Tonight On the Tonight Show, or How I Learned He Was Faking

"Somebody said that we're not in President Obama's Final Four, and as much as I respect what he's doing, really, the economy is something that he should focus on, probably more than the brackets...." While Coach Mike Krzyzewski (pronounced Mike Shi-Shev-Ski to the morons out there) was only being facetious (you can replace this word with droll, cheeky, or sprightly) when he made his suggestion to the President, he spoke some truth. There is a little... or a lot of truth in every joke.

I pose several questions to the President. Why is the economy being relegated as an equal to other matters? Why are you campaigning when you've already been elected? What is your plan? Allow me to elaborate on each of these.

Why does the economy seem so secondary to the President? In recent days there have been clips of President Obama relaying messages about the economy... and laughing. There is nothing funny about my parents having all of their retirement evaporate. Yet the President seems to think this topic is equal to the environment, poor detainees in Cuba, and what's left of our taxable income. I do believe in having a priority. Right now my future and that of my parents and children are at stake. Money is at the forefront (namely the lack of any money). What do Gitmo detainees and the environment have to do with the dwindling value of every company in existence? Obama is apparently too focused on partisanship and delivering goods to his loyals to focus on the real problems.

Why, when the country needs a President to be doing his job, is Obama campaigning on the various networks? He has already been elected. If he wants to make a statement, he should do like all other elected officials and have a set commentary. If he needs exposure or wants to calm us regular Americans, he should follow FDR and have weekly or nightly broadcasts. Above all he shouldn't act like the celebrity he is, and go on talk shows. That's why he has reps. It makes him seem like a total douche bag paparazzi hound. Next he will be seen in a club with Paris Hilton and doing a movie with the Rock.

Finally, if the president wants to truly alleviate all fears, he needs to be clear on his plan. It seems he's just playing it by ear, but he wants us to think he's had this all thought out from the start (before his primary inner circle all quit due to tax evasion and other problems). He needs to be truthful. If President Obama admitted he was having to put together a plan as problems arise, most Americans would accept it. However, he has built an entire culture around his appearance as a savior, from which he can't admit any lack of a plan. Basically, Obama dug himself a hole and he's got to build a ladder to get out.

Our President is failing on the side of maintaining popularity. You can only carry public approval so far, however. I don't care about political leanings at this point in history. I simply want the President to quit partying with celebs and begin locking himself in his office until he solves this crisis we're in. Instead, Obama is strolling around the media while regular Americans continue to lose their savings. If he were a regular working guy he might not be fired, but the boss would call him to his office and instruct him that his focus is seriously lacking... and his job is on the line. The American people are the President's boss. We should be telling him how his job performance has been lacking.