California lawmaker blasts Obama as a 'professor'
He spoke of the early days of Obama’s presidency, when the White House, he charges, suffered from “idea disease.”
“Every week, and sometimes almost every day, the administration rolled out a new program for the country,” Cardoza wrote. “This rampant ‘idea disease’ squandered the tremendous goodwill generated by the Obama campaign’s message of ‘hope,’ tainting the president’s personal appeal.”
In the op-ed, Cardoza painted Obama as a lecturer who continually believed he was right and would admonish his staff and members of Congress about “what they could learn from him.”
“President Obama projected an arrogant ‘I’m right, you’re wrong’ demeanor that alienated many potential allies,” Cardoza wrote, saying the White House was uninterested in the affairs of ordinary Americans or in how members of Congress from moderate states can help him win reelection.
The White House had no comment on Cardoza's criticism. The Californian has been at odds with the administration for a while. In announcing his retirement on the House floor, he slammed the White House’s handling of the housing crisis. Cardoza’s Central Valley district, which runs from Stockton to Fresno, has been hammered by foreclosures.