Posted on 08/02/2011 5:00:34 AM PDT by suspects
“Americans love a winner. Americans will not tolerate a loser... The very idea of losing is hateful to an American.” — Gen. George Patton
America is a center-right nation but we will, under the right conditions, vote for a liberal — even an extreme liberal. We might vote for a lush, a Lothario, perhaps even a lunatic.
But there is one thing Americans will not abide: A loser. That’s the one “L” word President Barack Obama cannot overcome.
And he’s dangerously close to a full-on “L7” face plant.
Forget all the talk about the Tea Party’s big win on the debt ceiling debate (which it was, by the way). Focus instead on the fact that, as a minority faction of the minority party that holds just one house of Congress, they opened a can of whoop ass on the “Leader of the Free World.”
Less than 1,000 days after Obama’s election swept progressives into power and conservatives into late-night gigs on Fox News, the Tea Party movement has beaten Barack back into borderline irrelevance.
Obama, aka “The Smartest President Ever” insisted for months that the debt ceiling be a “clean bill,” aka “no restrictions,” then abandoned that position for “balanced approach,” aka “tax hikes.”
In the end, Obama was forced to face the cameras Sunday night and endorse a plan that doesn’t include any — none — of the president’s original demands. Heck, it’s such a lousy deal for his liberal “friends” that he’s forced to brag about how well he works with his foes.
“It is a balanced compromise reflective of a divided government,” White House flak Jay Carney said yesterday.
In fact, it was a GOP proposal reflective of Obama’s plunge in popularity among independents. His support from these swing voters is down to a pathetic...
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Hey, Barry, Coach Clinton wants to see ya. Bring your playbook.
Can you tell me what the agreement would have been had the TEA party not had any influence in either the “10 elections or throughout these discussions?
I don’t pretend to know the future.
When did “would have been” begin to insinuate something future?
The communists won the cold war without firing a shot. They got control of our government by infesting the media and education system.
Carter started, Clinton confirmed, and Obama is sealing the deal.
Could not have said it better myself. The judas goats were out in force last night. Pay no attention to them.
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