Monday, August 08, 2011

Off To a Slow Start

That would be me.  I seem to be unable to consolidate my excrement (he said, recycling an old military sayin') this morning and am just now beginning to make the blog-rounds.  In so doing I see Blog-Bud Dan noticed something that a lot of us on the right and proper side of the political divide have been seein' this weekend: the Left is beginning to whine, piss, and moan about Barry.  Publicly.  Loudly, too.  I dropped this comment at Dan's place a few minutes ago:
This buyer's remorse thing is contagious. I read a liberal whine and moan piece in the NYT this weekend that basically said Barry ain't got no passion and... on top of that... sucks at story telling. I kid thee not.

But the bit that got me was this:

The most charitable explanation is that he and his advisers have succumbed to a view of electoral success to which many Democrats succumb — that “centrist” voters like “centrist” politicians. Unfortunately, reality is more complicated. Centrist voters prefer honest politicians who help them solve their problems. A second possibility is that he is simply not up to the task by virtue of his lack of experience and a character defect that might not have been so debilitating at some other time in history. Those of us who were bewitched by his eloquence on the campaign trail chose to ignore some disquieting aspects of his biography: that he had accomplished very little before he ran for president, having never run a business or a state; that he had a singularly unremarkable career as a law professor, publishing nothing in 12 years at the University of Chicago other than an autobiography; and that, before joining the United States Senate, he had voted "present" (instead of "yea" or "nay") 130 times, sometimes dodging difficult issues.

Heh. SOME of us realized Barry was just an empty suit. I think it's pretty damned funny the Left is just now beginning to see that.
Now that said... 2008 was gonna be a Democrat year, given the negatives Dubya had on his way out and the fact the GOP fielded a weak-ass candidate.  The Dems could have run the proverbial yellow dog and won... it was that bad.  Well, come to think on it... they DID run the proverbial yellow dog, didn't they?  And he won.  I find all this buyer's remorse interesting and I'm getting no small amount of pleasure from it, too.  But this is small comfort, given the way Barry's run us into the ditch... and we still have to put up with him for another 16 months, at the very least.

But I'm with the Left on at least ONE thing (aside from their new-found displeasure with Obama): Hillary would have been the better choice.  I mean... how in the HELL could she have been worse?  Barry's making me look back at the Big Dog's tenure at 1600 Penna Ave with wistful, almost nostalgic, yearning.  And that's sayin' something.

11 comments:

  1. Seems like about the only worse thing that could ha...

    Nah... it's better left unsaid.

    Your observation about agreeing with the left about Mrs. C being a better choice reminds me that it was the one thing my brother and I agreed upon. He and I are otherwise poles apart, politically.

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  2. Most people voted for this guy because of the Color of his skin (Let's do something historic!) and some because they really bought into the rhetoric.

    Looking back at Bubba; Like him or not, I never doubted that he was Pro American. I doubt seriously the current occupant of the White House feels thusly.

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  3. I'm with you Buck; perverse pleasure in watching his own party start to be annoyed with The One.

    Karma - she can be a tough bitch.

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  4. .......Now that said... 2008 was gonna be a Democrat year, given the negatives Dubya had on his way out and the fact the GOP fielded a weak-ass candidate. The Dems could have run the proverbial yellow dog and won... it was that bad. Well, come to think on it... they DID run the proverbial yellow dog, didn't they? And he won. I find all this buyer's remorse interesting and I'm getting no small amount of pleasure from it, too. But this is small comfort, given the way Barry's run us into the ditch... and we still have to put up with him for another 16 months, at the very least......

    The Dow is now down 509 points at this point. It fell below 10K when BHO was speaking.

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  5. I really disliked (dislike) Hillary. I see Obama as a reflection of all Democrats. If the Left is disappointed, maybe they need to look deeper into themselves.

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  6. Skip: I used to be a Hillary-hater but I found myself pulling for her as Campaign 2008 unfolded... mainly because Obama scared the livin' dogshit outta me. I still voted for McCain, though.

    Looking back at Bubba; Like him or not, I never doubted that he was Pro American.

    Agreed, Darryl. I have my doubts about The One is this space, too.

    Kris: Yeah... karma has bitten me in the butt a few times. ;-)

    Glenn: Thanks for that. I dread turnin' on my teevee at 1600 hrs.

    Lou: Introspection ain't a strong suit on the Left. They're convinced they're correct... it's the rest of us that are stoopid.

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  7. Hillary? Better? You may be right, but I refuse to agree with you. If she never two words of hers enter the public debate again - other than "I quit" - I would be very pleased. She is a con artist and an enabler of other con artists, her husband among them. Easily one of the most despicable politicians of this or the past century.

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  8. Thanks for the link, Buck, I do appreciate it.

    I remember standing at the fence talking to my neighbor, early in the primary season (prior to the 2008 election) and we both agreed that Hillary would be an okay nominee and one that we (as conservatives) could live with. This was long before Barack played those dirty tricks on her and got momentum. At the time, we didn't think he had a prayer. Today, it's clear, he had too little experience to be nominated. Forget about the race stuff and his ideology, the guy's just in over his head and doesn't have any real experience at managing or leading anything, much less a superpower nation in an economic crisis. With respect to Suldog (I understand where you're coming from), I'm certain that whatever her drawbacks are, Hillary would have been much more effective in the current situation and the Dems would probably be looking at a much easier election in 2012 for their incumbent.

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  9. I'm with you, Dan, in re: Hillary. Jim just has a problem with her cankles. ;-)

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  10. Having lived through the Clinton regime in Arkansas, and having been a member of the legal community during that time, and having "interesting" interaction with Bill in a Commander-in-Chief sense (we really did have a legitimate concern that he would torpedo Pepper's first star), I knew not to trust Hillary any farther than I could throw her. That having been said, at least she was the devil we knew. This Obama dude is a total freakin' marxist!

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  11. Moogie: You have "special knowledge" by virtue of your Arkansas experience the rest of us don't have. Still, your larger point about Obama is well taken.

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