Jon writes:
Meanwhile, this is vastly less creative [than "Hillary's Downfall;" see link below --Ed.], but just as hilarious in its own way...
...This man, who has been bashing Bush for 18 months: "the old politics," "the tired old Washington politics," "the politics of fear and division," etc., ad naseaum, etc, now has the audacity to criticize Bush for a charge of "appeasement" that MAY have been directed at Obama. Given Obama's documentable, undeniable, and many times repeated offer to conduct presidential talks without preconditions with anyone, I guess the shoe fit. In fact, Bush might well have meant the shoe for Jimmy Carter -- who Obama himself actually criticized, because with finger in the wind (new politics style, of course) he knows he must.
As Newt Gingrich pointed out, had Obama not been as thin-skinned as a naked clam, and a lot stupider than he is given credit for, he could have just said, "I absolutely agree with the president and I said as much about Jimmy Carter's disgraceful kiss on the cheek of Hamas." But no, Obama's instinctive response is to go hyper-defensive ballistic about his defeatism in the very act of denying it. Of course, maybe he is not quite so dumb, and the game here is, aside from Obama's precious self-infatuation, that he thinks he can use this incident to go after Bush and then tie McCain to Bush over it. Why he wants to do that by calling screaming attention to his own worst political stance to date is beyond me. Maybe he really does think the public is as defeatest as he is. I hope he is not right, though I have my own doubts from time to time, I have to admit.
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I thought that Obama's speech was darned good, at least with respect to rejoinders for Bush and McCain, and making telling points on the verbal hit-and-run tactics that the Republicans are exercising. While Obama's position that "tough diplomacy" will somehow make Iran and Hammas play nice makes no sense, of course, he hits the Republicans very hard in vulnerable places. He'll make a tough target this Fall.
However, I think that the debate overall right now helps Hillary. The media cannot wait to start their black and white race, so they're taking the bait when these guys bash each other and are focusing on Bush/McCain vs. Obama. As the Republicans tar and feather Obama with the appeasement brush, those in the Democratic party on whom it does make a telling impression will think again as to who they want to put up against the Republican hawks. So, the media are hoist on their own petard. They want to flush Hillary and help Obama, but by focusing on the Republican spatter of Obama, the media are helping Hillary up the sink wall.. Tres amusing.
Just so you understand David, that Obama's claim that McCain shares his position is utterly bogus, based on a selective quote by Jamie Rubin in the WaPo of his own interview with McCain, leaving out the key distinction McCain makes. Which deception has now been thoroughly exposed and even acknowledged by the MSM.
Jon, yes I totally agree. McCain didn't say anything other than we had to "deal" with Hamas-- and not as in "let's make a deal."
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