I thought this article was a very good analysis of "The ONE" 9 months into his "reign".
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/03/AR2009090302859_pf.html
Obama, the Mortal
By Charles Krauthammer
Friday, September 4, 2009
What happened to President Obama? His wax wings having melted, he is the man who fell to earth. What happened to bring his popularity down further than that of any new president in polling history save Gerald Ford (post-Nixon pardon)?
The conventional wisdom is that Obama made a tactical mistake by farming out his agenda to Congress and allowing himself to be pulled left by the doctrinaire liberals of the Democratic congressional leadership. But the idea of Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi pulling Obama left is quite ridiculous. Where do you think he came from, this friend of Chávista ex-terrorist William Ayers, of PLO apologist Rashid Khalidi, of racialist inciter Jeremiah Wright?
But forget the character witnesses. Just look at Obama's behavior as president, beginning with his first address to Congress. Unbidden, unforced and unpushed by the congressional leadership, Obama gave his most deeply felt vision of America, delivering the boldest social democratic manifesto ever issued by a U.S. president. In American politics, you can't get more left than that speech and still be on the playing field.
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Hey. Isn't this what I said the other day? :P I shoulda put my writer's hat on, though. :( But I hate editing! grrrr
ReplyDeleteANOTHER prime-time conference. Yipeeee! *rolls eyes*
Obama's going to have to hire Vince the Slap Chop guy before it's over. He needs someone to sell this BS to people.
Excellent analysis.
ReplyDeleteI thought Rohm "the fish" Emmanuel was his strong arm. But he's probably got Vince on the payroll, too.
ReplyDeleteWednesday's speech isn't going to make any difference to the commoners (us). It may sway some idiot Dems because they will probably be bribed someway in a behind the door conference.
Oh, no...
I have the TV on and Obama is giving a speech:
"Today we pause to remember and reflect on our rights" WHAT RIGHTS???
Now he is reminding us about what Bush left him 7 months ago. And the throng of zombies are cheering.
What a putz.
LL:
ReplyDeleteI thought so, too.
Obama just gave a speech on TV at the Cincinnati, OH AFL-CIO Labor Day celebration.
He's back in campaign mode. The zombies are cheering..."all fired up and ready to go".
Go already...
Krauthammer hit the nail on the head. Obama's true colors have been revealed. I just wish voters had seen the light before the election.
ReplyDeleteTeresa:
ReplyDeleteThe voters only saw what they wanted to see...the "messiah".
Krauthammer rocks - and he's usually dead-on! Why can't someone like that run for president??!?!?
ReplyDeleteJanie Lynn:
ReplyDeleteGood question. At least Mr. Krauthammer is one of the columnists we can count on to be fair and balanced in his opinions. We need more of that.
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