tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791027457544564287.post3352225589583406311..comments2024-01-06T03:44:05.363-05:00Comments on The Rude Awakening: The Solitary ObamaCarl Lindquisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17867687006745701237noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791027457544564287.post-54326170623166223352010-12-27T20:14:56.152-05:002010-12-27T20:14:56.152-05:00Sorry about the duplication. Inept even at cut an...Sorry about the duplication. Inept even at cut and paste.James W Lunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430399694778355590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7791027457544564287.post-76947093325321718292010-12-27T20:11:30.659-05:002010-12-27T20:11:30.659-05:00Another take on Obama the inscrutible. I learned ...Another take on Obama the inscrutible. I learned in the rooms of AA that the urge to isolate is the first refuge of the addict. Or, in this case, the first refuge of the little boy who has soiled himself.<br /><br />This is from Powerline:<br />December 11th, 2010 9:12 pm<br /> <br />Should We Gloat Over Obama’s Childish Behavior?Bill’s cool and Barack’s an uptight prig.<br /><br />Cue the laughter. Bring on the guffaws.<br /><br />But wait — didn’t we already know that?<br /><br />It’s easy enough for conservatives, libertarians, et al, to gloat about Barack Obama’s recent petulant, child-like performances — at first unable to be even slightly gracious in compromise with Republicans on the tax bill and then, only a few days later, fleeing in panic when Clinton acted the real president, fielding questions with a relaxed authority so surpassing Obama’s it was almost comical.<br /><br />But there is a bigger reason not to gloat. We are stuck with this odd duck for another two years at minimum and now everyone, the entire world really, knows what he is like. They also know, if they have been paying the slightest attention, the etiology of his behavior: the man never had to face serious adversity until he was elected POTUS. And now he can’t deal with it. He’s the very model of Harry Truman’s famous advice about getting out of the kitchen if you can’t stand the heat. Obama was out of the White House briefing room the second he realized he was being outclassed by Clinton. And, boy, was he ever!<br /><br />We need a leader and don’t have one. This is extremely bad news for our country, especially now.<br /><br />What is to be done? Unfortunately, the answer isn’t close to simple even with a real leader. Merely cutting taxes — assuming we do that — may not be nearly enough. And pseudo-stimulus spending, such as has been shamefully added on to this “compromise bill,” will most likely make matters worse. Meanwhile, the clock is ticking on our economy, our way of life really. Interest to China alone will soon be enough to bankrupt us.<br /><br />Another take on our mysterious fearless leader: December 11th, 2010 9:12 pm<br /> <br />Should We Gloat Over Obama’s Childish Behavior?Bill’s cool and Barack’s an uptight prig.<br /><br />Cue the laughter. Bring on the guffaws.<br /><br />But wait — didn’t we already know that?<br /><br />It’s easy enough for conservatives, libertarians, et al, to gloat about Barack Obama’s recent petulant, child-like performances — at first unable to be even slightly gracious in compromise with Republicans on the tax bill and then, only a few days later, fleeing in panic when Clinton acted the real president, fielding questions with a relaxed authority so surpassing Obama’s it was almost comical.<br /><br />But there is a bigger reason not to gloat. We are stuck with this odd duck for another two years at minimum and now everyone, the entire world really, knows what he is like. They also know, if they have been paying the slightest attention, the etiology of his behavior: the man never had to face serious adversity until he was elected POTUS. And now he can’t deal with it. He’s the very model of Harry Truman’s famous advice about getting out of the kitchen if you can’t stand the heat. Obama was out of the White House briefing room the second he realized he was being outclassed by Clinton. And, boy, was he ever!<br /><br />We need a leader and don’t have one. This is extremely bad news for our country, especially now.<br /><br />What is to be done? Unfortunately, the answer isn’t close to simple even with a real leader. Merely cutting taxes — assuming we do that — may not be nearly enough. And pseudo-stimulus spending, such as has been shamefully added on to this “compromise bill,” will most likely make matters worse. Meanwhile, the clock is ticking on our economy, our way of life really. Interest to China alone will soon be enough to bankrupt us.James W Lunghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430399694778355590noreply@blogger.com