Vindicated Poem by NAYYAR SHABBIR AHMAD

London's most prestigious, newspaper - (according to it)
accepted my predictions about Barack Obama's Term in Office
entitled: ‘History ties his hands.'
But it watered down it's contents so considerably
‘due to a lack of space' it told me
that I knew, ‘space' had nothing to do with it

SPACE - my foot!

It had everything to do with ‘getting carried away with the Occasion
just like the citizens of the United States were VERY happily doing

After 8 years of divisiveness under George Walker Bush
Obama, I hear, was destined to become America's Saviour
Close the racial divide existent within his Country
Create jobs
turn a sluggish economy around
blah-blah-blah
and etc.

In short, he could do no wrong
Expectations of him were so impossibly high
That I actually began to feel sorry for the Guy

But, then - wait a minute
Who shouted: ‘Yes we can', the loudest?
He did!

When he swore: ‘I'm going to Washington to change its old ways, '
everyone applauded.
When he promised. I'll bring back the ‘out-sourced' jobs to America
Etc.
People believed what they wanted to hear.
When he swore he'd follow Roosevelt and put the US back to work
People believed him
He was positive he'd get his way with the Israelis
(He couldn't get them to budge an inch!)

And my warning that, ‘History ties his hands' or my
suggestions to the Americans that Hilary Clinton
would make a better President, fell on deaf ears.

‘Yes, we can! ' was his mantra
‘No, you can't, Mr. Obama', was mine
He's extremely good on rhetoric
Empty rhetoric won him the Nobel Peace Prize when his term in office had hardly begun - for promising to reach out to Muslims, amongst other things
But, talk is cheap -
oratory and bombast are fine
So long as the Democrat doesn't have to lock horns
with an intransigent Republican Party.

Thanks to both Parties
There has been virtual paralysis on Capitol Hill

Anyway the Democrats don't know what Obama stands for
He doesn't know what he stands for, either

From Day 1 of his Presidency nothing seemed to go right for him
He promised to get rid of the Prison in Guantanamo Bay within a year
That was 4 years ago
And, who ever told an enemy well in advance that the
Americans were leaving Afghanistan in 2014?
Chuckle. Chuckle.
Obama did!
Naturally, the Taliban are relaxing in the shade
Waiting to get their way - when the Foreign troops go away

To be fair to Obama
Although he he hasn't been able to do anything about
Jobs, growth or the economy, etc.
He'll always be remembered for introducing ‘Medicare'
I hope selfish interests don't wreck his health bill
He'll also be remembered for the increase in out-of-control, answerable to no one,
Drone attacks on Nations like Pakistan and Yemen

The only reason he'll get another term in Office
Is because he has a lack-lustre Opposition

So America get ready for 4 more years of his
Punishing medicine.
He's looking forward to a second Term.

But, does he know what he's all about?