Cult of Personality Continues

President Obama doesn't seem to realize he's no longer campaigning. He continues to make the news circuits, hold events, and otherwise attempt to dominate the 24-hour news cycle ... exactly the behavior one would expect in a campaign.

His campaign website is still up and running strong, too. In fact, he's trying to use his incredible campaign machine to drum up support for his "plan." (Put in quotes because it is more a hope than a plan ... certainly far less than a strategy.)

On his site, he outlines the "plan" as follows:
"President Obama's plan will rebuild and renew America by creating jobs and investing in the three areas most critical to our future:
Energy — Transforming America's economy to run on clean and renewable energy in order to create new American jobs and industries
Health care — Comprehensively reforming health care so that families, businesses, and government are relieved from the crushing costs that impede economic growth and prosperity
Education — Reforming and investing in America's education system so that citizens are prepared to compete in a global economy."

To the right of that, there is a sign-up block that invites users to pledge their support:

"I support President Obama's bold approach for renewing America's economy
I will ask friends, family, and neighbors to pledge their support for this plan
First name: *
Last name: *
Email: *
Zip: * "


I cannot recall any President asking citizens to "pledge their support" to the president's broad goals (isn't that what elections are for?) This sounds more like the adoration required of the populace of Hitler's Germany, North Korea, or some South American dictatorships than anything seen in the U.S.A.

Enough of the "transforming" and "reforming" broad strokes, Mr. President! If you're going to ask Americans to support your plans, at least be honest enough to tell us what they really are. That "transforming America's economy to run on clean renewable energy" really means that gas, oil, and coal will be taxed into unaffordability. That "comprehensively reforming health care" means the end of private health insurance (perhaps not immediately, but that will be the outcome.) That "investing in education" means building new schools in cities where they're already closing existing schools due to declining enrollment.

There is a ray of hope in all this: even the Democratic Senators who are questioning Obama's budget say they haven't felt any pressure from his "army" of supporters.

Perhaps our fellow citizens are starting to wake up to the reality that we made a poor choice.