Pork and Bean Cupcakes

My husband recently taught a class to a group of boys about how things may appear to be a certain way, but when you see what they’re really made up of, you find out they aren’t as great as they seem.

To illustrate this he made tasty looking cupcakes with yummy frosting on top. But when the boys bit into them, they found them filled with mushy pork and beans.

People have been discussing why it was Obama did such a bad job in the debate last week and have come up with all sorts of explanations and excuses.  But the bottom line for me is that  he had a bad time because he has had a bad presidency.

Sure, give him a pre-written speech about things he can spin to look positive with no one to argue his position, and President Obama does fine.  Let him talk about his feelings on how he deserves more time with no one to argue his position, and President Obama does fine.  Let him describe the good things he has always hoped to do with no one to argue his position, and he does fine.

On the outside, President Obama looks fine, presents himself nicely, and speaks well.  He appears to be a good frosted cupcake.  But when you look inside his presidency, you just get pork and beans.

If the president had done a great job with the deficit, he could have debated it well.  If he had done a great job with employment, he could have debated it well.  If he had great ideas for how to turn the nation around, he could have debated them well.  The fact is, he did not do well, because he didn’t have a strong leg to stand on to begin with.

And Obama’s campaign has been one of not reminding people of all the great things he has done for America, but rather trying to convince people that Romney wouldn’t be a good choice.  Romney clearly put that nonsense to rest.

The debate was just one more opportunity for America to see that with Romney we know we are getting great ideas, great experience, and great leadership.  We won’t have to wonder if  his presidency would look good from the outside, but on the inside find only mushy pork and beans.