Posted on 03/15/2009 11:59:42 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Just remember WE TOLD YOU SO!
Bill Clinton’s 1992 campaign war room prominently displayed a sign which declared “It’s the economy stupid!” James Carville, who coined that legendary reminder to keep one’s focus on the most important issue, has apparently forgotten it as he advises the Obama Administration which appears to be more interested in using the financial crisis as a tool to advance their radical agenda.
While nearly every business leader is pleading for Obama’s attention on economic issues his top priority the past few weeks has been to attack Rush Limbaugh. It started when Obama told GOP congressional leaders “You can’t just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done.” The attack soon shifted to his Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and most recently to Obama’s campaign strategist David Plouffe.
These attacks on Limbaugh and other critics are not random events but a coordinated campaign being directed by the White House at the suggestion of James Carville. Does President Obama have nothing better to do?
Wayward “Conservatives” Seeing the Light
The impact of the White House’s inept leadership on economic issues has accelerated the drop in Obama’s approval rating first started when wayward Republicans and so-called “conservatives” who got hooked on the Hope and Change Kool Aid began to recover from the hangover.
These were the folks who jumped off the GOP ship and onto the Hope and Change parade when it looked like the smart thing to do. They believed Obama’s campaign rhetoric and expected him to govern as a centrist. They are only now coming to their senses.
It was a shock to many conservatives when Chris Buckley, the son of the late William F. Buckley Jr. announced he had seen the light and was pulling the lever for Obama. Here’s what Chris said in his announcement:
President Obama will (I pray, secularly) surely understand that traditional left-politics aren’t going to get us out of this pit we’ve dug for ourselves. If he raises taxes and throws up tariff walls and opens the coffers of the DNC to bribe-money from the special interest groups against whom he has (somewhat disingenuously) railed during the campaign trail, then he will almost certainly reap a whirlwind that will make Katrina look like a balmy summer zephyr.
Buckley, who also claimed in the same column to be “a small-government conservative who clings tenaciously and old-fashionedly to the idea that one ought to have balanced budgets” has now come to his senses. About Obama’s plans he wonders “[Obama] tells us that all this is going to work because the economy is going to be growing by 3.2 percent a year from now. Do you believe that? Would you take out a loan based on that?”
Next on the turncoat parade is New York Times “conservative” columnist David Brooks. Readers may recall Brooks was an early admirer of Obama. He too appears to be over the hopey-changey hangover:
Those of us who consider ourselves moderates — moderate-conservative, in my case — are forced to confront the reality that Barack Obama is not who we thought he was. His words are responsible; his character is inspiring. But his actions betray a transformational liberalism that should put every centrist on notice.
Sadly, Brooks, who is no fan of Limbaugh, still believes the best plan forward would be a revolution of moderates. Can anyone point to a time when that’s worked?
Democrat Business Leaders Bailing Out Too?
And who can forget early Obama backers like billionaire Warren Buffet? Obama embraced his support in an effort to ease voter’s concerns about his lack of experience in leading on economic issues:
Oh come on if you are waiting for the media and elite to turn on Obama don’t hold your breath. They’re merely giving him advice because they want him to do well.
The second there is a smidgen of good economic news (in spite of Obama policies) conservatives will be showered with a flood of SEE RACISTS WE TOLD YOU SO!
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How long before full White House involvement in enemies list and attack politics is revealed?
Previously we learned that the White House was actively involved in a strategy to tar and feather Rush Limbaugh and distract the country from Obama’s failure to lead on the most vital economic issues. This revelation about a president who promised to put aside the old politics of personal destruction is one of many factors currently causing Obama supporters to have buyer’s remorse.
But now, we have reason to ask if the tactic that Obama once derided hasn’t become standard operating procedure. First it was Rush, then Rick Santelli, then Jim Cramer, then, then, then….
Anyone who dares to criticize Obama can expect to be attacked directly from the White House or by dozens of liberal/socialist attack dog groups funded by George Soros whose leaders have direct personal and professional ties to the White House.
Evidence of just how low these people are willing to go came this week:
The new left-wing conspiracy
By BEN SMITH
Politico
March 10, 2009
THE AUDACITY OF TRUTH ABOUT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA
BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA IN HIS OWN WORDS
NOW WE KNOW WHAT A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER DOES
OBAMA, THE STOCK MARKET, AND ENERGY
THE AUDACITY OF TRUTH ABOUT BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA'S UPBRINGING
I also thought he should be called Barack Hoover due to his economic skills.
President Zero....bump
The MSM keep telling us David Brooks and Chris Buckley are conservatives which is a joke and a lie. More USSR style soviet double talk propaganda.
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The new left-wing conspiracy
By BEN SMITH
Politico
March 10, 2009
The vast new left-wing conspiracy sets its tone every morning at 8:45 a.m., when officials from more than 20 labor, environmental and other Democratic-leaning groups dial into a private conference call hosted by two left-leaning Washington organizations.
The “8:45 A.M. call,” as it’s referred to by members, began three weeks ago, and it marks a new level in coordination by the White House’s allies at a time when the conservative opposition is struggling for a toe-hold and major agenda items like health care reform appear closer than ever to passage.
The call has helped attempts to link the Republican Party to radio host Rush Limbaugh, and has served as the launching ground for attacks on critics of Obama’s policy proposals. It springs from a recognition of what was lacking in the Clinton years, said Jennifer Palmieri, the senior vice president for communications at the Center for American Progress Action Fund, one of the groups hosting the call.
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The call has proved particularly effective at coordinating attacks on critics, said Jacki Schechner, the national communications director for Health Care for America Now, a labor-backed alliance of groups that support Democratic efforts to expand health care.
His words are responsible;
Words are never "responsible" People are (or are not) and anyone who believes what ANY politician says is just plain dumb.
his character is inspiring
How could anyone have come to this conclusion about Hussein? The guy is a low rent Chicago political crook.
It is more about his fellow travellers realizing that they can no long continue the big lie about O.
FTA:
“Bill Clinton’s 1992 campaign war room prominently displayed a sign which declared “It’s the economy, stupid!”...
Future historians will sum up the 2008 election with “It was the stupids, stupid”.....
No, first it was Sam Wurzelbacher, AKA "Joe the Plumber".
“Obama Honeymoon Ending as Former Backers and Media Realize WHO He Really Is”
...worthless headlines and story. The MSM will NEVER admit that their boy is wrong or lied ever! Any voters that DO experience “buyers remorse” as a result of voting for the assclown should be shown zero sympathy. Leaving your intellect at the voting booth curtain is no excuse for that kind of stupidity. Plus...it’s too late. He’ll have most of his Marxist BS in place before 2010 elections.
I love the way Buckley pretends he wasn't one of the "American people" who voted for Obama.
I mean, it isn't as if he adoringly proclaimed the wonders of the Obamessiah from the rooftops while announcing The One had his vote.
No, no, it's not Christopher Buckley who's stupid - why it's the great unwashed, the American people!
‘Sadly, Brooks, who is no fan of Limbaugh, still believes the best plan forward would be a revolution of moderates.’
That reminds me of a quote from Futurama:
Zapp: “I hate these filthy neutrals Kif! With enemies you know where they stand but with neutrals? Who knows! It sickens me.”
How can you have a revolution of people who stand for little?
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