President Obama's Public Mistress

You know I love and respect me some President Obama but I started feeling like his attitude towards the Black community was a little undercover.  He kind of likes to ignore us in the light of day but then romance us and call us when he needs us.  At least that's how I felt when he spoke at Al Sharpton's National Action Network Conference here, in NYC last week.  I couldn't help but feel a little cynical.  I mean after 2 years he almost ignores us and we accept and understand that because we know very well what he's up against. Just like a doting mistress would do.  And just like a good concubine understands her "man" and knows he has to deal with the demands of his tyrranic wife who doesn't know the real him and certainly doesn't support him the way she does.

Problem is, we can't act like a political "side piece" in these political times.  He could stand to stop acting so damn conciliatory and bipartisan and take care of the people who take care of him regardless to what pollsters might declare.  The 2012 election is coming up and I know he needs to draw on his base support to ready for the fight but you have to take care of home too no matter who's watching.  Black unemployment, education a wreck and housing markets imploding (disproportionatley affecting us) and we get a lecture about the importance of fathers.  But where's the policy attention to our plethora of issues?  My devotion and committment to him are genuine because yes, he's the first.  But he's also a balanced progressive and a damn good man.  Yes, too cautious, but we can't have it all.  Afterall, America would've never voted for a "John Shaft" kind of brother.  However, the office of the presidency is about setting policy and directing tax dollars to the issues and interests of your political platform (and PACS).  It's about who you're giving your money to.  Yeah, we know the wife has to get hers but we need some respect too.  Problem is the wife (Middle Class to Wealthy America) wants it all and doesn't want to share. Enter all the taxcuts for the wealthy.  And whenever this happens, it's always left to the husband/President to put his foot down and say what's what.