Will America Really Say Yes to a Second Date with this Guy?

If the past four years were a first date with Obama, would you agree to a second date?

To hear him lately, he sounds like a guy standing on a woman’s steps at the end of what has been a disastrous night. Because the would-be Casanova didn’t take the time to do a little research, he chose an overpriced restaurant with poor service and bad food. During the dinner he picked out an expensive, but crappy wine that is sure to leave his date with a hangover. His best accomplishment, a complex bouquet, turned out to conflict with her allergies, and she had to toss them out. When the waiter shows up asking if they’d like coffee or dessert, she intervenes, knowing far too much money has already been spent on the interminable date. She could brew herself a cup of tea at home.

Eventually, the bill shows up and he reaches into his wallet pulling out some bills, but doesn’t have enough money to pay for the meal. So he asks her to pay for nearly half of the bill, which she does on her already stretched-thin credit card. They arrive at her steps and he’s talking about himself (again) and the good time he showed her: the leisurely service gave them time to chat, and her paying for almost half the meal on credit was an investment in their future.

Still, no apology or plan about how things will be better the next time out.

The once-again wooing President Obama is nearing the end of his first date with America, and he’s now making the hard sell for the second. Just a few days ago, he told the leaders at the G8 Summit how wonderful his time in office has been for America. We “worked to get our own fiscal house in order in a responsible way. And through it all, even as we worked to stabilize the financial sector and bring down our deficits and debt over the longer term, we stayed focused on growing the economy and creating jobs in the immediate term.”