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When Barack Obama was our president critics often said that he was on an “apology tour” for the frequency with which he appeared before foreign audiences and denounced the acts of his predecessors. Mr. Obama’s defenders said that he was not explicitly apologizing for America but was merely acknowledging mistakes made under previous administrations. So why shouldn’t Mr. Obama now acknowledge the injustice done by his own administration in abusing
the intelligence apparatus of the federal government to target our duly elected 45th president? Just as when he criticized the actions of predecessors, Mr. Obama doesn’t need to use the word “sorry.” He doesn’t need to utter the phrase, “I apologize.” But he is at fault at least for failing to wisely oversee the leaders of the intelligence community during his time in office. Should he not acknowledge the damage that the collusion hoax, which was manufactured on his watch, has done to our politics? We know from Mr. Obama’s recent political activity that he has not lost his penchant for
delivering scolding lectures. He must be capable of self-criticism, especially when it’s so clearly warranted. After all these years, our 44th president seems long overdue for an unambiguous public statement recognizing that while he was president government officials promoted monstrous falsehoods that undermined his democratically elected successor and poisoned our public discourse. And really, why not say that he’s sorry for what happened? It would show that he’s not too arrogant to admit management failures. It would cost Mr. Obama nothing and might help to heal the country’s most bitter political divisions. Surely Mr. Obama doesn’t think he’s in any real legal danger. Even while making accusations about our former president, our current President Donald Trump is now acknowledging the strength of Mr. Obama’s
potential defenses for actions he took as president. Greg Norman reports today for Fox News: President Donald Trump said Friday that former President Barack Obama “owes me big” following the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling. Trump on Tuesday claimed that Obama was the “ringleader” of Russiagate, calling for him to be criminally investigated… Obama has denied the allegations, with a spokesperson for him describing
them as “bizarre.”
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