Rotten Experience

From: Anthony Bialy/The Conservatory

Those who adhere to an ideology based around promoting the perfectibility of man never improve themselves. It’s fruitless to hold out hope that the Occupy Wall Street-sympathizing pal or relative holed up in your attic is going to give up mooching and buy a suit with his tips from drumming.

People who are convinced that they’re correct despite overwhelming evidence that counters their worldview are unlikely candidates for self-improvement. Specifically, those who think that the solution to problems caused by government spending is more government spending are as set in their ways as zombies, with the difference being that zombies don’t have an excuse.

Barack Obama has developed a habit of not being able to find a clue that has persisted throughout his extended learning period. But his ignorance of how stuff works embodies a broader issue than the fact that he hasn’t held a similar job before to the one he lamentably staffs now.

Lack of time served is only one of Obama’s issues. He famously spent two measly years in Washington before deciding he was ready to be head of state. That said, most of the damage he’s inflicted during his tenure has been due to a warped ideology that compels him to act grabby at home and meekly abroad.

The only exception to his insipid track record comes in the form of George W. Bush’s anti-terror programs that he’s maintained, which is why the Defense Department must invent followup Predator drones that can stack terrorist corpses. Obama’s willingness to accept that some terrorists need to be detained or banished for eternity to a place where there are decidedly no virgins marks one of the few times he’s wised up after observing what’s happened.