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Does The Admin Consider Impeachment Possible?
Monty Pelerin / Economic Noise
Two days ago a post entitled Whiff of Impeachment addressed the increasing potential for the impeachment of President Barack Obama.
That post was not intended as a prediction. Impeachment is a rare action and very difficult to effect. The post explored how the once unthinkable is no longer so. Recent and expected future events were discussed in terms of their changing these probabilities.
An interesting sub-plot is provided by President Obama’s pathological narcissism. Is he capable of recognizing that his popularity has decreased and his vulnerability increased? His continued “pen and phone” threats and executive orders that bypass Congress suggest he does not.
Given Obama’s drop in popularity and increasing potential for legal problems, it would seem to be foolish to continue to try to diminish and invalidate Congress. Continued taunting indicates supreme confidence, confidence that seems to be rooted in Obama’s personality disorders rather than emerging facts
Obama’s massive ego likely prevents him from recognizing that the halcyon “messiah days,” which he milked for all they were worth, are gone and will never return. Like an over-the-hill actress, he continues to play a role that is no longer available.
To paraphrase Ayn Rand, he can ignore reality but reality is not going to ignore him. Nor is Congress.
Congress is filled with over-inflated egos. Taunting these people only creates ill will on both sides of the aisle.
Despite Obama’s continued bravado, someone appears to grasp the growing risk. The timeline below, described by M. Catherine Evans, is indicative:
Judicial Watch has fought for two years to get documents from the State Departments specifically pertaining to the talking points used by former U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice on talk shows. A federal judge finally ordered their release two weeks ago. Three days later, Obama hired Eggleston. Eight days later, JW went public with the e-mails.
Is this a coincidence? Don’t personnel change routinely among higher-level staff? Perhaps, but Neil Eggleston is an interesting pick given his experience. Ms. Evans and Politico provide background and possible rationale for his selection:
read more at Economic Noise:
http://www.economicnoise.com/2014/05/08/impeachment-considered-possibility-administration/
