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President George W. Bush Made Obama Possible
Modern Conservative ^ | August 15, 2008 | Seth Swirsky

Posted on 08/15/2008 4:47:26 PM PDT by thinkingIsPresuppositional

President George W. Bush Made Obama Possible

By Seth Swirsky

People in America feel safe. If they didn’t, a leftist newcomer with little experience – like Barack Obama – would never be considered for the presidency. Americans simply will not elect a liberal when they feel fear. Since President Bush deserves the credit for our security (through the countless actions he’s initiated: tough FISA laws, winning in Iraq, taking on The Taliban in Afghanistan, etc.), he’s made the Obama candidacy palatable.

Similarly, Jimmy Carter, could only have beaten Republican Gerald Ford if Americans felt safe. And in 1976, they did. While the Cold War was always on the front burner, during the ‘70s the chill between America and the former Soviet Union had thawed considerably. Our two countries collaborated on the immensely successful Apollo-Soyuz space missions, signed a nuclear agreement (the SALT Treaty), and entered a period of détente – a decided easing of tensions.

Yes, there were international incidents that threatened to derail this precarious understanding. The 1973 Arab-Israeli war, for one, certainly heightened tensions. But by and large the late ‘60s through the early ‘80s was a time of significantly less anxiety between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R...


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: carter; clinton; obama; safe; soetoro

1 posted on 08/15/2008 4:47:27 PM PDT by thinkingIsPresuppositional
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To: thinkingIsPresuppositional

I agree with the headline, although for far different reasons.


2 posted on 08/15/2008 4:52:44 PM PDT by snowrip (Liberal? YOU ARE A SOCIALIST WITH NO RATIONAL ARGUMENT.)
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To: snowrip

Yup.


3 posted on 08/15/2008 4:55:57 PM PDT by South40
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I blame Alan Keyes and his joke campaign.


4 posted on 08/15/2008 4:57:21 PM PDT by pepperhead (Kennedy's float, Mary Jo's don't!)
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To: thinkingIsPresuppositional

Bush’s Fault™?


5 posted on 08/15/2008 5:00:09 PM PDT by 1rudeboy
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To: thinkingIsPresuppositional

Ol’ dopey me. I thought it was his momma and poppa.


6 posted on 08/15/2008 5:03:27 PM PDT by Panzerlied ("We shall never surrender!")
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To: thinkingIsPresuppositional

I’ll stay with George Soros for $500 Alex.


7 posted on 08/15/2008 5:08:19 PM PDT by Calpernia (Hunters Rangers - Raising the Bar of Integrity http://www.barofintegrity.us)
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To: snowrip
I agree with the headline, although for far different reasons.

Pork spending, and open borders, two things that make my blood boil. That said, I don't lay the blame completely on W.

He signs the bills, but it was a Republican Congress that put the bills on his desk to sign. If he vetoes his own party, the impetuous spoiled children immediately make him a lame duck. Even if he didn't want to sign them, they stuck him between a rock and a hard place.

So, I heap blame on the RNC as a whole. And with G10, we see that they haven't learned a damned thing.

8 posted on 08/15/2008 5:12:33 PM PDT by FlyVet
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To: thinkingIsPresuppositional

actually John Mccain should send putin a thank you card. The ruskies have pushed me more toward Mccain than any of his positions. Since I do think he would stand up to putin.


9 posted on 08/15/2008 5:14:29 PM PDT by TheRedSoxWinThePennant
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To: thinkingIsPresuppositional

‘...16 years after Clinton...’

Let’s see: Clinton left in 2000, and it’s now 2008. Eight years. Damn, did I miss something here?


10 posted on 08/15/2008 5:42:29 PM PDT by Ben Reyes (Obama who?)
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To: thinkingIsPresuppositional

What a load of crock.. You can blame OBAMA on the Democratic Party, the same Party who brought you John Freckin Kerry, and The Silky pony Edwards in 2004. You know I get tired of folks blaming every damn thing on President Bush. GROW UP.. if you pass blame you have to be a liberal. Quit blaming the stupidity of others on our Beloved President ... bet you blame President Bush for everyone buying houses they could not afford at inflated prices, or blame President Bush for the Hurricane Katrina.


11 posted on 08/15/2008 6:04:07 PM PDT by AmericanMade1776
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To: TheRedSoxWinThePennant

Putin handed the November election to McCain on August 8th.

Ironically, the Russians wanted Obama to win, because the Obamanation would decimate the American military, weaken the American economy, and make America even more dependent on foreign oil.

Putin’s plan for America has, and will backfire.


12 posted on 08/15/2008 6:07:34 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Yes, Mr. Pickens, we CAN drill our way out of this.....)
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To: july4thfreedomfoundation

Putin’s plan for Georgia - the overthrow of Saakashvili - has also failed.


13 posted on 08/15/2008 11:22:15 PM PDT by karnage
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To: july4thfreedomfoundation
Putin handed the November election to McCain on August 8th.
Ironically, the Russians wanted Obama to win, because the Obamanation would decimate the American military, weaken the American economy, and make America even more dependent on foreign oil.


I tend to agree. I dont understand Putins timing. If I was putin I would have been on MSDNC every other day with promises of fuzzy bunnies and rainbows if we could have a man like Obama in the white house. Then on jan 21st I would have been rolling through every former soviet state with troops and armor and watch Obama soil himself.
14 posted on 08/16/2008 5:12:48 AM PDT by TheRedSoxWinThePennant
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