5 Signs of Liberal Co-Dependency

The article I read actually applied to relationships, not political parties, but re-reading the article about the Nanny State in the UK made me curious as to the signs of co-dependency.  I found this interesting article on the subject, which I have applied to the Obama administration:

5 Signs of Co-Dependency

1. A tendency to take responsibility for the actions of others. Someone who is co-dependent tends to feel that they are at fault, even when they had no control over a difficult situation. They blame themselves for not being able to prevent other people from acting poorly or making mistakes.

Could we not say that Obama’s “Apology Tour” exhibited this sign?  Travelling around the world apologizing for the evil United States (yet ignoring why those actions had been taken) in front of despotic leaders who are not democratically elected, murder their own people, and enslave their populations is surely a symptom of delusional thinking.  We also have Obama’s pledge not to “interfere” with the internal politics of other nations (Iran’s post-presidential election masacre comes to mind) yet he tells Israel how to run their country.  Hmmm…

2. A dependence on relationships, even when they are unhealthy. The co-dependent person’s greatest fear is abandonment. They are afraid that if they assert themselves or make another person upset that the person will leave them.

Obama and his fellow Democrats promised the world to their Liberal base.  We will leave Iraq!  Afghanistan is the only just war!  Universal healthcare!  No more “torture” or GITMO!  In reality, however, most of the anti-Bush tirades about the “war on terror” have been muted as President Obama has quietly adopted (or legally defended) those same Bush doctrines that kept the country safe for almost eight years.  But yet Obama downplays these things, the mainstream press goes along with it, and he is still a friend of the “working man” even though all the taxes he and his party want will destroy the jobs of the “working man.”

3. Feelings of guilt when they assert themselves. People who struggle with co-dependency often feel guilty. They think that they have no right to assert their needs, and, thus, feel badly when they have to inconvenience another person.

I am reminded here of the Henry Louis Gates-Gate.  Though it happened only back in July of 2009, Gates, who is black, was arrested for breaking into a house that turned out to be his, by a white police officer.  Without having any of the facts, President Obama said that the police “acted stupidly.”  When it turned out that the matter wasn’t so simple, Obama backed off his earlier statements (a pattern that he follows with almost every major declaration he has made when he runs into resistence.  And on matters of foreign policy, Obama has done things like snubbed the Dali Lama prior to his visit to Asia so as not to “offend” the Chinese (we owe them too much now thanks to Obama).

4. Struggles with chronic anger. Because the co-dependent person is continually giving up their needs for others, they can become chronically angry at others. They feel that it is unfair that they are always the one to compromise, give-in, and take care of others.

Obama has had a few flashes of anger, some are expected (his “date” night in NYC), but others are un-presidential such as his speech to Congress on September 9th regarding Obamakare where he said things like:

But know this: I will not waste time with those who have made the calculation that it’s better politics to kill this plan than improve it. I will not stand by while the special interests use the same old tactics to keep things exactly the way they are. If you misrepresent what’s in the plan, we will call you out. And I will not accept the status quo as a solution. Not this time. Not now.

As one writer put it:

Obama is, again, the incredible shrinking president. His anger — in speech after speech about healthcare, before and after the address to the joint session of Congress — is not just unpresidential, but has a constant negative effect, a gradual whittling away of whatever influence he may have abroad that has not already been surrendered in his June speech in Cairo.

President George W. Bush took more bad press in a week than Obama has taken during the entire time he’s been president but I don’t remember him getting so angry when people raised legitimate concerns about his ideas.

5. The tendency to become involved with people that need rescuing. People with co-dependency issues tend to get into intimate relationships with people who have a wide range of problems.

Where can we start?  We have the Unions who have the Democrats in their pocket, we have the Code Pinkers and other wacko Leftist groups floating around, not to mention the biggest one of them all… ACORN (whom Obama provided much assistance to during his “community organizer” days in Chicago).  Then we have the Reverend Wright whom Obama quickly dispatched when his crazy views were becoming a political liability.  Not to mention Bill Ayers… the list goes on and on…

The article finishes up with this piece of advice:

If you recognize yourself in these 5 characteristics, consider seeking out a therapist or other mental health professional that will be able to help you break free from these unhealthy patterns in your life.

Perhaps there is a support group for our president?

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