Those pesky ‘special interests’

Contrast that with our dear president today. Here’s an individual who spent nearly his entire campaign and certainly the first months of his presidency railing against the “special interests” that have corrupted this town. Whenever his agenda was heading south, Obama would take to the airwaves, and in typical leftist fashion, would play the victim card, usually aiming his sights on “special-interest groups” hell-bent on preserving the status quo in Washington.

That’s some good rhetoric, no? Consistent? Hardly. Later today, the president travels to Wheaton, Md., to hold a satellite town hall on his unpopular health reform law. Apparently, internal White House polls show that while most Americans hate this piece of legislation, they’re willing to keep an open mind and see how the new measure will affect their daily lives.

The administration will spend countless hours and millions of taxpayer dollars marketing this stinker to average Americans, hoping to change their minds.

Yet one dirty little secret the administration won’t hype is that it’s now asking dozens of health groups and associations to roll up their sleeves and pitch in. That’s right, those same “special interests” Obama excoriated along the health reform trail, he’s now cozying up to and hoping they’ll pull their weight.

I ask you, Mr. President, what do you think of them now? Are they only the devil when you say they are? Where’s the consistency in that?

The problem with this little charade is it continues to undermine Obama’s credibility as a leader on domestic policy issues. What are everyday Americans to think of these healthcare providers when one day they are akin to the Taliban, and the next, they’re champions for the “little guy” for no other reason than our president chooses to say so? Playing politics with these job creators and service providers is hardly a profile in executive leadership.