Barack Obama's waste of time

Really? Barry O ... I've made excuses for you since your election, telling people that change doesn't happen overnight, that you're doing the best you can with the given situation, blah blah blah. So when I learned today that you called Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie to thank and congratulate him for giving monster Michael Vick a second chance, making a worldwide statement ... I sighed with disgust. Really?

As president of the United States, you have the floor, people across the world are in waiting for your thoughts, feelings and actions, whether they like you or hate your guts. With this floor comes the accepted understanding that you are a busy man, with wars, a bad economy, terrorism, high unemployment, etc. So to make a public statement like this with such a busy schedule, makes people pay attention.

Why on Earth would this be on your to-do list for the day or for ever? Michael Vick is a convicted monster. Does he deserve to be unemployed forever? No. Does he deserve to be re-instated into the NFL, which is a privilege, where he is idolized by impressionable children, makes millions of dollars and lives in luxury. Hell no. He didn't just make a mistake, he made a serious of mistakes for a long time and was only "sorry" after he got caught, which happens to most criminals! He was told by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell that his conduct was "not only illegal, but also cruel and reprehensible." Pretty strong words.

People deserve second chances but you shouldn't forget about their mistakes, especially if they were heinous. Vick deserves a second chance but he does not deserve to be a part of the NFL because he broke the rules and does not deserve the privilege. Shame on you Obama for making this statement. Yeah, you are probably fishing for votes but to make such a statement really is stupid and a waste of your time. How about trying to fix the state of affairs for the U.S. instead of trying to get votes and praise a monster! How about using a true success story as an example, like an individual who made a mistake but then worked to turn their life around, not some overpaid monster.