The President's agenda has changed. Or has it?

       You can say a lot of things about Barack Obama.  One thing you cannot say, (at least accurately) is that he is stupid.  While I disagree with a lot of what he has attempted to do; he has been the most politically savvy President in a long time.  I have previously, jokingly suggested that his agenda for 2013 was to sell guns.  I think now I have figured out what he is really doing, and I want everyone to hear it from me first.
       He assigned the biggest fool on the left side of the aisle, Joe Biden, to head up a commission (which I'm sure was a four-star, blue ribbon panel, since they all are) to look into possible gun-control solutions.  This is significant given Biden's role in the Brady bill, and his political nearness to extremists like Feinstein.
       Examine what a farce this panel has been already.  Meeting with the makers of video games, movies and television shows to discuss whether there should be gun-control measures.  Someone said this is like asking the makers of Hot Wheels their opinions on automobile safety.  I concur.  Considering how badly Hollywood and the gaming industry botch firearms in general, it is moronic to ask for their input.
       Unless your idea is to shake up your political opponents.  Here comes the NRA, the 2nd amendment foundation, and the whole of the Republican party, riding in on their white chargers.  They are yelling that guns are not the problem.  Mental health care and schools are the problem.
       The President, while taking V.P. Biden's suggestions "under advisement", meets with the NRA and the Republican leaders.  He ponders for a while, then declares that he thinks they are right.  Education and health care are what need to be fixed, not the private business of law-abiding citizens.  He then invites the Republicans, and those in the Democrats who previously voted against reforming health care, to join him in this noble cause.  To correct the issues that were his primary platform to correct.
       He will have forced the Republicans, and the Democrats who didn't vote for those reforms the first time, to gladly join him in reforming these things now.  In doing so he will have built a bridge between both parties. Brilliant, when you think about it.

Starting the year with an economic boost.

       Just before the end of 2012, the President gave a speech that praised republicans for ceding ground in the negotiations prior to the dreaded "fiscal cliff".  The same speech "damned by faint praise" his own party, and made mention of the need of both, to work harder to compromise.  He also stated that , personally, he would have liked to address all of the issues in one broad sweeping agreement, but that this congress was not up to that task.
       Given that he was seeing congress fail to do their jobs yet again, and seeing there was a tragedy that unfolded just after the start of the year, I would like everyone to consider the following tinfoil-hat conspiracy theory.
       A school shooting unfolds where many innocents are killed.  The country, and congress, lose focus on fixing our fiscal problems.  (which are boring and likely mean higher taxes or service cuts we don't want)  What if there were a way to use that tragedy to prevent the economic downturn that would happen, due to market uncertainty caused by congressional inaction.
       The president could have advised conversations about the possible need for gun control measures.  The response of the public is that those who do not care about guns, and those who want them banned, behave exactly as they always have.
       Those who enjoy shooting sports and hunting however, would react by going on a buying frenzy.  (which is exactly what has happened.)  The items they are buying are domestically produced, rather expensive firearms.  These are sold by the manufacturers to a distributor, and from there to the shop where Joe "Armed-Citizen" purchased it.
       Small business owners profit.  Distributors profit.  American Manufacturing profits.  The downturn in the economy, and the downturn in manufacturing are prevented.  A large portion of Americans start spending some of the money they had been hoarding, due to the fear of losing their jobs.  (for the second time, in many cases)
       Also there are those who were buying up the existing stock in an attempt to have a supply they could sell at huge markups, if there were a ban.  This scarcity drives up demand, and thus prices, even further.
       I'm not saying that the President turned that idiot Feinstein loose just to sell guns in a panic buying frenzy, thus staving off another recession.  But since that is exactly how it unfolded, perhaps we should entertain the idea that it was not an accident.