President Obama has admitted with a chuckle that his “shovel ready” projects were not nearly as shovel ready as they had hoped.

Many are upset with the president for seemingly laughing off the many people out of work as he seeks to create government jobs all the while exhibiting zero concern (or perhaps limited understanding) of a failing private sector and the reasons it fails.

Perhaps we should  be merciful and offer him the benefit of the doubt. Possibly Obama laughed merely to make fun of himself. True, even with this scenario, it  might have been more about saving face and recovering an otherwise embarrassing moment while answering a question during a television interview. Then again,  maybe the guy actually feels bad about about one of his failing policies and stands ready to take sole responsibility and is now reconsidering….

Hmm…Yeah…Maybe…And maybe Santa is losing weight this year by getting an extra work out while constructing a slick, new 2011 model sleigh. And maybe Nancy Pelosi and Sarah Palin get along so well, they’re thinking of joining a health club together. Maybe the next time Joy Behar activates her mouth, she’ll activate her brain first.  And maybe we’ll all go ice skating together some day rejoicing that hell had frozen over.

In any event, cheer up, Mr. President. You did indeed create a huge, massive, shovel ready project.  In fact, with only you to thank, I can think of something right now which desperately needs to be shoveled.

Bob Siegel is a weekend radio talk show host on KCBQ and columnist. Details of his show can be found at www.bobsiegel.net. Comments to posts are discussed by Bob over the air where anyone is free to call in and respond/debate. Call in toll free number: 1-888-344-1170.