Thought of the day

“Capitalism – man eats man,

Communism – man eats nothing”

- Prime Minister of Kenya

Remember how I talked about shaking hands and playing nice? And how Obama is running a PR show?

Well, Obama may look good, but according to Ann Coulter, my favorite controversial source, Bush leaves him in a cloud of holy dust when it comes to “reaching across the aisle”.

Obama, trying to look bipartisan

But that was the point, wasn’t it? Obama looks good, but isn’t and Bush was good, but doesn’t seem to be able to look it. Which leads us to the million-dollar question:

Could Bush have salvaged his popularity even if he had wanted to? Is he at fault for squandering presidential popularity? Or did the PLM wage war against him because they had their agenda, and tear down his reputation because it helped them elect the Democratic candidate?

(Note: John McCain being tarred as a “third term of Bush” is the greatest argument I can think of that the Democrats would have used this against any Republican candidate.)

Another great quote, vaguely recollected, from the West Wing:

Charlie: “Why does everybody act as if people are stupid in an election year?”

CJ: “People are stupid in an election year”

Charlie: “No, people get treated stupid in an election year.”

Note to people: If we act stupid, we get treated stupid. And we acted pretty stupid these past few weeks.

For those of you who think that it’s not possible to wage ideological war on such a scale, well, read a history book. For those of you who are intelligent enough to ask how, I hope to explain the PLM method (Thanks, Michael) in one of the next few posts.

The revenge on Peggy is complete; Hillary Clinton has not left the building:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/nov/17/hillary-clinton-secretary-of-state

Obama’s willingness to reach out is disturbing me though, am I the only one? He seems to be looking for the All-Stars, not the quiet, qualified civil servants who actually get the job done. We voted for change over experience, now we are paying the price. This isn’t the post-lose griping, it’s disturbing to see someone act on politics when we need policy.

Although the man definitely knows how to give a good PR show…

…remember what I said about shaking hands after the fight?

At the end of the day, politics is professional. And anyone who can remember that deserves full marks.

I just can’t seem, hard as I try, to stay away from politics. The news of the hour is that the 700 billion dollar bailout, which the taxpayers held their noses so tightly bled in order to pass, has mushroomed into one of those greedy grabs for money:

http://townhall.com/Columnists/CharlesKrauthammer/2008/11/14/the_bailouts_fault_lines?page=1

http://michellemalkin.com/2008/11/14/hank-paulson-naked-emperor/

This is one of those designs of a liberal PLM. Pressure about the economy, force the elections our way, and give us lots and lots of money.

When will our patience begin to wear thin?