Posted on 04/22/2010 7:00:41 AM PDT by yoe
President Obama came to office promising an era of political comity, but even he has had to concede that his first 15 months in office haven't lived up to his campaign hope of transcending partisan divisions. While it takes two to tangle, we think the hyper-polarization owes more than a little to Mr. Obama's own rhetorical habits. More than any President in memory, Mr. Obama has a tendency to vilify his opponents in personal terms and assail their arguments as dishonest, illegitimate or motived by bad faith.
A notable instance is Mr. Obama's ad hominem attack on Mitch McConnell at a California fundraiser for Barbara Boxer on Monday. The Senate Minority Leader "paid a visit to Wall Street a week or two ago," Mr. Obama said, and "met with some of the movers and shakers up there. I don't know exactly what was discussed. All I can tell you is when he came back, he promptly announced he would oppose the financial regulatory reform."
In other words, the Kentucky Republican is merely a mouthpiece for the bankers. Mr. Obama added that Mr. McConnell's objections to the bill were not merely "just plain false" but also "cynical"—and then he repeated the attack on motives at another event the following evening.
We can't recall anything close to this kind of language from, say, Ronald Reagan toward House Speaker Tip O'Neill, or even George W. Bush after Harry Reid called him a "liar." But it is an Obama staple.
A few hours after the Supreme Court's vindication of political speech last year in Citizens United, Mr. Obama called the decision "a major victory for Big Oil, Wall Street banks, health insurance companies and the other powerful interests that marshal their power every day in Washington to drown out the voices of everyday Americans."
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The....most....immature....President....ever. I have never been so embarrassed for my country......due to the ignorance of the voters who put this charlatan into the highest office in the world.
He's a Marxist who has spent almost a million dollars to hide his past. I wonder why...
This POS has debased the Presidency more than CLITON could possibly ever have done with 1000 Monicas.
Decency and maturity? The community-organizer-in-chief would say, “that’s above my paygrade”.
He is kicking Republican’s ass. He got health care through, mark my words this will never be repealed.
I agree, and that's why the GOP has to start showing people like me that they have a plan to fight back. So far, all I've seen is shady deals where RINO's are willing to trade their souls for another term. It's time to clean house...totally, including Republicans and Democrats.
It will likely be ruled Unconstitutional.
Mark my words.
From your lips to God’s ears!!!
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