ingram, head of the office responsible
for tax-exempt organizations that resigned due to the IRS targeting
conservative groups is not in the late stages of this crippling disorder.
It appears she is infected because instead of having the human reaction
of taking responsibility and experiencing humility by truly resigning,
Commissioner Ingram is now the director of the IRS Affordable Care Act
office. In this position, with power over which citizens to tax for not
having health coverage, we can only pray that this disorder allows her to
switch from targeting conservative groups to merely taxing citizens who
cannot afford health insurance and cannot pay the extra tax. This new
focus of targeting poorer Americans should be great replacement therapy
for Commissioner Ingram.

While the disorder of political hubris may seem like a laughing matter,
it is real. It is as old as human history. When we study Rome, Greece,
and military history we find this problem again and again. While
political hubris will never be seen as a disease or disorder, we can
still recognize it for it is and hold our leaders and ourselves
accountable.

James Allen
townhall.com


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