Ouch! Obama's WaterLOOGIE?

Rumors about the level of Obama's narcissism are sure to multiply after what Republican Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) apparently has revealed. In particular, it is being reported that Grassley has gone public with a narcissistic moment for Barack Obama.

I've long maintained that the best way to defeat evil is to get it to unmask itself. If these reports are correct, Grassley may have gotten Obama to do a little unmasking.

Before reading the below excerpt from the National Journal, allow a recent quote by Obama to sink in for a moment. When asked about the idea that politics is being played with his health care bill, Barack said, "This isn't about me". Let that marinate as you read this:

Grassley said he spoke with a Democratic House member last week who shared Obama's bleak reaction during a private meeting to reports that some factions of House Democrats were lining up to stall or even take down the overhaul unless leaders made major changes.

"Let's just lay everything on the table," Grassley said. "A Democrat congressman last week told me after a conversation with the president that the president had trouble in the House of Representatives, and it wasn't going to pass if there weren't some changes made ... and the president says, 'You're going to destroy my presidency.' "

The White House did not respond to requests for comment.

Has Obama picked the wrong Senator to dis? Perhaps, as WSJ's Kimberly Strassel reported on July 17th, Grassley strongly resents how he was treated by the Obama administration relative to not being included in the writing of this bitter health care pill, er bill.

Committed as he's been to getting legislation, the Iowan has been clear on what he considers nonnegotiable. The White House and liberal Democrats have cavalierly ignored these parameters, vexing him greatly in the process. There are growing signs the Republican may exit the table. He won't have walked away; he'll have been shoved.

Surely, Mr. Grassley wouldn't be THAT upset, would he?

Perhaps not, until one takes a look at how the Obama administration has been treating a group of people Grassley views as residing in his own political hen house. Namely, the Inspectors General. Grassley is widely regarded as THE Senate Watchdog when it comes to the IG's who have arguably been dissed by Obama far worse than Grassley has been on this WaterLoogie health care legislation.

Byron York has been all over the AmeriCorps story, which involves IG Gerald Walpin but there are other IG's getting dissed left and right including the one at AMTRAK, the International Trade Commission, and TARP with reportedly more to come.

Grassley appears to be getting ever more closer to each one of these IG scandals that began unraveling when Walpin was given one hour notice that he was being fired back in June. Here is a video of York explaining it all on Glenn Beck's show:


I simply can't help wondering if Grassley would be going public with extremely damaging quotes from Obama or aggressively pursuing the IG scandals like this if he'd have been an actual part of crafting the health care legislation.

Hugo Chavez may have been correct when he said Obama has bitten off more than he can chew.

For some reason, the word, "Waterloo" appears to be sticking in reference to Obama and his health care bill. Ever since Watergate, people have been putting the word, "Gate" after the name of whatever scandal has been identified in order to juice it up. Maybe the trick is putting the word, "Water" in front of it.

WATERLOO!

h/t to Drudge for the National Journal link.