Friday, March 25, 2011

The fundamental unseriousness of Barack Obama

Perhaps the president has hit upon the idea of surrounding himself with incompetents in order to look better by comparison. Why else would he even consider somebody like Jamie Gorelick to head the FBI?
Movie patrons recall Forrest Gump's remarkable presence in an amazing succession of notable historical events. Gump's innocence and simple wisdom amid those times made for a delightful two hours of cinematic escapism. But there is no escaping the damage that would result if President Obama appoints Jamie Gorelick to succeed Robert Mueller as FBI director. Like Gump, Gorelick was present at a remarkable series of recent historical events during the past two decades, but through them all she displayed nothing that could be called either innocent or wise. So let us count the ways in which Gorelick earned the sobriquet "Mistress of Disaster."
The Obama administration continues its transformation into one giant maelstrom of fecklessness.
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7 comments:

  1. richard mcenroeMarch 25, 2011 at 11:01 AM

    Jamie Gorelick is NOT an incompetent. She's very good at doing what she's told, as when she invented the Chinese Wall between FBI and CIA to block investigation of the Clinton's Chinese fundraising.

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  2. RebeccaHMarch 25, 2011 at 11:33 AM

    Frankly, we'd have been better off with Forrest Gump as president.

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  3. YojimboMarch 25, 2011 at 12:14 PM

    That is exactly right,Richard. Some might use the treason word for putting the national security of your country intentionally at risk.

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  4. JeffSMarch 25, 2011 at 2:33 PM

    Oh, c'mon, Paco! O!bama takes his golf seriously, you have to give him that much.

    But Richard is right; Gorelick is malicious in her intent.

    Not necessarily anti-American in her malicious intent, mind you, but definitely pro-Gorelick. And if she just happens to be anti-American, when she acts all pro-Gorelick like, that's coincidental.

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  5. Boy on a bikeMarch 25, 2011 at 3:59 PM

    Speaking of unseriousness:

    http://www.blackfive.net/main/2011/03/different-strokes.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Blackfive+%28BLACKFIVE%29

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  6. Gregoryno6March 25, 2011 at 5:34 PM

    Perhaps the president has hit upon the idea of surrounding himself with incompetents in order to look better by comparison.
    He got the idea from Kevin Rudd. No, you needn't thank us.

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  7. PacoMarch 25, 2011 at 6:19 PM

    Gregory: Don't worry, we won't!

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