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Sunday, March 15. 2009

Imagine if Obama had run on these promises

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Posted by The Barrister in Hot News & Misc. Short Subjects at 09:09 | Comments (7) | Trackback (1)

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The Honest Version of Obama’s Stump Speech
Usually, only the youthful first-timers actually believe a candidate’s campaign rhetoric. Last time it seems great swaths of the population, even graying old righties, were willing to suspend disbelief in trade for hope. Here’s the first half
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The writing was on the wall during his campaign. Unfortunately, only 48% of voters were blessed with 20/20 foresight.
#1 Stretch on 2009-03-15 09:43 (Reply)
OK, I've got an off-topic question. Just read in Parade magazine that "Rep. Joe Barton (R. Tex)" is co-sponsoring a bill to get Congress involved in the college football "national champion" determination. In what sense is the man a "Republican" or does the word "Republican" have no meaning whatsoever anymore? WTF business is it of the government who declares whom to be the national champion in sports? I know this is a trivial matter, but to me that's what makes it even worse. If even republicans in the g.d. gubbamint can't keep their fingers out of something as inconsequential to the running of the country as this, we're really screwed.
#2 KRW on 2009-03-15 10:22 (Reply)
Zero's off to London in a couple of weeks. It'd be nice if they sent some guy out in a donkey cart to pick him up at Heathrow and made him go through customs. Maybe he'll present the Queen with some animal crackers.
#3 Santay on 2009-03-15 11:14 (Reply)
I wonder if he'll present an Indonesian passport?
#3.1 andonandon on 2009-03-15 14:44 (Reply)
Either Obama is not listening to his diplomatic protocol advisers or he has fired them all, so he will have more money for his Wednesday evening parties. [He seems to think that he was elected to partay-partay-partay.] He fumbled badly and crassly with Gordon Brown, who is a class act all the way. However, the Queen of England is a wily old bird, bless her, and I cannot help but think he will stumble badly there, and be reproved publicly and laughably.

And oh, goodness me, I am so looking forward to that.

Marianne
#4 Marianne Matthews on 2009-03-15 12:15 (Reply)
"...the Queen of England is a wily old bird, bless her, and I cannot help but think he will stumble badly there, and be reproved publicly and laughably."

One can only hope, MM.
#5 Luther McLeod on 2009-03-15 12:55 (Reply)
Absolutely, after all Zero will be the 11th POTUS she will have met when they do actually meet - one for every year he has been a 'representative' of the people. Wonder if HM may throw in a few "Of course, Churchill...." lines?
#5.1 Stretch on 2009-03-15 21:27 (Reply)

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