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The President's Pivot and Divot

By George Neumayr on 9.2.10 @ 6:09AM

Obama "turns the page" back to himself.

In his previous Oval Office address, the one on BP, Obama chopped the air with his hands, a style of gesticulation most presidents reserve for ropeline hackery in a campaign season. One of Obama's advisers evidently told him to knock it off, and so in this week's Oval Office address on Iraq, he carefully clasped his hands together. This is what passes for presidential growth.

"Operation Iraqi Freedom" ended not with a bang but with a whimper. One would think a seven-and-a-half-year war deserves more than a seventeen-and-a-half-minute speech, and Obama couldn't even feign interest or stay on topic for that brief period of time on Tuesday. He was clearly phoning it in, itching to "turn the page" back to himself. His plans, his agenda for America, the blah, blah, blah of "jumpstarted" industries, "innovation" unleashed, a "growing" middle class, all of which was code in the speech for more of his statism -- these are the subjects he regards as urgent.

The only pages he turns with any real interest are the ones he rereads in his two memoirs and his dog-eared copy of Rules for Radicals. Bored and annoyed by having to talk about the success of a surge in Iraq that he opposed, Obama lamely tried to change topics. Basic decency would have told almost any other president to refrain from slipping a stump speech into an address about the sacrifice of America's troops. But Obama, prodded by panicky Democrats and his own restless egotism, couldn't restrict himself to just that and attempted the crassest of connections: that military heroism abroad should inspire a redoubling of Obamaism at home:

"And so at this moment, as we wind down the war in Iraq, we must tackle those challenges at home with as much energy, and grit, and sense of common purpose as our men and women in uniform who have served abroad. They have met every test that they faced. Now, it's our turn. Now, it's our responsibility to honor them by coming together, all of us, and working to secure the dream that so many generations have fought for -- the dream that a better life awaits anyone who is willing to work for it and reach for it."

This is the euphemistic equivalent of Joe Biden saying that the submission of Americans to higher and higher taxes is "patriotic." "We" will do this, "we" will do that, Obama droned on. But who is "we"? We means he. He will jack up domestic spending to benefit the special interests of the Democratic Party and "we" will have to pay for it.

Not that anyone should expect logical consistency from him at this point, but one line in the speech invites an obvious question: If, according to him, war should not be paid for on a credit card -- "We spent a trillion dollars at war, often financed by borrowing from overseas," he said -- why is he launching a phony new debt-financed war on unemployment? Why is a trillion dollars that we don't have foolish to borrow for war but smart to borrow for "stimulus"?

Anytime a politician talks, as Obama did in this speech, about giving Americans "the education they deserve" and the "skills they need to compete in a global economy," he is talking about deficit spending. And who exactly would be giving these beleaguered Americans the education they deserve and struggling entrepreneurs the skills to flourish in global free markets? Obama's Department of Education officials who trotted off to the Al Sharpton rally last weekend? The socialists sprinkled throughout his administration and agencies who have never held a private-sector job in their lives let alone created one? Department of Energy officials who consider the very creation of wealth and expansion of economies to be bad for the environment?

Obama's speech on Tuesday was reminiscent of the one he gave to dozing cadets at West Point last year. In that address, he complained about the distracting burdens of the presidency and drew a strained connection between "national security and our economy," by which he meant a ballooning federal government.

The core responsibilities of the presidency, from protecting America's borders to defeating her enemies, leave him cold while the bogus and reckless ones he invents for it occupy his attention. He says that he abhors nation-building. But that's not true. There is one nation he wishes very much to change at its foundation -- his own.

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George Neumayr is a contributing editor to The American Spectator.

Letter to the Editor View all comments (160) | Leave a comment

Robbins Mitchell| 9.2.10 @ 6:36AM

Well,they don't call him Barokeydoke Hubris Obozo for nothing

The Bishop| 9.2.10 @ 7:06AM

Robbins, an absolutely wonderful appellation for The One. I have to borrow that for future use. Thank you.

vtwin| 9.2.10 @ 8:16AM

“One would think a seven-and-a-half-year war deserves more than a seventeen-and-a-half-minute speech.” Should he have strutted around on an aircraft carrier proclaiming “mission accomplished” or maybe land some Blackhawk helicopters on the White House front lawn?

Tim*| 9.2.10 @ 8:44AM

Nah !
Since Obama neither backed nor won the surge , Shovel Head .

KPar| 9.2.10 @ 1:45PM

Wouldn't "Knucklehead" be more appropriate?

stephanie| 9.2.10 @ 2:25PM

How about Bone Head?

Cincinnatius| 9.2.10 @ 8:48PM

I would like to submit "Sh**head" for consideration!

Steve A| 9.2.10 @ 8:56AM

Hey vtwin, Newsflash for you.....Bush is no longer president. The moron you voted for won & is now in the process of completing the destructionof the economy.

Borodin| 9.2.10 @ 12:43PM

vtwin, like so many on the loony left, refutes the rumor that anencephalics don't live past puberty.

Joe| 9.2.10 @ 3:39PM

Hey, Steve.

The moron you voted for started the war and the downward spiral of the economy. I'm a fan of neither because I think present day politicians as a whole are egotistical boneheads in support of themselves rather than the people. Maybe if we stopped the lame spitball wars and name calling and stood up as a whole maybe we could clean house of the career smiling-glad-hands and get some real representation for the people.

Dave| 9.2.10 @ 5:03PM

Hey Joe,

That's a good idea. Alas that it should begin with those who heap it upon the shoulders of others in lieu of performing the action themselves.

If you'd like to defend Vtwin, be certain that you are ready to be on the same side as those with blinders who see no evil and would help lead the country into oblivion all in the name of 'we won'.

Freelancelot| 9.2.10 @ 5:09PM

Hey Joe,

NOT! The downward spiral of the economy was started when Democrats took Congress back, thanks to the Republicans failing to live up to their convictions in too many ways (IE "No Child Left Intelligent"). As for starting "the war", well...uh, we kinda won. And "the war" only cost about 25% as much as our escalating domestic welfare state spending during that time. Jackas*.

Frank| 9.2.10 @ 6:51PM

Amen.

The One We've Been Waiting For| 9.2.10 @ 9:18AM

We're making shrimp, Vtwin. Welcome back from your trip to Thailand. Were you able to meet that special somebody? Let us keep on message here. Let me remind you of acceptable ways to talk about these issues. Can you say military contingency operations or man caused disasters? Can you say advise and assist brigades? Those would be the guys with the guns participating in oversees military contingency operations that shoot at the guys who want to cause man caused disasters. This is what people like you and me do to improve openness and communication. We use language that helps people understand what we are doing and why we are so different from the last guys who were doing it. By the way don't mention those last guys by name anymore since they poll better than I do. You can still talk about Hitler, Stalin, Mussolini and the guy that went crazy after reading Al Gore's book. Off to golf. I never tire in my work for the poor.

Eric Cartman| 9.2.10 @ 9:23AM

Welcome to the Imagination Movers, kids! Let see who's movin the imagination, today! Ooooooo! It's vtwin! Look at vtwin think! VROOOOM, VROOOOM! Think, vtwin, think! Think real hard, vtwin! Yeah! You have to think hard to make a great point, vtwin! VROOOM , VROOOM! Look, look, look, kids! He has a great thought! What is it vtwin?! What's your great thought?! "Should he have strutted around on an aircraft carrier proclaiming “mission accomplished” or maybe land some Blackhawk helicopters on the White House front lawn?"

Ahhhh! That sucked, vtwin! Yeah, vtwin, that sucked so bad it blew! We gave you all that time and you come up with that?! The mission accomplished sign?! Yeah, vtwin, you really suck at thinking. It's unanimous, kids! vtwin is just another Liberal ahole turd who can only come up with Liberal ahole cliches! Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!

But join us next time when purpleguy or W.L Barton will blow us away with their great intellect! Yeahhhhhhh!

Joe | 9.2.10 @ 3:52PM

Cartman,
That's funny. You dash the hyperlibs but your name screams Far Left--Southpark. Seems your at odds with yourself and given that you had free cognitive time while belittling ole what's his face you sound like the Disney Channel at 8am. Congrats on making no point while having free time.

Eric Cartman| 9.3.10 @ 1:23PM

South Park, Liberal? Eric Cartman, Far-Left? Hmmmm? You don't get out much, do ya? But thanks for the accolades - 8:00 AM Disney is what I was thinking. And I believe everyone got the point.

JmsA| 9.2.10 @ 11:00AM

vitwin,

Given that you don't understand something as simple as actuary analysis, such as Social Security and Medicare projections being based on statistics, I guess it would be too much to ask of you to understand the mere facts. This includes but is not limited to the One having opposed the opposed the war (and bragged about it from the confines of friendly leftist Chicago), but also the surge. Without the war, a perverse, murdering tyrant would still be destroying Iraq, murdering Iraqis, and threatening neighbor states. Without the surge, thousands of Al Qaeda terrorists and Baathists it would be still be terrorizing and murdering Iraqis and Americans. Although there are no guarantees, Bush at least gave the Iraqis an opportunity chart their own future. Bragging and taking credit, no matter how obliquely, about something such as Status of Forces agreement, negotiated and finalized by the Bush administration, which actually set the date of American troop withdrawal--doesn't mean the One has accomplished anything. Other than for, of course, trying to blame our present economic woes on the Iraq war, which when all is said and done, through the valor and sacrifice of our troops, accomplished much more while costing less that the One's so called stimulus, which at latest count, stands at 860+ billion dollars. That, by the way, is not based on statistics, though I doubt it matters, given that you don't understand much about it, anyway. Go ahead and make more puerile Blackhawk comments--it won't help you and your kind any given what's coming.

Adam Selene| 9.2.10 @ 12:31PM

Without the war, Iraq would still be a dicatorship, no threat to America, and anti-Al Quaeda. Perhaps Saddam would have been overthrown by his own people (as long as the CIA wouldn't have backed him up again). No American lives lost. $690 Billion still in the U.S. Treasury. Without the surge, the same thing. When our surge money runs out, Iraq is back to civil war anyhow. Where's your crystal ball?

Bubba| 9.2.10 @ 12:46PM

Exactly Adam. Just like Castro was overthrown after Bay of Pigs. Plus Iraq has not supported terrorists in any way, well, except the Bali and Phillipine bombings, material support to Al Qaeda and safe haven to Abu Abbas (Achille Lauro, remember it?) and other terrorists. But you're right, Iraq would have remained no threat to America, especially if it had acquired nukes, chem or bio weapons. That's crystal clear to us both.

Bubba| 9.2.10 @ 1:50PM

Adam, I was wrong. Turns out Saddam did provide support!!!! Well, at least according to that Zionist pawn, CBS News, and the imperialist Islamophobe federal trial judge Harold Baer, Jr., a Clinton appointee. But we both know how they twist the facts to their favor and against purveyors of 'man caused disasters'- I wouldn't be surprised if the CIA doctored the photos here: http://www.husseinandterror.com/

JmsA| 9.2.10 @ 1:58PM

I throw the question back to you, with the add-on, why don't you wipe your crystal ball clean? Notice that I wrote, there are no guarantees, but at least the tyrant, who had been in power since 1979, if not before, is gone. Can you imagine what the middle east would like now if the Israelis hadn't destroyed the Osirak reactor the French had been building for Saddam in the early 80s. If you think that the Iraqis would have been able to overthrow Saddam, you're dreaming, for you obviously have never been under the boot of a totalitarian dictatorship. Don't give the CIA too much credit; they're not that good, especially now, under the leadership of liberals. In case you still don't get it, I refer you to Bubba's comments below, they're rather eloquent. You leftist nitwits, you come in hear in full bluster showing the world how stupid you all are, all the while waxing condescendent.

Freelancelot| 9.2.10 @ 5:20PM

"Anti-Al Quaeda"? HAHAHAHAHA

Dolt. The only reason Al Quaeda wasn't a full-fledged Iraqi state-backed organization was because bin Laden HATED Hussein. Saw him as a secular atheist more interested in Joseph Stalin (which he was). Hussein was actively courting Al Quaeda the entire time. Bin Laden just wouldn't give them over.

DL| 9.2.10 @ 12:58PM

Without the war, Iraq and Iran would be holding each other in check. Without the war, Iran would not be emboldened, as it became when we took Iraq down and as it it now, and would not be destabilizing that region. Without the war, a radical nut case probably would not have been elected president (now probably a dictator) of Iran. Without the war, a large segment of the world's population wouldn't think of the US as imperialist occupiers (but then you probably don't care about that). Al Qaeda was not in Iraq until we took it down. Sadam Hussein was the incarnation of evil, but the US had no business invading. The Iraq war was predicated on lies and it diverted our attention from Afghanistan. Your POTUS Bush created a train wreck in countless ways. It will take us years to unravel it - regardless of who is in power. This article is a bunch of hyperbole that panders to the right-wing. The extremist right is winning their propoganda war - you will likely gain power in a few months. Don't screw up (or more accurately, don't screw up more than you already have).

Bubba| 9.2.10 @ 1:59PM

DL, are you and Adam the same person? If not, please see above. If so, it would explain the crystal ball opining - you might want to spritz a little Windex on it, not that it would make any of your tendentiousness testable or falsifiable.

Jmsa| 9.2.10 @ 2:13PM

Thank you, Bubba, you saved me the trouble of replying to the nitwits.

DL| 9.2.10 @ 2:58PM

Not the same person. There's plenty of crystal ball opining to go around. And it is indeed odd that you accuse me of personal bias yet you all allow yourselves the same luxury.

Majjohn| 9.2.10 @ 3:51PM

"Without the war, a radical nut case probably would not have been elected President". You might be correct here, John McCain might have been the current President. But I don't have your crystal ball, so I don't know. 20/20 hindsight is a wonderful thing. So get in your Delorian and live your delusions. I Obama had wanted to be a unifier, he could have given credit where it was due and then he just might get some bi-paartisan cooperation in congress. I forgot to tell you my crystal ball looks forward and yours...?

DL| 9.2.10 @ 4:14PM

Did you push the laugh track button after your one-liner; oh and the tap on the drums too? Clever, I'll give you that. Meaningless, but clever. And I see you cherry picked the quote to suit your needs. Another skill the right has perfected.

Looks forward. But I remember the past so I'm not doomed to repeat any mistakes. The crystal ball, "who'd-a-thunk?" argument is pedestrian at best. Give it a rest. Bush would have served himself well had he thought about things more before invading Iraq.

Freelancelot| 9.2.10 @ 5:26PM

"I remember the past so I'm not doomed to repeat any mistakes."

Then you are blatantly lying when you pose as someone from the Left. Which means, you are blatantly lying in some way, shape, or form.

DL| 9.3.10 @ 7:20PM

I'm not posing as anyone. And I'm not lying. Perhaps you should stop making accusations that you cannot substantiate.

Zionisticamerican| 9.3.10 @ 9:48PM

With the war we defeated an enemy of our country defying UN resolutions on cease fire. With the war we are based right next to prime trouble maker in the ME today. With the war many MANY Islamascists have gone on to their 72 virgins. Obama may piddle and fritter away our advantages but destroying Saddam Hussein was in our National Interest. Defeating Hussein can never be quantized by those who want to tear America down to the level of a 3rd world junket.

A Real Republican| 9.2.10 @ 11:47AM

What Mr. Obama should have said, what any CIC would say, is that the cost in blood in addition to the cost in treasure, blah blah blah vis a vis the deficit, something Mr. Obama has grown exponentially. Apparently, the pretend CIC couldn't muster the cost in blood into his deficit calculation. Same stuff, different speech, totally off base. He apparently takes the seriousness of troops in harm's way as he did the day of the attack at Ft. Hood. I'm surprised he didn't give a shout out to Saul Alinksy, the one individual Mr. Obama finds comfort with because the SURGE WON'T WORK Senator Obama who also took snide, cheap, accusatory shots at our troops in the field of combat, most certainly does not feel comfortable with them.
Of course the continued shots at Mr. Bush are quite revealing: those who voted for the current abmonination masquerading as a President, cannot, unless they wish for ridiculing laughter, defend the one-term occupant of the Presidency.

A Real Republican| 9.2.10 @ 11:53AM

strike the typo...make that abomination. d'oh!

By either spelling, wrong or correct, the current President has become a pathetic, laughable charicature of self. I'm surprised after such a rambling, topic shifting speech *and wasn't it to be on Iraq? sucker punched again, eh media?*, Mr. Obama did not jet off for another vacation. I mean, he must be tired of repeating what we are not buying and I know I'm exhausted from hearing his usual blah blah blah yadda yadda yadda stuff intermingled with I or me or I or me or I or...

sfb5761| 9.2.10 @ 1:34PM

I don't listen to anything the Anointed One has to say. That's what the mute button is for.

Spoonman| 9.2.10 @ 3:48PM

That's what the remote control and cable TV is for - I for one will not watch him, even for a nano second.

agenie| 9.2.10 @ 4:45PM

BRAVO!

John II| 9.2.10 @ 8:19PM

I prefer the term "obamanation," from a book by that title going the rounds during the 2008 campaign--while America slept, so to speak.

Jackie| 9.2.10 @ 12:27PM

Why do "people" insist in mis-stating the "mission accomplished" banner on the ship? I know - it's easier to blame Bush than admit it was a statement by the ship that THEIR mission was accomplished and they were on the way home - not that the war was finished. People - USE YOUR BRAIN.

Eric Cartman| 9.2.10 @ 12:47PM

Because they are brain dead Liberal Assholes. They've never been in the military, so they don't know anything about it. Plus, Bush let the Liberal Aholes get away with it for years, so they think it works with us. In short, they're scumbags.

DL| 9.2.10 @ 2:29PM

Yes, that's exactly what came to everyone's mind as he stood there in front of the banner telling everyone major combat operations were done. "Must be the banner is up because the carrier is going home." Sure, that's what was conveniently said after the fact. May be true, may not be true. It was a stupid stunt regardless. Certainly a slap in the face to all the soldiers who were still there being shot at and blown up.

Eric Cartman| 9.2.10 @ 3:38PM

No, there were the Liberal assholes who didn't understand it or would distort its meaning, like yourself. I knew what the banner meant, as did the other vets I was watching it with. And then Bush said - under that banner you're too stupid to understand - that the war wasn't over, he figured you Liberal assholes would understand at least that. But being the traitorous scum you are, you guys couldn't help but distort it. Like you are now, Liberal asshole. See, it's really that simple.

DL| 9.3.10 @ 7:57PM

Tempted as I may be to call you all sorts of horrible names, I'll refrain. I'll let your words show the type of person you are. I've worked on the design of two facilities that treat wounded warriors. One in San Antonio that rehabilitated soldiers blown up or burned and one in Bethesda that treats traumatic brain injuries. Don't you dare call me a traitorous scum. I poured four years of my life into these projects and they will take care of soldiers for years to come. You have no idea who I am and you make irrational and ridiculous accusations because of a poorly conceived PR stunt by the President. Regardless of the true meaning of that banner, it was in poor taste. Your splitting hairs does not mitigate this fact. You can't even bring yourself to consider that the situation could have been handled differently. Everything was done perfectly, according to you. Nevermind that the ship's "mission accomplished" was far, far from the true mission being accomplished. So, go on and rant some more about how we liberals stink and you conservatives have all the answers. Meanwhile, my work will help our wounded warriors. By the way, both projects were funded privately, not by the Bush administration. The only thing the government provided was the land.

Majjohn| 9.2.10 @ 3:58PM

Anyone with 1/2 a brain knew what was meant except for the liberals who wanted to and did bash Bush for 8 years. The next time we hang a banner, we'll hold a news conference before the fact to explain its meaning. Everything needs to be dumbed down so the liberals will understand. But it would do no good, even if they understood, they'd lie about it!

DL| 9.3.10 @ 9:57PM

Anyone with half of a brain would consider the full conext of the situation at hand. Do hold a news conference next time. But explain that the war will last seven more years after "major combat" is over because we dummies figure the war is pretty much over when the President says it's pretty much over. That would be more beneficial than explaining a banner on a ship that was used out of context.

BILOXIPAT| 9.3.10 @ 11:05AM

DL, I'm not going to let you get away with doubting and smearing President Bush's patriotism and respect for our troops. He visits wounded troops and he greets them as they deplane here. Hussein Obamunist has no respect for our brave troops and even tried to make them pay for their own war injuries and treatment!

DL| 9.3.10 @ 10:18PM

I'd be interested in your source regarding the paying for treatment. See post above about the treatement centers I worked on. Would have been nice if the Bush Administration provided funding for those. By the way, you will notice that I have not and will not bastardize Bush's name as you take pride in doing with the current President. That is a testament as to who is smearing whom.

Dolores A. Narducci| 9.2.10 @ 4:52PM

Jackie - glad someone is smart enough to realize what that statement truly means. Congrats.

Mojo Risin| 9.2.10 @ 1:04PM

There probably isn't a ship in the fleet that doesn't have a "Mission Accomplished" banner in a foot locker somewhere below deck. That ship, the USS Abraham Lincoln and crew, accomplished its tasked mission...

Could it be said that Obama is a liar, since the economy, foreign policy, border security, okay everything Obonehead has touched is a complete unmitigated failure, all the while he's selling his lyin' bogus sunshine!!!

WhiteBikerTrash| 9.2.10 @ 1:42PM

Honda boy, I know your historical knowledge is at best warped to the left. but whom placed the "Mission Accomplished" up and what mission were they referring to? And as long as we are looking into history who first put forth the time-line for the reduction of force and whom has followed it and taken full credit for just following it? Oh and @Tim, I own a ShovelHead and it takes a little more intelligence than Honda Boy shows to keep it running, kind of like an economy!

billh| 9.2.10 @ 5:33PM

Hey Bozo, the "Mission Accomplished" banner was for the aircraft carrier. Sign was placed by its crew. But, you knew that already, didn't you? Just wanted to rile me up. Mission accomplished!

BILOXIPAT| 9.3.10 @ 11:02AM

"And so at this moment, as we wind down the war in Iraq, we must tackle those challenges at home with as much energy, and grit, and sense of common purpose as our men and women in uniform who have served abroad. They have met every test that they faced. Now, it's our turn. Now, it's our responsibility to honor them by coming together, all of us, and working to secure the dream that so many generations have fought for -- the dream that a better life awaits anyone who is willing to work for it and reach for it."
I certainly hope we at home don't have to lay down our lives "as our men and women in uniform who have served abroad." They certainly deserved more appreciation and celebration than Hussein gave them.

Alan Brooks| 9.2.10 @ 6:58PM

I don't know how much of what (no, I wont write 'you people', even though it was an expression I heard in Carolina all the time: you-all, you-people) say about Obama is valid. The calling Bush a quote Hitler unquote from '03 to '09 have made me v skeptical of partisan mudslinging. Invoking Hitler is the ultimate political cul de sac to drive round 'n' round in.
This afternnon I got two emails from Karl Rove unprivate box. I wrote him 8?12 saying the Bush family's powergrabbing is no better than the Kennedys. Rove accused me of being anti-family. You gotta admire such an ultra-feisty guy's comforting predictability. When replied, again linking the two dynasties, and adding that Rove is too weak to play Tough Guy, he immediately shot back, "hahaha", nothing more. He IS a pro, he never surrenders, never argues (except in a one way street) or explains. A True Political Pro.

Ralph Averill| 9.4.10 @ 6:08AM

Are you talking about George Bush?

stephanie| 9.2.10 @ 6:43AM

Thanks George for this insightful article. After yesterdays QH scribble, this is right on target.

Eric Cartman| 9.2.10 @ 9:31AM

Ditto, Stephanie. Hope George here can pry Quin away from his bag of Ecstasy to talk some sense into him. Poor Quin. One minute you're a respected writer, and the next, you're floatin around Lala Land hugging Obamabunnies, navel worshiping and blowing kissy-bubbles into the mirror. It's a sad, sad sight to behold.

PaulD| 9.2.10 @ 6:44AM

Yes, that remark about borrowing from overseas to finance a debt (be it for war or pork projects) was his biggest foot-in-mouth remark to date. That is his standard modus operandi.

JimH| 9.2.10 @ 8:01AM

I guess the one can't be a muslim if he likes all that pork.

Kitty| 9.2.10 @ 6:57AM

Finally! An opinion which agrees with mine. I thought I was in Bizarro World yesterday when I read how Quin Hillyer thought BO's blah-blah-blah was nearly "pitch-perfect." Thank you, Mr. Neumayr.
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Appleby| 9.2.10 @ 7:00AM

Get out there in November and render this droning sophomore irrelevant. One almost hopes for Hurricane Earl to devastate something so we can see how Zero jumps in there and bashes President Bush.

Daniel| 9.2.10 @ 12:10PM

This WH is running so scared of being on the receiving end of the same attack they leveled on Bush over Katrina, they are declaring Earl disasters prospectively up and down the eastern seaboard. Didn't these guys also spend 2 billion dollars on a preemptive purchase of avian flu vaccine? almost humorous to see them light their hair on fire (actually, light our money on fire) every time they feel politically vulnerable. Where's the leadership? too bad we have to pick up the considerable tab for these politically defensive emergency declarations, though.

Tim*| 9.2.10 @ 7:04AM

A Nothin' Speech by A Nothin' President .

Barbara| 9.2.10 @ 4:14PM

I totally agree with your nothin' by a nothin'. This guy isn't human, has no emotion, none at all. He's that tied to his ideology that it's all consuming. This man scares me so much with his destruction of America and destroy the free market and his nanny-state, socialist thinking.

Darin| 9.2.10 @ 7:04AM

"... the dream that a better life awaits anyone who is willing to work for it and reach for it."

Interesting point. So how does expanding government programs and redistribution enable this? If people are getting handouts, what incentive do they have to strive for a better life by "working for it"? Or does that work entail standing in line at the welfare office?

Shamus| 9.2.10 @ 7:18AM

Would you buy a used car from this man?

Steve A| 9.2.10 @ 9:07AM

Shamus, He does not deal in used cars, he destroys those environment killing clunkers. Will be happy to sell you a Volt though.

Shamus| 9.2.10 @ 10:00AM

Will you throw in 300 miles of extension cord?

Steve A| 9.2.10 @ 10:21AM

Sorry, that's an add on. Mini windmill on top of antenna is no extra charge. Comes with "Obama, Change Has Come" steering wheel cover. Vehicle makes Left turns only.

Appleby| 9.2.10 @ 10:36AM

NA$CAR, call your GM Volt Dealer!

Shamus| 9.2.10 @ 10:49AM

No keys for me. I'd put this car in the ditch.

Citizen-Comrade| 9.2.10 @ 12:30PM

With mandatory Kerry-Edwards bumpersticker.

squeaker| 9.2.10 @ 12:55PM

and a "I brake for muslims" sticker.

squeaker| 9.2.10 @ 12:55PM

and an "I brake for muslims" sticker.

stephanie| 9.2.10 @ 2:33PM

Oh God, I love it! I can get one for each of my stupid girlfriends who have a Prius!

bluecollarbytes| 9.2.10 @ 7:49AM

messiah: "Now, it's our responsibility to honor them by coming together, all of us, and working to secure the dream that so many generations have fought for -- the dream that a better life awaits anyone who is willing to work for it and reach for it."

Hmmm, as I see it, we still had that 'dream', alive and kicking even in the initial stages of 08's meltdown. Obama and his Democratics though took steps in the other direction, solidifying our predicament- which was/is necessary in order for them to achieve a more perfect Nanny-State.
Even if Obama ever capitulated on the crucial need for this country's economy to be set free, it would be nothing but a temporary lapse in Obamagenda. Obama innards can't stomach the success of something he so fundamentally opposes- free enterprise, which dies or survives on the will of the consumers/citizens.

Brian Mc| 9.2.10 @ 7:56AM

"The education they deserve..."
"The skills they need to compete in a global economy..."
First, you cannot 'give' someone an education they deserve; they acquire the education they deserve, just ask Abe Lincoln. From what I've read recently, the education we are giving, free of charge, is accepted in some regions about 30% of the time.
Second, the 'skills' we require are a gift from God, not the government. Someone needs to tell the alien that gifts from above do NOT come from him. The alien's mindset is mind-numbing.

bluecollarbytes| 9.2.10 @ 8:22AM

I thought the same thing when I heard that. And since when does govt "provide the opportunities"?

Govt is offering more opportunities to get on the dole, which has to be paid for by the remaining producers- who create the self-sustaining 'opportunities'.

Bill Hussein O'Stalin| 9.2.10 @ 8:18AM

If Americans had the education they deserved they would have known not to elect a Muslim loving Marxist.

Chalkdust| 9.2.10 @ 8:26AM

"Pitch perfect" indeed. Obamodoze's oval office chat was the biggest block of cheese ever. Lets all grid our loins like our brave men and women did in Iraq, which incidently I opposed with all the talent I had to offer and hoped would fail. Now we can use their efforts to inspire us all to accept higher tax rates without so much whining so I can continue my dream of establishing "The United Socialist State of America". I already have a couple of states in line, so we only need 55 more states to fall in line. hamburger, monkey-butt, belly-button fuzz.....meaningless words strung together signifying nothing.

davelnaf| 9.2.10 @ 8:36AM

Good article. You have to think that the dems might eventually have to ask Obama to resign or, at the very least, not run again. It would kill the Bamster’s soul—provided he has one—to receive such advice. But who among the Democrats—only those with a real thinking brains qualify—doubts that Obama is their enemy as well? Of course, dems will never publically acknowledge such a truth. But at this point they have nothing to lose that they haven’t already lost.

Timothy L. Pennell| 9.2.10 @ 8:50AM

He came in to this office like Mussolini. If you watch and listen to his Teleprompter Speeches, he has all the mannerisms of Mussolini. And if he continues to try and govern the way he has so far? He may very well END UP like Mussolini.
"Those who fail to LEARN from History, are DOOMED to repeat it."
Indeed.

Mimi| 9.2.10 @ 9:40AM

Hi Tim.... glad to see your back.. thought you might have had a visit from the FEDS .. for all the RED MEAT posts. Someone Posted a one-liner yesterday:
" If JFK were alive and President today...He'd have OBAMA on FBI watch 24/7"
I decided to not watch the speech the "O" gave from now on....ITS IGNORE..IGNORE..IGNORE!!

JP| 9.2.10 @ 9:22AM

I think both QH and GN are correct. QH's point yesterday was Obama gave the perfect "Beltway Speech". Every phrase was poll tested and focused grouped. There was nothing incindiary about it. Even the Weekly Standard gave the President high marks for at least paying lip service to the efforts of our servicemen. I suppose if you lower the bar low enough...

Eric Cartman| 9.2.10 @ 9:41AM

. . . you can limbo right on under. (Sorry - had to complete that thought ;-)

hardcard| 9.2.10 @ 9:33AM

"the education we deserve" my kid attends North Western University in Illinois and it cost big $$$$$. N/W just sent me their latest bulletin the front page "Qutar" N/W just opened a facility in Qutar on our dime, we deserve this????

The One We've Been Waiting For| 9.2.10 @ 10:00AM

We're buying shrimp, hardcard. It is Northwestern and if you are from Illinois you deserve it good and hard. You are my first cause enablers. Without the "good" people of Illinois there would be no " the One". Are you embarrassed yet?

Barbara| 9.2.10 @ 4:37PM

The "good" people of Illinois are not to blame for the annointed ONE. It's the "bad" people of the state that are to blame, all the real criminals the guy ran around with and loved, and the whole of the good ol' Chicago political machine. And that reminds me that is Blago goes, so should they all, all the way up the chain. There has to be a reason why this federal prosecutor had to come out, on national TV no less, to accuse him of all these assorted things, before anything actually happened. He couldn't wait until the "money changed hands" or whatever actually took place. What were they afraid of? That it would get out of hand, to the top? Something's fishy here and we will probably never find out why this had to come down on national TV before the 'thing" took place. He is guilty of CHICAGO POLITICS.

The One We've Been Waiting For| 9.2.10 @ 7:04PM

We're buying shrimp, conservatives. I tend to see things in black and white. It thought that all of the people in Illinois voted for me. Now I find that some didn't. Apparently Barbara, Freddy and Jeffry are and were not interested in supporting me. Well I have one thing to say to that. RACISTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are playing miniature golf tonight. I always fight for the poor.

ZionisticAmerican| 9.3.10 @ 10:03PM

As a California conservative I know what it;s like to get painted by the same broad brush in reference to where we live. There are many good conservatives in Illinois too. Its time we all stand up and make ourselves heard and vote out the scum trying to destroy our Country!
November is right around the corner conservatives, don't let anything take you off your focus and elect the most conservative candidate that can win.

Alice Moore| 9.2.10 @ 6:13PM

You know the old adage; "Evil endures when good people do nothing." Hitler's Death Camps, Stalin's Purges, and Mao's Great leap Forward and Cultural Revolution took place because "good people" did nothing.

Pete| 9.2.10 @ 10:39AM

"the dream that a better life awaits anyone who is willing to work for it and reach for it."

Can you say contradiction, boys and girls? Sounds neat in a speech, but none of his actions jive with those words.

ABNCP| 9.2.10 @ 11:21AM

The truth is most Americans have tuned out this incompetent boob. His normal speech mode is the upturned chin, kind of like Mussolini on the balcony, the raised right hand with the thunb touching the two fingers and " I want to be very clear here". Then we are treated to deceptions, half truths and downright lies. I guess someone got to him on this diatribe and advised him, hey stupid stop it with the hands. This guy has so over exposed himself with his B.S. speeches that people in this country are saying enough already. Roll on November

dw| 9.2.10 @ 11:22AM

He bases everything he does or says on the assumption that America is some sort of third world country with no history of accomplishment.
His analogy that he got in the drivers seat of a totaled car abandoned in a ditch tells it all. Instead if inheriting a car that needed a tune up and new tires he has used his marxist indoctrination to attempt a complete redesigned of the car. Problem is, his idea of a good car is like one of those old communist block, square econo cars with those thin tires and lousy engines.
Please do something right for the country, Obama, and resign. along with your economic advisors and commie czars. That would leave "bite me" in charge, but I think he would just continue his ineffectualness.

sfb5761| 9.2.10 @ 1:41PM

Be careful what you wish for. If Obozo goes, and someone or something takes out BiteMe, we get Queen Nancy.

Albert| 9.2.10 @ 7:54PM

Nancy Pelosi as President? Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!!! I would almost pay to see that laugh-fest. If you think President Bozo is incompetent (and he is) watch goofball Pelosi in the White House!

Freddy| 9.2.10 @ 11:33AM

We're buying SHRIMP here! Please keep in mind though that not all of us in Illinois are brain-dead putzes. Illinois is only a "blue state" thanks to that pit of thugocracy known as the People's Republic of Chicago. If we could re-district Chicago into either Wisconsin or Indiana, you'd find that Illinois is quite conservative =)

Freddy| 9.2.10 @ 11:39AM

Well.... OK... somewhat conservative, at least. Put it this way. If we had an Electoral College here in Illinois - on a county by county basis - Blago would have never been a 1 1/2 term governor.

JeffW| 9.2.10 @ 3:48PM

Freddy,

The southern end of the state gives you a hearty AMEN.
Instead of giving Chicago away can we simply push it into the lake and watch it sink or would that be environmental pollution?

S&WM;&P| 9.2.10 @ 6:27PM

OH H*** NO! We in WI don't want any part of Chicago! Us conservatives in Washington County cringe at the idea. Send it to Indiana!

ZZMike| 9.2.10 @ 12:15PM

"... the dream that a better life awaits anyone who is willing to work for it and reach for it."

You could take that as referring to illegal immigrants: "they're on;y coming here for a better life".

sfb5761| 9.2.10 @ 1:43PM

Yeah, right. Have you seen the photos of all the guns and drugs confiscated along the Arizona border?

willY| 9.2.10 @ 12:23PM

Wanna bet that HE is re-elected. Where will all you people be when his election time rolls around?

Nancy in NC| 9.2.10 @ 2:22PM

OK, Willie the wanker...we will be working our tails off trying to get anyone, my dog included, elected to oust this piece of dung.

Alice Moore| 9.2.10 @ 6:19PM

Your dog is looking very good at this time. Make my orange tabby the running mate.

Margie| 9.6.10 @ 3:51PM

If I could resurrect my dead gray Tabby she could also be a better Prez. or running mate. Yes I can see it now.. "President Tuffy. I'm here to serve."

Alice Moore| 9.2.10 @ 6:26PM

If he continues on his present course with his full throttle leftism he will not be re elected. He will lose like Jimmy Carter.

A close race can be stolen. That is a possible avenue.

Right now, the only likely way that Obama can be re elected would be a move to the center after the 2010 midterms a la Clinton.

Where will I be when 2012 rolls around? Going to the polls to at the very least vote against Obama and anyone aligned with his party(Watch out Jim Webb). I can see 2012 from my window.

Albert| 9.2.10 @ 7:59PM

Another method President Bozo may remain in office past 1-20-2013, would be to simply cancel the election. Or perhaps grant amnesties or pardons to enough illegal aliens to register them as voters. Bozo will never move to the center, not even for appearances.

Bob Miller| 9.2.10 @ 12:24PM

Veterans and other Americans could compete a whole lot better in the global economy if our President wasn't bent on obliterating our economy.

Adam Selene| 9.2.10 @ 12:32PM

More money for wars, that's fine with all you guys. Kill for Christ.

Tim*| 9.2.10 @ 12:44PM

Nah , We're Reformed Druids ,We Killed For The Bushes.

George S| 9.2.10 @ 12:45PM

Jesus hu Akbar? Doesn't quite have the same ring...

Ruffslitch| 9.4.10 @ 12:58AM

Hey, Adam, stick to lunar revolts and leave Earth to us. TANSTAAFL.

Steve A| 9.2.10 @ 12:40PM

Hey Adam, I suggest we just send you on over to negotiate a truce with Al Queda & the Taliban. They are really nice guys down deep. I am sure you could set them straight with your superior intellect..

Anthony| 9.2.10 @ 1:21PM

Whew!!! Now that Obozo has won the war in Iraq singlehandedly, mind you, he can now help O'biteme with the summer of recovery, which is a bit behind schedule.
Pity our most wonderful president, he can't even delegate the simple task of the summer of recovery to O'biteme, when our magnificant leader has done all the heavy lifting.
Well, now that Iraq is in our rear view mirror, the summer of recovery will soon be here!!!
Thank you President Obama!!!!

Bill| 9.2.10 @ 1:23PM

"Now, it's our turn. Now, it's our responsibility to honor them by coming together, all of us, and working to secure the dream that so many generations have fought for -- the dream that a better life awaits anyone who is willing to work for it and reach for it."

Barack, that's what we're doing. Aren't you paying attention to what's going on?

Aelfgyva| 9.2.10 @ 1:31PM

I've come to a point where I must make a painful admission: I thoroughly disliked LBJ, believed Carter was a disgrace and viewed Clinton as a low-class insult, but I have never loathed another human being before this unqualified, narcissistic, arrogant, hubris-ridden malfeasant was elected to the highest office (I can no longer even speak the title in front of his name). That the American electorate would have let this happen is unconscionable. I just want to cry.

allan allen| 9.2.10 @ 1:34PM

folks, comon, you're being too hard on our AA president, he and his AA wifey are doing the best they can do...55,000,000 voted to elect this empty suit...where are those guys/gals now? in their parents basement, garage, old high school room ?

John II| 9.2.10 @ 1:44PM

The photo of Professor Obama attached to this piece is fascinating. The Professor, of course, thinks, acts, talks, and struts like a spoiled 16-year-old. But he even LOOKS like a sixteen-year-old.

That seems to me to be carrying the architectural principle "form follows function" a bit too far. Who the hell was responsible for the casting in this high-budget cinematic flop?

This is already the worst movie I've ever seen (and I've seen "Plan Nine from Outer Space")--and it's not over yet.

I demand a refund! No taxes for me for the rest of my life!

And now back to the closing episodes of "The Forsyte Saga" (1967), first of the endless stream of BBC miniseries covering entire novels and even groups of novels almost page by page. Looking forward to missing "The Obama Saga" when it comes out in 2013.

Kent Lyon| 9.2.10 @ 1:46PM

These comments on Obama's use of "we", remind one of the old Lone Ranger-Tonto joke, when, surrounded by hostile Native Americans, the Lone Ranger turns to Tonto (in Spanish, "stupid"--Hollywood racism) and says: "Tonto, we're surrounded by Indians," and Tonto (not so much) replies: "What you mean, 'we', white man?"

Susan Grant| 9.2.10 @ 1:52PM

Can anyone tell me the name of the interior designer that is responsible for the 'new' Oval Office Nightmare??I don't want to make the mistake of hiring he or she. Is it just me, or does anyone else have a question of WHY would anyone want 'desert camo' drapes in an office , and the occupant has never served a day in any military, except for the Left Wing Radicals, is your can call that a military. There is UGLY and then there ie butt Ugly and those drapes are the latter. Maybe it's not too late to get a refund and start over with someone who actually IS A DESIGNER.

Nancy in NC| 9.2.10 @ 2:25PM

It's called shabby Arab, made from recycled tents.

DRed| 9.2.10 @ 5:36PM

I believe shabby sheik would be funnier, if that's the joke you want to make. But I'm a humorless liberal, so what do I know?

Mad Hatter| 9.2.10 @ 7:54PM

The Oval Office, at quite great expense,
Redesigned, now looks like old tents,
The style, some speak,
Seems Arabian Chic,
Understand why Netanyahu's so tense?

Mad Hatter| 9.2.10 @ 8:10PM

A Designer of the Department of Interior,
Wanted the Oval Office just a hint airier,
But it turned quite nightmarish,
When it looked militarish,
Obama apologized, "Americans are inferior!"

Mad Hatter| 9.2.10 @ 8:21PM

Obama changed old Oval Office decor,
The economy to stimulate more,
Asked, "Why militarily garish?
It seems nearly nightmarish!"
Said, "For matching my Civilian Corps!"

allan allen| 9.2.10 @ 2:41PM

for folks not in the "education field" AA = affirmative action, you know those that couldn't get in on their own merits

sans| 9.2.10 @ 2:54PM

is this the best you can do? you have sunk into such pitiful and incomprensible demoralization, that you resort to a critique on the way the president uses his hands? how about the obscene ways you use your mouths?

John II| 9.2.10 @ 3:19PM

". . . you have sunk into such pitiful and incomprensible [sic] demoralization . . ."

Better than sinking into angry sputters. On the other hand, there is absolutely nothing "pitiful" about my own demoralization. When I am demoralized, I always look at the bright side: it's so much FUN to mock the smug lefty mindset that the Professor so perfectly symbolizes.

In 1948, shortly before the onslaught of his stroke, H.L. Mencken was beside himself with glee that he would have THREE presidential conventions to cover: "Three circuses in less than two months," he gloated.

Every time the Professor or one of his handlers opens his mouth in public, it's CIRCUS time!

Several circuses a week! Now, under those circumstances, what sense is there in extending pity to those who love circuses?

You must learn to spew your venom more directly, Sansie, without the aloof moral pretense. That way you're less likely to write nonsense. Still, thank you for sharing.

And now back to the Forsyte Saga.

Radegunda| 9.2.10 @ 7:17PM

If you were paying attention, you would notice that we're mocking much, much more than the way Obozo uses his hands--because there's so very much about him that's absurd. But in all fairness, the various efforts to keep defending him are even more ludicrous.

ds80| 9.2.10 @ 10:22PM

sans ... as in, without

* wit
* humor
* intellect

dw| 9.2.10 @ 2:57PM

Speaking of affirmative action could someone educate obama on the definition of transparency.
And maybe NASA, in between their outreach to muslims, could explain to him exactly what a laser beam is. He keeps using these terms but I don't think he knows what they mean.

Mad Hatter| 9.2.10 @ 7:42PM

Obama promised to be transparent and sure enough, we can see right through him!

Obama, with his minions' quiescence,
Upon beholding lunar luminescence,
Said, "Why send NASA,
When I could just pass a,
Law to outreach other crescents?"

Will| 9.2.10 @ 3:25PM

excuse me while I go sharpen my wit.

David| 9.2.10 @ 4:09PM

Jackie, good comment. I heard retired General Tommy Franks say a few years ago that HE is the one who authorized the putting up of that banner.

Dennis Patrick Foley| 9.2.10 @ 4:28PM

C'mon everybody, say it with me "yomamma"
If I had any respect for this p.o.s. I'd call him President if he ever had my respect. He can''t even prove his birthplace but it seems the republicans have become so PUSSYFIED they won't stand on principple. You've got idiots like O'Reilly ,Beck and Coulter who have settled the matter for the rest of us. Fortunatly people like me have done more than give it a passing thought
Here's one very simple question,please forward to these yokulls and maybe they'll consider how stupid they really are. We all know yomamma's arrogance and narrsicism but look at O'Reilly's attitude, he's just as arrogant on the conservative
side. Anyway, the question, Do you know of anyone who's spent close to $2,000,000 fighting
the release of their birth records, let alone all his
other records.? IF you don't or you don't have the answer, don't be an O'Reilly bobblehead and don't be as stupid as the democrats!

davelnaf| 9.2.10 @ 4:30PM

From here on out everything is academic, as in downhill, for the Bamster. He lost any chance he had—slim as it was by then—when he stood by and said nothing as a Mexican president criticized an American state for daring to enforce Federal Immigration laws.

Jacopone| 9.2.10 @ 6:47PM

You’ve seen the teleprompters but you haven’t seen the firemen poised with extinguishers fearful that our presidential political fart will light up and blow himself up.

Neo| 9.2.10 @ 6:49PM

Let’s take a deep breath and remember ..
When the domestic policy agenda fails, fall back to the foreign policy agenda.

Hey, look at that … Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are in DC for Middle East peace talks.

Mad Hatter| 9.3.10 @ 12:58PM

Messianic Barack, so majestic,
Was doing his best clean-the-mess shtick,
"For the free-fall to stop,
I must wield my mop,
But it's foreign to be your domestic!"

Mad Hatter| 9.3.10 @ 1:18PM

While negotiating at Obama's behest,
Said Benji, "Who would've guessed?
If you've felt occupied,
Why now decide?"
Said Mahmoud, "We play close to the vest!"

Mad Hatter| 9.2.10 @ 7:27PM

A Spectator named Newmayr was livid,
Over the Prez's Pivot and Divot,
"That Distracting Handchop,
He grasped, so to stop,
The speech was taxing. Why give it?"

John II | 9.2.10 @ 8:10PM

The verse of Mad Hatter is getting me
To chuckle uncontrollably.
Though not precisely clerihew,
The lines are sharp and rightly few.

Mad Hatter| 9.2.10 @ 8:26PM

Thanks, have a few more further up this queue. Have been following your repartee with the vowelistically challenged Grmzlyk...

John II| 9.2.10 @ 8:38PM

Yes--I read them all in order before they sparked my own inspiration. I'm still chuckling.

I can't fathom why Grzzy is missing on this thread--it's exactly his venue. I hope he's okay. Now and then he really gets into a class-A funk, apparently, and then we don't hear from him for a while. Artistic temperament, you know.

Mad Hatter| 9.2.10 @ 8:56PM

Blogger Grzzy,
With school work gets too busy.
When he gets into a Class-A funk,
Drops out with a loud thunk.

Counter-Blogger John II,
Decides other bloggers venue.
Into their artistic life, he wheadles,
And when they miss a thread, he needles.

Mad Hatter| 9.2.10 @ 9:09PM

John II,
Eschews limerick for clerihew.
Asked why the fifth line makes him skittish,
Said, "Doesn't! Just the Luck of the British!"

Mad Hatter,
Responded to John II's patter.
Changed to four line clerihew with a name link,
'Cause he believes you keep the fifth to drink!

John II| 9.2.10 @ 10:34PM

Zing! But how'd you know?

And now back to the Forsyte Saga, accompanied by wife and after-dinner Knob Creek.

Mad Hatter| 9.3.10 @ 12:36AM

For John II, gone with the wind is Rhett,
Knobby bottle in hand? A safe bet!
It doesn't take Sherlock Holmes,
To know that like Soames,
He only would work with Annette.

Mad Hatter| 9.3.10 @ 12:40AM

After a full day, hard at the job,
John II, not being a snob,
Can hardly speak,
He's way up the Creek,
With a bottled up old feller named Knob.

Mad Hatter| 9.3.10 @ 12:49AM

John II, prepared for the night,
Bottle in left, and wife to the right,
When told "So prepared!"
He sat there and glared,
"Of course! I'm a man with Forsyte!"

Ruffslitch| 9.4.10 @ 1:09AM

Our leader with origins African
With problems in the theatre Afghan
Remodeled his office,
Vacationed in the Nor'east
And gave a "victory speech" full of Spam.

Ruffslitch| 9.4.10 @ 1:10AM

Okay, so it was lame but I LOVE limericks and Mad Hatter made me do it!

Emma| 9.2.10 @ 7:46PM

He spoke stupidly.

Of course, he is a stupid person, so it figures.

Unfortunately, he's also the POTUS, so that makes it very, very dangerous for all of us.

Average Voter| 9.2.10 @ 11:51PM

I read these comments, and all I can do is sigh. No wonder we're in this handbasket, if a bunch of fifth-graders are driving us...

alice moore| 9.3.10 @ 7:37PM

Have you ever read the Song of of Fire and Ice series by George RR Martin? In the first 3 books there is the psychopathic boy King Joffrey. The subjects are outside the gates of his Keep begging for bread. He screams at them that he is not a baker and uses the crowd for crossbow practice.

Truly al monstrous ruler. Trouble is even King Joffrey is looking better than what we have now.

Sam H| 9.3.10 @ 1:16AM

Joe,

Mr. Bush "started" the war?

Where have you been for the last 40 years?

Just wondering...

Inge| 9.3.10 @ 6:44AM

The pic above the article of Obama troubles me.
I would urge those interested to take a good look at Obama's eyes-"the eyes are a window into the soul"!
What I see is rage, to state 'hate' would be an understatement. This is a man, who hated to have to mention "Iraq", a war against his brothers, which we all know he loves more tahn americans.
Obama is cracking, and should the election in November boot out his diciples, his rage will come forward-executive orders...etc.
Again, take a good look at his eys, as well as his posture-it's telling!

David Citrus| 9.4.10 @ 12:50AM

I just saw an email from some GI's in Iraq who are amazed the Obamination says combat troops are out. The renamed the HBCT ( Heavy Brigade Combat Team) to a AAB ( Advise and assistBrigade).
Their mission is exactly the same- but the press is co-conspirators in the sham.

Redstateboy| 9.6.10 @ 4:57PM

I didn't watch the speech.. I know so many people who WILL NOT watch Obama - they can't stand the site of him! I mean it's unbelievable! Anyway.... I personally can't stand to hear anymore of his: "Look!" or "Let me be clear!" It just comes across to me so Canned and condescending... as if I need to be Lectured to!