Thursday, November 6, 2008
President or Tool?
Babalu has a great post up and link to the WSJ on the threat to an Obama presidency from within his own party. Will the parasites drag the new president further to the left than he wants to go, thereby creating openings for a Republican attack in the congressional elections of 2010? Or will Obama successfully resist the demands of the more egregiously profligate and irresponsible elements within the Democratic Party, thus stirring their anger and propelling them toward sabotage? Or will he cheerfully lead the lemmings off the cliff? Stay tuned…
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I think Ob's victory speech was surprisingly gracious and old-fashioned pro-USA.
ReplyDeleteIt did set a good tone, compare Hillary's 'vast right wing conspiracy' which may greatly have contributed to polarisation and hostility.
But yeah, which way will Ob go? No one knows, but the mad Dems are a worry.
An interesting investigation. I have been asking myself the same Qs; but with much less detailed information.
ReplyDeleteVery much, we must wait and see, but, as conservatives, never give up on our principals. What will happen will happen, but it will happen worser if we don't resist.
Interesting post by Babalu.
ReplyDeleteSome of the most savvy conservatives I know are immigrants. That's because they know from experience there's no such thing as unicorns and fairy dust.
Rebeccah, I am an immigrant. You make me feel good :-)
ReplyDeleteI've always worried more about the Dhimmicrats in Congress than Obama, but that article scared the bejesus out of me.
ReplyDeleteEither Obama grows a backbone, i.e., works with the Republicans, or he continues to "vote Present". I don't see much of a third scenario here, folks, unless Biden can turn off his PACO Gaffe-O-Matic™, and become a genuine leader (yeah, I know, fat chance that).
And it's a toss up as to which way Obama will go.
I get the impression that Obama is a radical leftist in any case.
ReplyDeleteHowever, one small thing gives me hope -- the way he stated in his books that he sought out leftist friends for street cred. Maybe it was just street cred he was seeking. I hope so.
Don't forget First Lady Michelle. They used radicals to get to the top, now they want respectability, she wants Ob's term to be a credit to all.
ReplyDeleteFor a start, Sistah going to control her territory with an iron hand. There will be no Monica shenanigans. If she has to stay awake 24/7 and patrol the corridors herself she will. You can see she's 'old school' underneath.
After that she may also advise Ob on policy, based on what will earn him more respectability, and she will get her way. They got where they are on the backs of crazies, but the goal was always middle class respectability.
You're sure right about that, Bruce! I bet any unescorted, attractive female guest who spends the night at the White House gets her own personal Secret Service guard outside the bedroom.
ReplyDeleteFall 2009, after Congress returns from a summer recess, then the deluge.
ReplyDeleteCheers
JMH
It is to be hoped that the Obamanistas have just used radical paraphernalia to disguise their better judgement and get elected. Who you get pally with is important, as VDH notes:
ReplyDeleteWe, of course, wish to be liked abroad. But there are reasons why in many cases we are not. That is, many governments welcome authoritarians. They prefer tribal, religious, and racial chauvinism compared to our diverse plurality. They like class hierarchies and resent our mobility. They prefer statism, are anti-democratic, and have contempt for consumer capitalism. So why would we wish governments currently composed of radical Palestinians, Iranians, Venezuelans, North Koreans, Syrians, or Russians to like or admire us? While we would wish not to gratuitously excite their ire, their empathy toward us should make us worried not relieved. Who cares whether the royal House of Saud is happy over the election, or those in the Iranian parliament or the activists of Hezbollah?
More here.