Obama's Enemies List

It was Richard Nixon who created what became known in the press as his "Enemies List" towards the end of his first term in office. The list was a compilation of those individuals who'd, in the opinion of the President, wronged him. Those individuals were the focus of his ire and, sometimes, the focus of his retribution.

Fast forward to 2009: President Obama has initiated his own "enemies list" declining to provide administration officials to Fox News for interview. I fully realize that Fox News is one stop to the right. I also realize that MSNBC, CBS, NBC and ABC are one stop to the left and President Bush NEVER excluded those networks from his administration.

Absent from this Administration is any sense of proportion regarding those who oppose its policies. Former President Carter has called those who oppose Obama "racist" and Speaker Pelosi characterized them as "thugs" and "gangs". The truth is that any Administration should be in the business of building coalitions vice creating divisions and the Presidents actions regarding those who disagree with him have been disappointing.

Bottom Line: I don't consider myself to be a racist, a thug or a gang member. What I do consider myself to be is a loyal American who has fundamental disagreements with the President.