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In his commencement address at Arizona State University on May 13, President Obama said that, “building a body of work…is about the daily labor, the many individual acts, the choices large and small that add up to a lasting legacy.”
As he fulfills this definition in his presidency, let’s look at eighteen hard and soft positions belonging to Barack Obama and his administration to evaluate whether—so far—the results are good or bad for the country.
1. ENEMIES LIST
- Hard on condemning their critics (especially Rush Limbaugh).
- Soft on condemning radical Islamic terrorism (even to the point that Obama’s Homeland Security Secretary avoids the term, preferring “man-caused disasters”).
2. TERRORISM
- Hard on closing the Guantanamo Bay prison by the end of the year and halting tough interrogation procedures.
- Soft on explaining what will happen if released terrorists do more harm at home or abroad and also explaining how easing up on captured terrorists helps prevent future attacks that are as bad as or worse than September 11, 2001.
3. MIDDLE EAST
- Hard on demands on Israel (asking it to make even more concessions to its enemies).
- Soft on pressuring the Palestinians, the Iranians and those who want to see Israel destroyed.
4. TAXES
- Hard on increasing taxes on those who pay the most (while assuming their commercial behavior won’t be affected by confiscations of their wealth).
- Soft on justifying why more money should be given to those who pay little or no taxes (while assuming they’ll paid back for “spreading the wealth around” by voting for Democrats).
