The Obamanation

[morethanpretty]

He secretly rages about bagging Muslim tea.

[classicman]

Obama's Lost Magic

Two years on from his historic election victory, US President Barack Obama is trying to recover his lost magic as defeat for the Democrats looms in the midterm elections. But he is no longer the man he used to be, and his window of opportunity has passed.

He wants everything to be as it was before. He wants it to be as innocent and passionate, as honest and boundless. He wants it to be as full of promises and the conviction that everything is possible in the Land of Opportunity. Because, as he told his supporters back then, "We are the ones we've been waiting for." It was a rallying cry so powerful and romantic it sounded like a line from a good song.

Today, Barack Obama is the first black president of the United States. Back then, in 2008, he was probably the best election campaigner of all time. And now he is on the campaign trail again. This fall he is speaking in Philadelphia, Chicago and Columbus, Ohio, spreading the message that "they" (the Republicans and their donors) want to rob "us" (open-minded, young Americans) of our future.

At the Crossroads

It is like a grown-up going back to the places of his youth: the public swimming pool where he learned to swim, the intersection where he had his first kiss. It's a sentimental journey, and at the same time an admission that youth doesn't last forever.

There are crossroads in every life, decisive moments. Afterwards, what was reality until a moment ago is just a memory, and the present has changed. The politician who once embodied a brave new alternative with his iconic slogan "Yes, we can" would probably love to be able to preserve his triumph as it was and hang on to the ease of those early, naive years. But that's not possible. Political careers succeed or fail - but they do not stop.

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I just finished reading this and thought it was a very insightful piece from a perspective outside the confines of the USA.

[TheMercenary]

I think it was way off base in it's assessment of the country in general terms. Insightful only of his assessment of the current state of the political nation but to call the NYT as the only source of rational thought, please....

Only the major newspapers still provide intelligent analysis, by people like the New York Times' insightful and levelheaded columnist David Brooks.

or statements like:

They are the descendants of immigrants, and proud of it, and they oppose immigration.

What utter BS...

He clearly does not understand the US.

[classicman]

I was referring to the perception from the outside looking in. Accuracy was not part of that. I was thinking of it in terms of what we here in America think when we look at other countries.
Are our views as skewed, if you will, as theirs?

Oh and welcome back ya prick. How ya feeling?

[TheMercenary]

First good day. Thanks for asking.

You know, the more I read the article the more I realized that this guy who wrote the bit know less about us than he think he does. He obviously never lived here. I would be more interested in having our EU participants read it and hear their take on it. But alas I am not holding my breath...

[Urbane Guerrilla]

More on all that: Charles Krauthammer, Oct 22

[classicman]

(Washington) President Barack Obama has confided his plans to become a registered Republican some time before the end of the lame-duck session of the 111th Congress. Speaking to his inner circle, he lamented failing to bring the two major parties together. One of his confidants reported Obama saying, "It's really just one party anyway and clearly the Republicans have the confidence of the people. I can finish my original mission much easier within the GOP." Sources wouldn't elaborate on what that mission is.

Obama clearly signaled his intentions through two recent tactical moves. He relented on ending the Bush-era tax breaks for the top 1% of income earners. The 3% reduction in the top rate accounts for over $1.0 trillion in lost revenues. Prior to the 2010 midterm elections, Obama hinted that he opposed a renewal of the tax breaks. It looked like the president might win this one with speculation that the tax breaks would likely die due to the post midterm atmosphere.

more here

[TheMercenary]

Where is Carlos?

[TheMercenary]

Well, the beat goes on....

http://www.pjtv.com/?cmd=mpg&mpid=174&load=3751

[TheMercenary]

It just doesn't get any better than this, Obamy in his own words.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/achenblog/

[TheMercenary]

Great article.

Backdoor Big Government
Americans sent a small-government message in November, but Obama isn’t listening.

http://city-journal.com/2011/21_1_sn...overnment.html

[TheMercenary]

ACLU and Eric Holder in Bed together.... Imagine that.

http://www.patriotactionnetwork.com/...veal-collusion

[Happy Monkey]

It's always encouraging when the ACLU and the government are on the same side.

[Pico and ME]

OH Noes!

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by Happy Monkey

It's always encouraging when the ACLU and the government are on the same side.

I don't think so....

“It is one thing to share the ACLU’s disrespect for the rule of law but it is quite another to collude with the organization on a prosecutorial strategy against the State of Arizona. Frankly, these new documents show it is hard to tell where the ACLU ends and the Justice Department begins,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton. “The Obama Justice Department is supposed to be an independent, nonpartisan law enforcement agency. Many Americans will be disturbed, though maybe not surprised, to find that Eric Holder’s Justice Department is colluding with one of the most leftist organizations in the nation. We know whose ‘side’ this Justice Department in on when it comes to the enforcement of our immigration laws."

But hey Eric Holder and the Justice Department have made no bones about the fact that they are a racist organization.