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THOUGHTS ON OBAMA'S FIRST WEEK: THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY
Chuck:
Time's arrow is only one of their problems. They're in denial. They don't realize that they've just wet their pants and everyone sees the stain. They don't realize how discredited they are. They don't yet realize that the only person even pretending to listen to them is Barack Obama.
Comment Posted By michael reynolds On 28.01.2009 @ 01:49
Jackson:
Funny you should talk about pyrrhic victories.
Politics is only tangentially about reality, what matters politically is perception.
If you want to look at the odds, consider:
1) Recessions eventually end.
2) It is highly likely that this recession will end within Obama's first term.
3) Presidents get credit for what happens with the economy.
4) Action usually trumps inaction.So, assuming a turn-around within the next four years, and knowing that the public will credit whatever action was aimed at effecting the turn-around, how do you see this working for the GOP?
The GOP is in the position of betting on America's failure. The GOP doesn't "win" unless the economy stays in the crapper -- in which case the GOP will be blamed for causing it to begin with, and the Democrats will only be blamed for failing to end it.
And think about this: Obama's rhetoric has been pretty moderate so far. It need not remain that way. If he concludes that the GOP is playing a purely partisan role he'll be free to turn the big rhetorical guns on you and ratchet up the blame game. You have no one on your side capable of countering effectively. You haven't been re-Hooverized yet, but you could be.
Comment Posted By michael reynolds On 27.01.2009 @ 13:59
Bald Ninja:
June 26. I haven't decided what year yet.
Comment Posted By michael reynolds On 27.01.2009 @ 00:44
Jesus can’t you take a little dig at your guy without flying off into Bushie land? No one is that thin skinned.
ed.
Hey, haven't you seen the new video? I'm a servant to my president and all mankind. Plus something about bags at the supermarket. Can't remember if it's supposed to be paper or plastic. I'd better check, I don't want to kill Mother Earth.
Comment Posted By michael reynolds On 27.01.2009 @ 00:42
Nanc:
when will he calm the seas as planned?
Yeah, why hasn't he managed in a week to eat the entire s--t sandwich Mr. Bush handed off to him? Huh? I mean, what's taking so long? 8 years of Bushian incompetence and idiocy, hey, how long can it take to fix it all? Two weeks? Surely not a whole month!
Jesus can't you take a little dig at your guy without flying off into Bushie land? No one is that thin skinned.
ed.
Comment Posted By michael reynolds On 26.01.2009 @ 17:12
DAVID FRUM, THE BIG TENT, AND SPLENETIC CONSERVATIVES
I think you may find that Huckabee (who I, perhaps unfairly used to tag as the Huckabuffoon) is a potential power player on this. Palin is too polarizing (and kind of an idiot) but Huckabee has a lot of cred with the social cons. And while he believes things that only other social cons (or four year-olds) can take seriously, he is capable of reasonable give and take, and capable of presenting a non-confrontational tone. I suspect his work in talk radio will diminish him, but maybe not. He might be the ambassador from the crazies to the rationals.
Just the same, I'd say it's 60/40 that the GOP still has its head all the way up its rear end by 2012.
Comment Posted By michael reynolds On 23.01.2009 @ 13:27
A LATE AFTERNOON STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS POST ABOUT NOTHING MUCH IN PARTICULAR
Dude, it's right there in Nostradamus:
The shirtsleeved one of mighty ears
Astride a hideous indestructible beast
Shall failed mortgages repair aaaaaaaand be a favorite among the nations
Before and after the elephant shall bellow in pain.It's pretty clear if you know how to read it.
Comment Posted By michael reynolds On 22.01.2009 @ 22:49
Retire05:
Okay, you got us. First there was the inaugural shout-out to unbelievers. Now this. There's no point trying to hide it any longer: the Atheist-Socialist Alliance (meetings on Thursdays, 8 pm, you're all invited) is preparing its long-feared takeover of America.
And we're starting with you, Retire05. Because you are our most formidable opponent. You alone see what no other has. So we're coming to your house to arrest you, detain you, and brainwash you in our re-education camp. (Or in your case, education camp.)
If were you I'd stay inside, lock my doors and look out for black helicopters.
Comment Posted By michael reynolds On 22.01.2009 @ 12:45
Oh, my God. It seems the oath was re-administered. Which can only mean that Obama is listening to Moran. We are so f---ed.
Comment Posted By michael reynolds On 21.01.2009 @ 22:24
Reading these comments I can understand how the GOP came to be the all-white party.
I'm trying to think of a brand that's fallen further, faster than the GOP. All that comes to mind is "Members Only" jackets. Or maybe "House of Blues" after people realized it was mostly about Bruce Willis playing harmonica. The GOP's gone from being a party to a punch line.
Comment Posted By michael reynolds On 20.01.2009 @ 15:52
