Bachmann: Will a ‘One-Eyed Monarch Lead the Blind’? (Magyar Nemzet, Hungary)

Is it possible that Michele Bachmann could be the next president of the United States? Columnist Levente Sitkei of Hungary’s Magyar Nemzet writes that while it might be said that President Obama – through no fault of his own – was in the wrong place at the wrong time, just the opposite could be true of Bachmann. Hinting at what might happen if the economy worsens and Bachmann wins, Sitkei opines, ‘It will be Michele Bachmann (rather than Obama) to the rescue. But only in vain can a one-eyed monarch lead the blind.’

For the Magyar Nemzet, columnist Levente Sitkei writes in part:

No one should be surprised if Bachmann really wins – simply because she’s at the right place at the right time: she’s not from Texas (like Bush was), she represents the weaker sex and she is a shrill, born-again Christian. That is to say nothing of Obama’s failure to exhibit the dynamism that characterized him in 2008.

The rise in the U.S. debt-ceiling was very poorly handled. The entire world was counting down the days to the United States going bankrupt. Of course nothing happened, and not because the parties agreed at the last minute. Nothing happened because America is relatively strong and well put together. It is not going to fall apart just like that. Yet everyone pontificated about it, with Republicans, sure enough, pointing to Obama and saying: “See how unfit he is to handle the situation? It’s just like what happened with health care.”

None of this is the fault of President Obama. One should first look toward his megalomaniacal Texan predecessor who, during his reign, tanked the image of American empire and set events in train that will in all probability lead to its fall. Now we are at the point that the world is watching a genuine American meltdown. Trust is a very precious asset, and losing a AAA rating is much more serious than a momentary misstep. America’s political partners and global terrorist groups alike still trust in the market – just not as much as before.

But if the situation worsens further, the crisis forces the great powers to their knees and large groups of people begin preparing for the arrival of Armageddon … it will be Michele Bachmann (rather than Obama) to the rescue. But only in vain can a one-eyed monarch lead the blind.

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