Flight 253 aftermath: Does Barack Obama take terrorism seriously?

  When the president finally addressed the American people on the failed terrorist attack on Flight 253, the visual was as striking as the delay in his reaction was confounding.  After three days of pondering the proper way to address the American people– if he thought about it at all– on the terror attack, the president finally found seven minutes to get away from his hectic vacation itinerary to talk to the American people.

  As Barack Obama remained silent,  his Homeland Security secretary, Janet Napolitano, made a complete ass of herself and while her remarks led many to believe that the people in this administration don’t really take the issue of terrorism seriously, the president was golfing, going to the gym, and swimming. What is that old adage? It is better to remain silent and let everyone think that you are a fool than to open up your mouth and prove it. That seems to be the philosophy that Barack Obama employed on this issue; the problem is that when you are golfing while many Americans are facing extreme travel difficulties over Christmas because of a terrorist attack on your soil, and you are out golfing, remaining silent proves that you are indeed not taking the issue of terrorism seriously. Once he opened his mouth, he proved it. Perhaps if Barack Obama had to travel in the same manner that the American people have to he wouldn’t be so casual about the issue.

  And speaking of casual, back to the striking visual that I alluded to at the beginning; I find it odd that the president would hold his seven minute press conference without even bothering to throw on a tie to look a little more professional. I really think that this administration doesn’t take this issue seriously and the fact that he was so casual in his time of response and in his dress when he finally responded is problematic. If he doesn’t take the issue seriously enough to take more than seven minutes out of his vacation to address the people, I am sure that those who would do this country harm certainly don’t think that he is serious enough about the issue to give them second thoughts about trying to carry out further attacks.

  Barack Obama just doesn’t seem to take this issue or this incident very seriously at all. He is too casual and appears too clueless on the issue. Americans needed a leader in this time of crisis– and make no mistake, this was a crisis– but the president provided no leadership. Instead he gave off the air of a person who felt inconvenienced that this would happen while he was trying to enjoy himself.

  After affording the American people seven minutes of his vacation time to casually address the people, he was so distraught by the attempted attack that he quickly resumed his vacation by heading to the gym for a workout. Meanwhile the incompetent people that he appointed to watch over the American people and keep us safe returned to the jobs that they have already failed at performing adequately.