![]() ![]() ![]() And this string of setbacks come in the midst of the most advantageous political atmosphere in memory. Don't Ask Don't Tell will stall in Pentagon backrooms. Jobs will not recover in time for the midterms. At this moment in time Obama hasn't been able to deliver. It has won elections in the past and will win more in the future.Ī) The electorate has to believe you are the engine of change. A new take on the classic "Beltway Outsider." A very nice position for a politician to find himself. At some point "Bush" will no longer be a four-letter word.Īs for "hope" and "change" - it's all well and good to campaign on "hope" and "change." An alarmingly high percentage of the electorate will buy into such buzzwords, as we've seen. The fact is, Bush will ultimately be judged almost solely on foreign policy, and history is likely to be kind on that front (assuming Iraq stays stable). But I wouldn't want to bet the Senate on it. The strategy of running against Bush is crude, intellectually corrupt, and quite possibly effective for one more campaign season. ![]() 1) Bush and Republican bashing, 2) the Cult Of Obama, and 3) Empty platitudes about "hope" and "change." Instead of giving those candidates useful talking points and lines of attack, he stuck with the same three-pronged campaign model he ran in 2008. Obama could of used this speech to reverse (or at least stall) the negative momentum Democratic hopefuls are facing in the upcoming midterms. Instead of taking the only rational course - moving to the political center - Obama doubled-down and tied his fortunes (and those of the Democratic Party) to an overly ambitious and already dead reform platform. What I saw simply confirmed what I've believed about the Obama administration from day one: there is no one behind the wheel of this car. Watching the State of the Union last night I was expecting President Obama to begin healing his wounded image. ![]()
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