A Turning Tide? (Heartwarming article about how Barry is making Rat leaders very nervous)

Newsweek ^ | March 10, 2009 | Howard Fineman

[Zakeet]

Obama still has the approval of the people, but the establishment is beginning to mumble that the president may not have what it takes.

Surfer that he is, President Obama should know a riptide when he's in one. The center usually is the safest, most productive place in politics, but perhaps not now, not in a once-in-a-century economic crisis.

Swimming in the middle, he's denounced as a socialist by conservatives, criticized as a polite accommodator by government-is-the-answer liberals, and increasingly, dismissed as being in over his head by technocrats.

Luckily for Obama, the public still likes and trusts him, at least judging by the latest polls, including NEWSWEEK's.But, in ways both large and small, what's left of the American establishment is taking his measure and, with surprising swiftness, they are finding him lacking.

[Zakeet]

The world's greatest community organizer is making Rat liberals nervous.

Gist of liberal concerns according to Fineman:

• Barry's Porkulus Maximus was, in fact, porkulus and not stimulus.

• Barry'smortgage refinancing plan is too little and too comples.

• Barry "gave up the moral high ground" with a huge government spending bill "larded with 9,000 earmarks."

• Barry is throwing good money after bad with bailouts.

• Barry has not called for all Americans to sacrifice.

• Barry lets Congress (i.e. Pelosi and Reid) lead.

• Barry is clueless with respect to budgets, revenue growth and economic projections.

• Barry's treasury secretary is a joke.

• Barry is a deer in the headlights with respect to the banking crisis.

• Barry is letting corrupt Rat donors such as Madoff skate.

• Barry is clueless about "how the world works -- or more important how it failed."

• Barry is too liberal -- "now is not the time for costly, upfront spending on social engineering in health care, energy or education."

Other than all that, in the eyes of the big shots, Barry is doing fine.

When the liberal wags at the Washington Post / Newsweek cut loose with a diatribe like this against their Anointed Savior two months into his Grand Administration, one can conclude only one thing ... they're sweating their balls off over this clown.

[Titus Quinctius Cincinnatus]

Swimming in the middle

Which planet is Howard Fineman from, again?

[curiosity]

Luckily for Obama, the public still likes and trusts him, at least judging by the latest polls, including NEWSWEEK's.But, in ways both large and small, what's left of the American establishment is taking his measure and, with surprising swiftness, they are finding him lacking.

Gee. What a surprise. After all, the guy's resume was so impressive. /sarcasm

[MrB]

Barry to NY Times: I called back because I can’t believe your question was serious regarding socialism...

[SkyDancer]

"I'll Soon Take Care Of Dissidents"

[jellybean]

When linking to the enemedia sites use the print version. It loads faster and an added bonus is it denies their advertisers any views..

[SPRINK]

swimming in the middle

is that a joke? I quit reading right there anyway

[skeeter]

Well, its progress. But Fineman still doesn't have a clue.

A genial, amenable guy, he likes to appeal to every constituency, or at least not write off any.

[Plutarch]

A busy, industrious overachiever...

Mr. Barack "Present" Obama famously achieved nothing prior to the Presidency. Neither prior to nor after becoming President has Obama been industrious, nor has he been particularly busy. Fineman had make all this stuff up, so his column wouldn't appear too negative.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

However, Howie Fineman won’t surrender his kneepads.

[Plutarch]

When linking to the enemedia sites use the print version. It loads faster and an added bonus is it denies their advertisers any views..

That is an excellent point, and should be considered as a FR posting guideline.

[jellybean]

That is an excellent point, and should be considered as a FR posting guideline.

Thanks! The print button is sometimes hard to find, but it's usually there somewhere (sometimes at the bottom of the article).

[madinmadtown]

The public is afraid to answer polls against Obama. They are “cowards”.

[TNCMAXQ]

Genial and amenable.... Until he launches vicious attacks or takes on that arrogant dismissive attitude. Talk about thin skin. Yet the myth somehow remains that Bush, Cheney and co. were the mean, savage partisans.

[skeeter]

Fineman is emblematic of whats wrong with journalism these days, at least the journalists who've not completely sold out to the liberals. He's consumed with style.

Any fair observer would notice that Obama's words bare no resemblance to his actions.

[dennisw]

0bomo the subprime president™

The stock market has been....

[Leisler]

He who has thrown multitudes under thy bus, shall be thrown himself under the bigger bus. White, elite lefties maketh thee, and unmaketh thee.

[copaliscrossing]

While I’m not really sure this whole Birth Certificate thing is going anywhere at this point (even though I believe he was born in Kenya), I believe that if the “in crowd” really starts turning on him, the BC issue will gain more traction and might be the “in crowds” way out from an abysmal Obummer administration. Methinks it might be “their ace up the sleeve”.

[driftless2]

"swimming...middle"

Later in the articel Fineman does grudgingly agree that The Great Spreader is going more left lately. One glaring omission the defenders of The Grand Distributor make is that Obama has yet to call himself a proponent of the free-market system. That's because he obviously hates capitalism as it's been practiced in America.

[mayflower1637]

This principle also applies to those on the right.The Republican revolution of 1994 went under the bus when the rookies lasted three years before bowing before the God of avarice, and rule of re-election before country was adopted by those that once wore the white hats.Newt still has the tire tracks to prove it.