According to the latest Democrat propaganda points, President Barack Obama is not out of the mainstream, he is simply standing on principle. Well, we can't even give him that, at least not on the mosque controversy, as he now won't back up his earlier statements in support of its construction. But they're running with it, anyway.
When a conservative Republican takes an unpopular stand, he or she is just… unpopular. Democrats and the press loved quoting President George Bush's basement-level approval numbers and slamming his hard-headedness for staying the course in Iraq long after the American people had soured on our presence there. But did anyone ever praise him for standing on principle?
In Obama's defense, yes, presidents often do have to take unpopular stands. Acting in the best interests of America against the overwhelming tide of public opinion requires a strength of leadership not found in those who enter public life merely to be important people, as opposed to doing important things. Americans tend to understand this and other perils of the presidency.
Whether Obama is motivated by principle or narcissism matters little to the condition of this country (and he probably is motivated by some of both). But when a leader finds himself too frequently justifying his clashes with the majority of Americans, the question bears asking, whose side is he on?
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