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Give ‘em Hell, Barry

By Jed Babbin on 12.13.10 @ 6:09AM

The lame-duck Congress is there for the Republicans’ taking.

To paraphrase the crow in Disney’s Dumbo, I’ve seen a peanut stand, I’ve heard a rubber band, and often I’ve seen presidents lie. But now I’m sure I’ve seen everything, because I saw a president replace himself in the middle of a press conference with someone he must believe to be possessed of greater political skill, charm, and credibility. The first episode of Bubba’s Back came at the tail end of the latest weekly chapter of Obama’s annus horribilis.

First came Barry’s Monday announcement of a deal with Republicans to extend the Bush-era tax rates. Then there was the Tuesday presser at which the nicest thing the president said about the Republicans he’d just made a deal with was to call them “hostage takers.” He didn’t only excoriate Republicans: he bashed the heck out of the already-critical Dems, calling them “purists” for questioning the deal.

Day after day, Obama proved his weakness and lack of basic political skills. When you make a deal you say at least one nice thing about the other side and maybe yuk it up about how hard it was to corral your unruly allies.

We cynics thought on Monday that the deal really wasn’t done yet. On Tuesday, Obama started to come to the realization that the monster he created was no longer under his spell.

And then came Wednesday when the FrankenHouse monster broke its chains. The monster — the whole House Democratic Caucus — met to reject the deal. The FrankenHouse Dems were performing just as Obama should have expected. In the stimulus bill, Obamacare and so much else, the president grandiosely announced his idea and then stood aloof from the political work essential to passing legislation. The House Dems (and their Senate counterparts) were in complete control and rammed the bills through without even bothering to notice that there were Republicans in the room. Before the tax “deal,” the only dealmaking that had been done was between the various Dem factions, their union bosses, and the AMA.

The Wednesday House caucus rebellion demanded a seat at the table which — before the tax “deal” — they had dominated. Obama had never bothered to dirty his hands in actual congressional dealmaking before, so the rebellion was a reaction anyone could have predicted. Anyone except Barry.

There were many reports of boorish behavior at the meeting, some emanating from members who were there. The libs reportedly chanted “just say no” and a few declaimed “f*** Obama.” When Republicans say such things — as Vice President Cheney did to uberlib Pat Leahy some years ago in the Senate cloakroom — they have at least the courage to say it in person.

By Friday, even Democrats were admitting that which we knew in 2008: Barry knows how to campaign but not how to perform the basic tasks necessary to govern. And it’s worse than that. Leadership is not only beyond him, he apparently views it as just too much bother. And, by Friday, Obama’s “deal” was unmade. So he brought Bubba back to town to lobby the fractious Dems and their media pals.

At Friday’s presser, after playing the concerned president, Obama looked at his watch, announced that he was keeping the First Lady waiting too long, and stalked out of the briefing room, leaving the podium to Bubba who kept it for another thirty minutes. It was more than a little amusing to see a startled presidential press secretary Robert Gibbs leap out of his chair to follow his boss out of the room.

It’s sad that we Americans and our political process are such burdens to Barry Obama. He’d obviously be more comfortable if he were the president of an unpopulated corner of Mongolia. His discomfort is proof of weakness and that the Republicans, if they stick to their guns, can make a clean sweep of the lame duck session.

Obama — and Congress — have to accomplish a few things before the 111th Congress adjourns for good. The tax rates have to be set, quickly, at the Bush rates and for at least two years. If they’re not, all those investors facing a huge increase in capital gains taxes on January 1, 2011, will sell this year, causing a big drop in the Dow. Assurances from departing dolts — such as Florida’s Alan Grayson that there’s no need to pass a bill now because current tax rates could be restored retroactively in January - will not prevent a huge stock market drop before Christmas. And Congress, lest the government close for a while, has to pass another omnibus spending bill before they bail out.

But other than those actions, the Republicans need to stick to their blockade of any other actions. They’ve about won the START treaty and “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” battles. The nightmarish “DREAM” act, another route to amnesty for illegal aliens, has virtually no chance of being confirmed unless Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Az) suddenly caves in, which is increasingly unlikely. None of these bills needs to be passed this year, if ever.

Nancy Pelosi will fight to the bitter end, and Hapless Harry Reid will fumble and stumble along to the finish. They are desperate to achieve more liberal victories before relinquishing power in January. But the Republicans place themselves unnecessarily in danger by misreading Sun Tzu.

The Chinese philosopher-general, whose 300 B.C. work The Thirteen Chapters we now read under the title The Art of War, is often misquoted to have written that when an adversary is destroying himself, don’t interfere.

But his advice was more specific. He wrote that a great general would not attack a cornered adversary, forcing him to fight to the death. The Dems aren’t quite cornered: they still have considerable power, but they are in disarray. The master wrote, “…those skilled in war avoid the enemy when his spirit is keen and attack him when it is sluggish and his soldiers homesick.”

In World War II, the submarine service had a tradition that a sub returning to port after an unbroken string of successes would post a broom on its mast to proclaim a clean sweep. A Republican clean sweep of the lame duck is within the GOP’s grasp.

Now is the time for the Republicans to reject compromise on START, DREAM, and DADT. Gen. George Patton used to quote Frederick II of Prussia: “L’audace, l’audace, toujours l’audace.” That should be the Republicans’ standing order for the remainder of this Congress. Adhering to that principle, they can earn their clean sweep brooms and set the stage for next year.

About the Author

Jed Babbin served as a Deputy Undersecretary of Defense under George H.W. Bush. He is the author of several bestselling books including Inside the Asylum and In the Words of Our Enemies. You can follow him on Twitter @jedbabbin.

Letter to the Editor View all comments (80) | Leave a comment Leave a comment

qwilly| 12.13.10 @ 6:47AM

This was shameful behavior on both of their parts not LEADERSHIP.

drudge ette obama| 12.13.10 @ 7:10AM

Bizarre is not enough of a word to describe the scene of Obama leaving the room after mumbling something about keeping his wife waiting - notice no eye contact - and the Bill Clinton hunkering down on the podium as if he was going to take control and fix it.

If this was a well-orchestrated event, then someone has some 'splainin to do.

Eric Cartman| 12.13.10 @ 10:15AM

I woke up from a nap, stumbled out to the kitchen and passed the TV. Looking up, I saw Bubba giving a press conference. I thought, "It's all been a bad dream! Obama, TARP, Bush, Pelosi! All a terrible, terrible, dream." Then I saw Gibbs standing there being useless and shouted "Son of a B^H!" This was a cruel, cruel joke Obama is playing.

beebop| 12.13.10 @ 7:22AM

Just a reminder about the election results in November? Those "voters" are American citizens who oppose 0bamascare, START, dREAM and probably extending unemployment as well. The new congress needs to set a limit on the "lame duck" to cook the goose immediately after the results are in. Why are voters being ignored by the DEMS? Because they think that we'll forget the damage they are doing in the course of the next two years. Not.A.Chance.

Alan Brooks| 12.13.10 @ 8:35AM

You have to compromise on DADT: you wont obtain enough educated cannon fodder without giving into gay demands.
And gays are well off-- they don't need food stamps as some in the services do.
On DADT you will strike out.

Petronius| 12.13.10 @ 9:03AM

Try and tell that to the troops.

Alan Brooks| 12.13.10 @ 9:14AM

You can't fill the increasingly sophisticated Services with uneducated men (boys, really).
You have to give in in some ways.

Alan Brooks| 12.13.10 @ 9:23AM

...however on most else you are winning; i.e. DREAM.
So you cannot for long say things are not going your way.

Dustoff| 12.13.10 @ 10:24AM

Are you kidding me. So by your words, only gays are smart?

Quite a leap your taking there.

MikeD| 12.13.10 @ 11:11PM

Either Mr. Brooks has never been remotely near anything to do with the military, or he did, and has very fond memories of those cold nights in the trenches and the hot times in the barracks. Either way, he knows not of what he speaketh.

Eric Cartman| 12.13.10 @ 9:29AM

So the only educated men (boys, really) in the military are gays? This passes for logic with you? Well, everybody, you heard it. How are we ever going to have a successful military with all those straight men (boys, really).

It's getting too sophisticated for us wimin chasers, da-err. Hay sarge! What are all these here perty knobs fer? We needs the gay guy to figger this out! Go get Brooksy from over in the Floral Duvet platoon cuz we can't figger it all out! Derrrrrrr!

I didn't think it could get any dumber. See how wrong you can be?

Grzmlyk| 12.13.10 @ 9:52AM

Eric, this is CLASSIC liberalism on display, and something Obama does at every turn as a matter of reflex:

Create a straw man, skewer the straw man and then thump your chest about how clever you are for skewering something that doesn't exist.

Alan Brooks is just another insensate, cookie-cutter liberal for whom rational thought and the recognition of a causal universe - in short, adult thinking - are as foreign as pixie dust, the tooth fairy and unicorns are to us.

Eric Cartman| 12.13.10 @ 10:02AM

How true, how true. If Brooksy get his way, we will be fighting with strawmen, pixie dust and unicorns. But we'll look FABULOUS doing it.

Occam's Tool| 12.13.10 @ 11:27AM

To quote Dr. Zachary Smith: "the pain! Oh, the pain!"

I note that most of the supporters have never served in the military.

Eric Cartman| 12.13.10 @ 1:55PM

LOL - Smith did sound a little, how do you say, light in the anti-gravity boots. And he hung around way too much with a small boy and robot that needed to be recharged through a little door in its rear end. Hmmmm. The future military?

MikeD| 12.13.10 @ 11:12PM

Well, Mr. Brooks must have learned his math from a (boy) friend who swore that +----------+ is 6 inches.....

beebop| 12.13.10 @ 9:32AM

I don't give a rat's ass about DADT to be honest, but if this is what passes for "reasoned" thinking in your world, you are welcome to be the sole inhabitant of it!

Alan Brooks| 12.13.10 @ 11:43AM

I never said straight guys aren't very tough; at least 25 percent of you on this blog have been in the Service at one time, right? you know it takes strength and training to be a gruntl but to be a leader you need brains- and gays-- as Asians-- have brains in abundance.

Alan Brooks| 12.13.10 @ 11:46AM

.. just answer this:
how many knuckledraggers do you guys know who have made good lieutenants and captains?

Bruce Berger| 12.13.10 @ 12:12PM

Alan,

You clearly view yourself to be quite the know-it-all on this issue, so please answer this question. If DADT is repealed how many gays/lesbians will join the armed forces as a result?

Please don't pull some number out of thin air, but put some thought into it.

Alan Brooks| 12.13.10 @ 12:21PM

Are you joking? gays would flock to the Services. My dad was in WWII, and he said once you get out you got it made: GI Bill, VA hospitalization, plenty of other goodies. I don't say DADT will be repealed next year- but it will be repealed someday. Guaranteed. You will win on DREAM, but you will lose on DADT. As for being a know-it-all, anyone willing to spout off in public is willing to make a fool of himself,
you yourself included in the equation.

Again: guaranteed you will lose on DADT.

Bruce Berger| 12.13.10 @ 12:26PM

Alan,

I believe in data. Your pathetic answer above proves to me that anything that comes from you is just made up in your head. So show me data that shows that "gays would flock to the Services". Until you do I consider you to be the fool here.

Dan| 12.13.10 @ 3:07PM

But even if they did, who would want them? Apart from their homosexuality, most gays are liberals; and they only make up less than -- well they will tell you 10 %, but it is surely much less -- of the population, so who cares if they "flock" to the military. Besides, who needs soldiers who enlist to get all the freebies. Just what we need, more welfare mentality.

gazinya| 12.13.10 @ 8:51PM

Yes and when the Catholic Church openned its doors to homosexuality the homosexuals flocked to the priesthood. And they are still catching HELL and losing money. So if a church cant' use homosexuals why would anybody think an Army can use them.

Alan Brooks| 12.13.10 @ 11:43PM

"Yes and when the Catholic Church openned its doors to homosexuality the homosexuals flocked to the priesthood."

You are starting to get it.

Eric Cartman| 12.13.10 @ 2:06PM

George Patton. Chesty Puller. Robert Frederic. James Rudder (a personal favorite of mine. TAMU alumni, don't ya know.) I could go on.

MikeD| 12.13.10 @ 11:16PM

Just the latest in a long line of unsubstantiated generalizations. Try finding some facts; invoking some measurable, accurate, correct FACTS just might provide you a little credibility. Maybe you really enjoy the 'beatdowns'. Sorta like the sadist and the mascochist. The Sadist cried to the mascichist "Beat me! Beat me! Please!" The sadist smiled and replied: "Nooo"! "Nuff said.

Christopher Holland| 12.13.10 @ 11:42PM

Saying that Asians and gays are smarter is as silly and racist as saying that blacks are stupid and smell bad. Do you ever think about what you write?

blackwatch| 12.13.10 @ 2:11PM

Are you trying to establish a relationship between sophistication & education AND the sexual orientation of men or boys?

Eric Cartman| 12.13.10 @ 2:24PM

I think he is, blackwatch. But it's beyond me how you can say that people who don't know that gerbils don't go in your rear-end are smart enough to lead men (boys, really) into battle. When I figure it out, I'll get back to ya.

Jukie| 12.13.10 @ 3:02PM

Hey guys -- don't feed this troll. He's so vacuous that it's not even fun to demolish him.

Colin Foy| 12.13.10 @ 3:20PM

Mr. Brooks, did you ever serve in the armed forces?

Negro X| 12.13.10 @ 5:32PM

AB is living proof gays are morons.

Redstateboy| 12.13.10 @ 5:04PM

"and a few declaimed "f*** Obama."

and millions say f*** the Democrats!

Alan Brooks| 12.13.10 @ 11:47PM

"I presume you have a long list of gay armies and navies and commanders in mind who have been successful in war."

It's different now, the Services have had to accept petty criminals to meet quotas.

Alaskan| 12.13.10 @ 5:50PM

Maybe they have room for an overeducated sissy like you. Why don't you join, attempt to join?

Christopher Holland| 12.13.10 @ 11:38PM

I presume you have a long list of gay armies and navies and commanders in mind who have been successful in war. If so I would like to see it because my reading of history is that this list is very, very short

Alan Brooks| 12.13.10 @ 11:52PM

TheServices are rapidly finding they have to compromise to meet quotas. Now they are enlisting petty criminals; tomorrow overt gays. In fact to be really consistent you would have to purge covert gays who are already in the Services, to remove the alleged gay threat.

qwilly| 12.13.10 @ 9:27AM

When Barry O prayed for Holbrooke's healing,
WHO DID HE PRAY TOO....HIMSELF

Kenny| 12.13.10 @ 6:54AM

"Now is the time for the Republicans to reject compromise on START, DREAM, and DADT."

Amen, Jeb

Cabermon| 12.13.10 @ 10:58AM

Pro or con on DADT, DREAM, and START, they are C or D-level priorities to our country. Preventing a massive tax increase which will kill the weak, so-called recovery is the singular A+ priority. All other issues should be deferred.

Shirley| 12.14.10 @ 5:01AM

Question for all you guys and gals. After the Jan. installation of the newly elected Representatives, can any of these pro votes that are taken before that be overturned by the new Representatives?

Will| 12.13.10 @ 7:53AM

It was a bizarre moment indeed. I think it was very telling in just how much he resents having to explain himself to these people who keep asking questions. After all, "he won" correct?

Serious damage control by the DNC who never expected to be challenged, particularly after running a candidate that they thought no one would dare oppose.

MoeBlotz| 12.13.10 @ 7:58AM

please translate the Prussian quote from Frogg to Engelske. If the stock markets crash,we will have some real bargain buying opportunities in January before the new congress can take up the tax issue. Either fools or market manipulators will panic sell before 31 December.

Alert1201| 12.13.10 @ 8:14AM

Audacity, audacity, always audacity.

buckeyeman| 12.13.10 @ 12:06PM

Engelske?? Er De Norsk?

blackwatch| 12.13.10 @ 2:17PM

I thought it was "lutefisk, lutefisk, always lutefisk."

go Norge!

Melvin| 12.13.10 @ 7:59AM

I know many of us here at A.S. realize the serious nature of this lack of Presidential Leadership. I not merely saying this in a tongue in cheek sort of way.
There is absolutely no one at the help of the USS United States.
Obama mumbling walking off a hastily prepared press conference. And Bubba acting as if he was President again.
This is not good especially when the vultures are circling, and the vultures are North Korea, China, Russia and Baby Hugo with his recent shipment of 1800 surface to air missiles from Vladimir Putin.

Mimi| 12.13.10 @ 8:34AM

MELVIN.... Jed wrote a comical rendition..." the first episode of Bubba's Back"...." The Franken House Dems" and I got a good laugh this morning! But you are so right! The Presidency has lost it's sense of AWE, Seriousness, and yes RESPECT! Where is the ADULT in the Whitehouse?.....Scary indeed.

hardcard| 12.13.10 @ 8:03AM

How could anyone not believe that man of morality the "slickster buba willie" !!!

Groad| 12.13.10 @ 8:09AM

That was a jawdropping display of incompetence and an obvious sign of absolute disinterest in the issue. Obama is grossly unsuited for the position he holds.

Are you sure your spelling is correct Jed?? Your next to last word in the first paragraph should only have one 'n'.

blackwatch| 12.13.10 @ 2:23PM

wow. BO just gave the greenlight to every thug and rogue nation to take hostages and inflict harm on them while he negotiates a solution. Or more like he delegates the solution finding to someone more qualified in the area of leadership.

I predict that the 2011 is going to be a year of spasms of violence in Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Georgia, Iran, & Iraq, etc. as the world watches and wonders where the President of the US is golfing today?

EPIC FAILURE--ONE TERM BARRY!!!

Alan Brooks| 12.13.10 @ 8:37AM

You have to compromise on DADT: you wont obtain enough educated cannon fodder without giving in on gay demands. And gays are well off-- they don't need food stamps as some in the services do.
On DADT you will strike out for sure.

Tim the Enchanter| 12.13.10 @ 1:36PM

Then please explain our success up to this point. You also need to learn the difference between "intelligence" and "wisdom", and the fact that they are often mutually exclusive. I'll take wisdom over intelligence any day of the week.

MikeD| 12.13.10 @ 11:39PM

According to Kinsey and Masters& johnson, homosexuals make up between 1.2% and 1.6% of the population. You're going to tell me that miniscule percentage should be calling the shots?

I really wish the media and hollywood would actually tell what homosexuals actually DO to each other. They're not just good dancers and snappy dressers. Frankly, I don't give one damn what anybody does in their own home on their own time. That's none of my business. but, when they add a dangerous variable in the form of a highly sexed homosexual into a generally single sex environment, thew fuse has been lit. (Please ladies, don't come all unglued at me. I'm referring to combat, which women are prohibited from entering, for good reasons that have nothing to do with competence. Something about upper body strength. That's why we should keep 'em in their place: Piloting Fighter planes!)

Back to my old adage: Calling homosexuals is a sign of the libs using banality to camouflage important things: They're not homosexuals, they're GAY, just a bunch of happy folk smiling and dancing. Sorta like "Undocumented Workers" that are just good ole' carpenters and plumbers and masons who just forgot their driver's license; instead of criminals sneaking illegally into our country for nefarious purposes. remember "MIKE'S LAW": When dealing with libs/dems, the banality of the terminology is in inverse proportation to the negative, and possibly criminal, nature of the behavior.

Mattled| 12.13.10 @ 8:39AM

I read earlier that bets are being taken on when Obama resigns. I made a bet a few months ago that by July he announces he's not running. The reason he is looking like he's running is simple. He keeps taking money thru OFA. Then keeps it. Want it back? You are a racist just for asking.
The site went on to say that his ego won't allow him to not run except for one thing: his laziness is bigger than his ego.
Imagine that!!

Anthony| 12.13.10 @ 8:50AM

What a sight indeed!! Our post partisan, smartest man to ever occupy the oval office, whom we need to hear better, because he's so damn smart, leaves the press room, to of all people, the sociopath-in-chief, Bill Clinton.
Obozo was so flustered that he actually thought he was late to a W.H. Christmas party, as opposed to the Muslim call to prayer.
So how did those "corrupt bastards" in the MSM cover this shocking sight? With the usual, nothing to see here, let's move on to how the Rs are self destructing.
Just imagine if Bush 43 had done this, the MSM would be howling with glee of incompetence. Brokaw would be reminding us that some folks are just not up to the task of leadership, or was it Peter Jennings? no matter.
And what was the message? The Bush tax rates are GOOD FOR AMERICA. We were witnessess to Clinton, who helped bring about the slaughter of Nov 2nd by tells Ds the country would support them if they voted for Obozocare, telling them that all their class warefare rhetoric was B.S.
The only thing missing was Algore walking on stage admitting AGW is a crock.
Wow!! It was an amazing sight, too bad the MSM missed it with all of its implications. Liberalism indeed a LIE!!!

Louis Jenkins| 12.13.10 @ 8:52AM

With Bubba back at the helm Obama thought the conference would go well. Surprise! While the Slickmister can spin a tale, pucker his lip, cry on demand, and other such theatricals, he's not the man in control. Never before have we seen a sitting president turn over a conference, but then there's a lot of stuff we've never seen before. Obama must have realized that he didn't have the "right stuff" to sell this one.

Donna| 12.13.10 @ 8:55AM

My audacity to hope would be he left to craft a letter of resignation. If not, let’s demand it.

monstertruckforce| 12.13.10 @ 9:01AM

You are too kind too Grayson.

Petronius| 12.13.10 @ 9:06AM

Don't expect anything. The Republicans have yet to learn enemy identification.

Frank Drackman | 12.13.10 @ 10:15AM

Even if Clinton's DADT was repealed, the Homos won't be able to legally practice there semenal sex act, not without violating Article 125 of the UCMJ, so might wanta repeal that one at the same time as DADT.

davelnaf| 12.13.10 @ 10:36AM

It has almost gotten to the point where one is sad over how much of a dud Obama is turning out to be. One’s humanity comes to the fore in moments like this. But one suppresses it out of an instinct for self-preservation.

The current Washington demo derby that is the Democratic Party is the only relief one gets for the pain these people have caused. May the Democratic Party rest in pieces.

Wayne| 12.13.10 @ 10:44AM

At least when Sarah Palin decided she could no longer govern Alaska because of the numerous lawsuits etc, she had the common sense to resign. Barry will just keep taking foreign trips to avoid his responsibilities!

Dai Alanye | 12.13.10 @ 11:24AM

1. Have we seen the first step toward a co-presidency?
2. Is this character not the worst since Buchanan? There's no doubt he makes Carter look good by comparison.

Occam's Tool| 12.13.10 @ 11:29AM

Dear Dai:

Finally a correct comparison: he's the 2nd worst President in history, as Buchanan is still Grand Champion.

MikeD| 12.13.10 @ 11:45PM

Barry the muslim isn't done yet. All Buchanan did was destroy the union and hide in the White House until his term was over. Give barry time; with true evil and nancy pelosi and hairy reid all things are possible! From class warfare to civil war! Go for it, Barry! You can do worse than Buchanan with one hand tied behind your ear!

Steve A| 12.13.10 @ 11:25AM

Old Democrat presidents never die, they just fade away......Except when they resurface weekly to jump in front of a camera & pretend to be relevant but instead offer idiotic political advice & attack News Networks.

WilliamInWien| 12.13.10 @ 12:28PM

BHO reminds me of a number of professors I have experienced over the years. They are so convinced of their own brilliance that they become upset and annoyed when some "sophmore" actually asks a question that most of us are thinking about. Rather than dwell on the subject, they move on and most are left wondering what that was about. BHO uses his "gift" to explain himself to the world, if you don't get it, that is NOT his problem. Besides Christmas parties only come once a year and what is more important, trying to reach a group of "sophmores" or basking in the glow of being the POTUS?

Howard Lohmuller| 12.13.10 @ 1:22PM

Obama's abandonment of the presser turning the podium over to Bill Clinton was at the very least bizzare. One does not need much of an imagination to see how vidio of this event will shrink Obama come election time in 2012.

This mistake ranks higher than Romney the Elder's admittance that he was brainwashed by the Communists in Viet Nam, Muskie's tears, and Mondale's admittance he would raise taxes.

The only bigger mistake he could make that comes to mind would be to show up at the next presser with a parrot on his shoulder.

Tim the Enchanter| 12.13.10 @ 1:44PM

Howard: I resent that! Parrots are cool. Besides, parrots are among the most intelligent creatures out there (full disclosure: I have an African Grey).
Obama walks into a bar with a parrot on his shoulder. The bartender says: "Hey! That's cool! Where'd you get him?" The parrot says: "Kenya. They're all over the place there."

Too Many Tims| 12.13.10 @ 2:34PM

Yoda: Stopped they must be; on this all depends. Only a fully trained president, with the Force as his ally, will conquer Palin and her tea party. If you end your training now - if you choose the quick and easy path as Palin did - you will become an agent of evil.

Negro X| 12.13.10 @ 5:34PM

TMT, too much jenkem huffing for you it is.

Bill Hussein O'Stalin| 12.13.10 @ 6:01PM

It was a jerk off, and they both won.

led display | 12.13.10 @ 11:03PM

I hope world peace!~

MikeD| 12.13.10 @ 11:08PM

I am so tired of staring at the ceiling all night, every night wondering what the F**king democrats are sneaking through under cover of darkness. Now that the republicans, dragged kicking and screaming by the Tea Partiers and Conservative and Independent Americans (who have just had enough of the arrogance and deceit and evil being jammed down our collective throats by the dems) will be in control, will the "HIDDEN RINO" that seems to lurk in the heart of every congressiona republican over the age of 40 break out and dash our hopes?.

I simply cannot understand how the republicans make a stand to keep tax rates at current levels, holding all the cards in January, would make a deal that ends up costing us ANOTHER $800 BILLION IN CRAP AND PORK!!! Are these people insane? (I do know the answer!) Just say NO! NO! NO! to EVERYTHING, and get the hell outta Dodge!

The republicans are starting to remind me of the old 'ethnic' joke about the two insulted groups, we'll call them the DEMS and the REPS. (Got it?) who decided to hold a football game where the loser would, from that time on, be the endless butt of all the jokes and insults. It wen like this:

The game was close and scoreless because neither team could do much. Finally, the ref blew his whistle for the "Two Minute Warning". The Dems, being generally mentally deficient, thought the game was over and ran off the field. And, seven plays later the Reps won on a field goal at the gun!

I'm afraid that's what we're seeing... May the Good Lord watch over us. And, remember, pi$$ off a liberal by wishing them a MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Alan Brooks| 12.13.10 @ 11:59PM

"will the "HIDDEN RINO" that seems to lurk in the heart of every congressiona republican over the age of 40 break out and dash our hopes?"

You know the answer: Yes.
However if you can build a time machine and return to 1955 or 1983, the answer would be no.

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platitudinarian| 12.16.10 @ 2:08AM

Irate e-mail is so easy send and so delete-able. What if everyone in the United States who is fed up with Obama, wrote him every day - a note, a letter, or post card and just told him, every day - "Don't go away mad; just go away.." An avalanche of negative mail daily might impress more than a Rasmussen poll. Keep it simple.

"The Ship of State is on the shoals - and you steered it there. A Captain should go down with his ship, but in your case we will make an exception. Please leave now."

He is obviously coming unhinged - -referring to"Mike McConnell", having just been in a meeting with Mitch. Got the usual pass from the press who brayed about Quayle's spelling - POTATOE for months.

The only thing missing in Obama's little snit of a departure, leaving Clinton to another 15-30 minutes of fame... when he left the podium, was he didn't wheel around and grab his presidential seal and take it with him as he left.

About the letter-writing, though, how happy would you be if every day when you went to your maibox you were greeted by tons of letters from everyone in your block - everyone in your neighborhood, everyone in town, asking you to please move, as you are a blight on the community