Hilarious bungling. Might as well move the White House to Hollywood where image is everything. Is this any funnier, or more pathetic than the faux Grecian temple BO erected in his own honor back in the primaries? I am eagerly awaiting the spin that shows why this is different than “B-b-b-but Bush’s” foto op on […]
Tag: politics
Who is the political novice?
It is funny to me to see leaks from the administration trying to undercut GEN McChrystal as being naive about how the Washington game is played. Seriously, is this the mark of an administration that is in charge of itself? Is it good policy to be undercutting your own field commander? This administration ahs no […]
Taking nominations for the leader of the free world
A telling compare and contrast moment: Mr. Obama’s address was the predictable mix of criticism of the past policies of the United States, self-praise for correcting said policies and vague calls to united action on matters of collective interest. It sought to ingratiate rather than offend. But Mr. Netanyahu chastised the United Nations for its […]
Which one is the adult?
Obama: “We must never stop until we see the day when nuclear arms have been banished from the face of the earth.” Sarkozy: “We live in the real world, not the virtual world. And the real world expects us to take decisions.” The rest of Sarkozy’s remarks: “President Obama dreams of a world without weapons […]
The power of projection
by uttering a single word “liar” at an inopportune moment, first Maureen Dowd, the well known mind reader, and now Jimmy Carter (who’s anti-Semitism has been well documented by Christopher Hitchens) have authoritatively detected racism in Joe Wilson. As if it is inconceivable for opposition to the Dear Leader could possibly be on policy grounds. […]
Bush speechwriter insights to the world of strategic policymaking
Republican loyalists will seize on the behind the scenes reporting to indict the young speechwriter for disloyalty. i say however that Bush asks some good questions about the policies his staff are bringing him to support that clearly violate his guidance. It indicts the President for not having the right people around him, a responsibility […]
Speech checklist
Blame Bush? check Call republicans lying, scaremongering politically expedient hacks? check Then invite republicans to be reasonable and cooperate? check Use fuzzy unsupportable numbers? check increase the partisanship? check have more other hands than an economist? check gloss over disconfirming facts (like CBO analysis)? check characterize opposition as haters and obstructionists and toadies to powerful […]
Palin’s false choice
“Many just accept that lame duck status, and they hit that road,” Palin said. “They draw a paycheck. They kind of milk it. And I’m not going to put Alaskans through that.” So the only choice she sees is quit or be a lame duck? how about doing the job she was elected to do […]
Biden discovers that the economy is worse than anyone thought
naturally, this is something they inherited. In other news, water is wet. Surely the next thing is to jump on the Krugman bandwagon and spend more money that we dont have. No policy recommendation coming out of these clowns has any recognition that if they are wrong on their presscriptions that we have committe an […]
Powell discovers Obama is spending too much money and growing the size of government
But dont worry, he has been talking to some people in the administration about it. Typical Powell: now he discovers his concerns about the growth in the size of government and sagely reminds us he has spoken to several of the people in the administrtaion about his concerns. In other news, Powell is concerned about […]