Ollie North: Great Expectations

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Great Expectations
By convicted felon Oliver North | January 31, 2010

Regardless of station in life, faith, or philosophy, unfulfilled expectations are the greatest cause of anger, frustration and discontent on the planet. That's true whether those expectations arise in the interaction of husbands and wives, parents and children, teachers and students, employers and employees, businesses and customers, leaders and the led, or politicians and their constituents. Mr. Obama apparently doesn't grasp this fundamental truth of human nature.

Resolving the "friction" of unfulfilled expectations requires a straightforward recognition of personal responsibility for commitments -- perceived or real -- that have not been satisfied, and a determination by the parties involved to do better in the future. My experience with this process with my wife, children, and colleagues usually begins with an acknowledgement of mistakes or errors I have made and includes the words, "I'm sorry" or a similar phrase.

When Mr. Obama was campaigning for president he promised "hope" and "change." A majority of the American electorate believed these nebulous ideas would make life better for us and our children. We now know better.

Current poll numbers -- the lowest for any Chief Executive at this point in office -- reflect the unfulfilled expectations of millions who voted for him. Yet, the president's first State of the Union address indicates he still doesn't get it.

Absent from Mr. Obama's lengthy lecture to the assembled masses last Wednesday night was any recognition of personal failure, error or even the hint of an apology. Instead he ascribes blame to his predecessors, political opponents, even the Supreme Court for all our problems. Apparently apologies are still reserved for our nation generally -- and are delivered in front of "blame America first" audiences overseas.


Rest of article at: http://www.military.com/opinion/0,15202,209858,00.html?wh=news

[bemildred]

1. Ollie talking about "recognition of personal failure, error ..." is pretty funny.

[alp227]

2. Who cares what a disgraced crook who helped sell weapons to a terrorist nation has to say?

This article is straight garbage with a substance-free attack on DADT and the President.

[Democrats_win]

3. Unfulfilled expectations = greatest cause of anger. Is it true?

It's not even true in this specific instance! I'm more angry about the fulfilled expectations of the un-elected bush presidency. Every problem in America and many in the world are a direct result of bush. For this bush-athletic supporter to speak before FIRST apologizing for supporting bush, shows that his views are irrelevant in a world that was destroyed by bush.

(If you don't beleive bush is the root of our problems consider the commodity crisis under bush: 1 million people probably starve every year when commodity (i.e. food) prices went up. The commodity crisis was partly caused by bush's oil wars which opened the market for food-into-energy industries....on and on the bush destruction of the world goes.)

[Mopar151]

4. A 'Barracks Commando" prone to mental breakdowns

And only a passing acquaintance with the truth.

[classysassy]

5. Ollie,Ollie please return to your

hole in the ground,and be happy you are not where you should be,