I realize the President thinks this is good politics.
President Obama's fiery speech to the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Foundation's dinner on Saturday evening drew a stiff rebuke Monday from Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), who questioned whether it was warranted for the president to tell black voters to "stop grumbling" and "put on your marching shoes."He should have learned by now not to trust his gut on what makes good politics. He's ticking people off. And judging by the increased frequency of these outbursts, it's clearly part of a coordinated campaign strategy that some brainiac came up with.
"Some of his words were not, I think, appropriate and surprised me a little bit," Waters said Monday morning on CBS. "I was curious about it."
The President needs to be taking advantage of the GOP's insanity to rally everyone to his side, not condescend everyone to his side. The condescension thing has already been tried, and failed miserably. Let's not try it again. There's too much at stake.
