The Uber Prez

"The buck stops here." -- President Harry S. Truman

   Constant use of superlatives may be the mark of a successful salesman, but in politics and government it's usually an attempt to evade or avoid specifics, if not a vague move to cover up ignorance.
   To claim  a plan is wonderful, magnificent, outstanding and marvelous is one thing. But to add, "I'll provide details at the appropriate time," really means there is no plan at all. Moreover, the "appropriate time" never comes.
   "Only I can fix it," the president has said. "Believe me," he says. "Nobody knew health care could be so complex," he later admits.
   First question: Why should we believe him? Because he says so, is not a good enough reason. As for the comment that "nobody knew" something was so complex, that's an admission of ignorance, that Himself didn't know the issue was complicated. Everyone else knew.
   "I know more about ISIS than the generals, believe me," Super Prez declaimed. Yet one of the first things he did, less than three months into his term, was to delegate attack authority to the generals, giving his duty as commander in chief to the military.
   If he knows so much, how come he can't get anything done?
   And by passing the buck, he thinks he's evading responsibility if things go awry. If things go well, however, he can take the credit.
   One can Blow Smoke for just so long. Eventually, people become aware that the BS artist doesn't really know what he's talking about.