Republicans Smell Weakness In Obama

The Daily Beast ^ | 2/27/2009 | John Batchelor

[SonOfDarkSkies]

The public may have liked the president’s big speech, but the GOP isn’t worried. Insiders say they’re raring for a fight, and that they think Obama’s in a very vulnerable position.

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“I feel sorry for him sometimes,” confided a senior Republican House member about President Obama. “He invited us over to the White House to explain to us how the stimulus plan is working, and how the budget is going to work, and he spoke to us a couple of times. He doesn’t act like he knows what’s going on with the economy. He’s so afraid of confrontation, when you challenge him, he backs off, like he doesn’t know the right answer. Who does? That’s why you kinda feel sorry for him. Not his guys, they don’t act like they know. Do they notice the stock market sinking? Who doesn’t? There’s this sense of disarray. The administration is made up of a lot of Number twos. The only one with any gravitas is [David] Axelrod. Geithner? He looks like he’s 12-years-old, or a grad student. The president is like a perfect vice president. That’s what the big speech was like. A vice president was talking.”

[SonOfDarkSkies]

This article lifted by spirits!

[SonOfDarkSkies]

Er...lifted MY spirits!

[txnativegop]

If he’s weak, he’s not showing it much.

[SolidWood]

LOL! LOVE the remarks on Obama, Geithner and the rest of this gang! Classic!

[txnativegop]

It’s a cruel world isn’t it?

[voletti]

Moi thinks the GOI has a long way to go before challenging anybody.

And the next few yrs in the wilderness could actually do it some good. Esp as they will see the Dems making blunder upon blunder in a dangerous world.

[Paytriot]

Someone once said “First rate people surround themselves with first rate people. Second rate people surround themselves with third rate people.” or something like that....

[ZULU]

“The public may have liked the president’s big speech, but the GOP isn’t worried. Insiders say they’re raring for a fight”

Hope they don’t plan to use pillows or wet towels as usual.

[clamper1797]

I knew I smelled something coming from FUBO

[Enterprise]

"This article lifted by spirits!"

I'll drink to that!

[bray]

He needs to be sent a virtual $ so he can buy a virtual clue.
Did like his decision on Iraq though. Better than expected.

Pray for America, Our Troops and obama

[Constitutions Grandchild]

“He’s so afraid of confrontation, when you challenge him, he backs off, like he doesn’t know the right answer.”

Classic passive-aggressive behavior. Wait until you see what he does behind your back.

[NeoCaveman]

If he’s weak, he’s not showing it much.

President Pelosi sees it.

[pabianice]

Geithner? He looks like he’s 12-years-old, or a grad student.

Actually, Geithnew looks like a 12-year-old boy masterbating in his room right after his mom walks in.

[diamond6]

I DON’T FEEL SORRY FOR HIM ONE DAMN MINUTE!!!!!!

(I’m not yelling at you, just angry in general).

[rellimpank]

—don’t like to be a spoilsport, but—

—http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2195346/posts

[txnativegop]

Not a fair trade. Wish Pelosi would go crawl back under the surgical table where she was created in California.

[BornToBeAmerican]

A fools greatest enemy is his mouth.

Barrack never shuts up.

[Enterprise]

FUBO is somewhat clueless. But the people in the backgrounds around are deadly and they know exactly what they are doing.

[Cheerio]

The GOP is dead - sorry guys that is the way I see it, and here is the irrefutable proof

“A democracy is always temporary in nature: it simple cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority will always vote for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, (which is) always followed by a dictatorship.”

The Universities now rule the roost - they have done a magnificent job for SOCIALISM. We are heading there at breakneck speed. The GOP has no chance of stopping this unless they take to the streets, not when you have Maine RINO twins and Spectator in the Senate. The Senate was to be the firewall - see how well that is working? I rest my case.

[RobRoy]

>>If he’s weak, he’s not showing it much.<<

Like fine wine, this must age. But don’t worry. It’s not that fine and will not have to age that long.

Check back in about three months.

[txnativegop]

Thanks for cheering me up. America is such a depressing place these days . . . I wonder why? Hmmm. 8P

[Knitting A Conundrum]

Pelosi is starting to rattle the cage a bit. That could be an interesting fight...

[Red Steel]

Feel sorry for him?

Baaah!

[txnativegop]

You really think it will take that long? I don’t.

[SandyInSeattle]

The president is like a perfect vice president. That’s what the big speech was like. A vice president was talking.”

Ouch.

[aculeus]

John B, Tina Brown’s token Conservative.

[Little Ray]

Obama may be weak, but he isn’t our opponent. There are folks behind who are NOT weak, subtle, sly and evil.

[Non-Sequitur]

This article lifted my spirits!

Actions speak louder than words.

[this is my country]

He doesn’t act like he knows what’s going on with the economy. He’s so afraid of confrontation, when you challenge him, he backs off, like he doesn’t know the right answer.

Why do you think some call him ZERO.

[griswold3]

509 promises made by BHO during the election cycle.

Who will make a good benevolent dictator?
That’s where we’re going. Once you feed the masses this ‘progressive’ pablum, they’re brainwashed for life, thinking there really is a free lunch!

[Blood of Tyrants]

If the Stupid Party can sense the weakness, you know our enemies can.

[dangerdoc]

bump

[IbJensen]

Republicans, like an old coon hound, has lost it’s ability to smell anything!

[RikaStrom]

ping

[rabidralph]

Well stop feeling sorry for him and govern as conservatives!

[Professor_Leonide]

This is an idiotic article - of course BHO doesn’t know how the economy works, he wants to destroy our economy and transform us into a socialist state willing and ready to take orders (for the common good) from the U.N.

let’s not kid ourselves, the next four years are going to be very difficult if we are successful in our fighting back. If we’re not successful in some of the early years, by the third year of the BHO presidency the Hammer and Sickle will be flying over the White House.

[RexBeach]

Make no mistake about this, fellow Freepers: The nation and the world will soon twig to the notion that Mr. Obama has never been out of the shallow end of the pool.

And the press will turn on him, at some point.

[comebacknewt]

I can only hope they don’t pull out our patented circular firing squad yet again.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

“Insiders say they’re raring for a fight, and that they think Obama’s in a very vulnerable position.”....

They damn well better be raring for a fight because this asshat is shutting down America!!!

[ground_fog]

Dow down another 100-9600+ when Obama was elected. This country won’t survice 4 years with these babies in charge.Biggest february drop in history-all because the smart people know this is headed for ultimate disaster with his failed policies.

[FastCoyote]

[This article lifted by spirits!]

You were right the first time. A got shot of whiskey seems to make all my economic reading better of late.

[lonestar]

He can't know what he's doing because he has never done anything except take (grant) money and distribute it to others. If he's done anything different as POTUS, I'd like to hear it.

I think his goal is to make us like Kenya and he's succeeding!

[humblegunner]

Actually, Geithnew looks like a 12-year-old boy masterbating in his room right after his mom walks in.

SP: (Geithner) (Masturbating)

And you are familiar HOW with this "look"?

[Starboard]

He’s so afraid of confrontation, when you challenge him, he backs off...

The bombastic types are usually like this. They fold under pressure.

[TruthWillWin]

This article lifted by spirits!

The writer was tanked?

[RobRoy]

Well, I was trying to “hedge my bets”. Frankly, at the rate things are going down, and speeding up, I doubt we will get out of March without things becoming really clear. And bad.

[colorado tanker]

Oh, you bad!

[TruthWillWin]

Geithner always looks depressed to me. Wonder what meds he takes.