Posted on 12/29/2009 9:11:57 PM PST by Saije
I was walking through a deserted downtown on Christmas Eve with a friend, past the lonely, gray Treasury Building, past the snowy White House with no president inside.
“I hope the terrorists don’t think this is a good time to attack,” I said, looking protectively at the White House, which always looks smaller and more vulnerable and beautiful than you expect, no matter how often you see it up close.
I thought our guard might be down because of the holiday; now I realize our guard is down every day.
One thrilling thing about moving from W. to Barack Obama was that Obama seemed like an avatar of modernity.
W., Dick Cheney and Rummy kept ceaselessly dragging us back into the past. America seemed to have lost her ingenuity, her quickness, her man-on-the-moon bravura, her Bugs Bunny panache.
Were we clever and inventive enough to protect ourselves from the new breed of Flintstones-hardy yet Facebook-savvy terrorists?
W.’s favorite word was “resolute,” but despite gazillions spent and Cheney’s bluster, our efforts to shield ourselves seemed flaccid.
President Obama’s favorite word is “unprecedented,” as Carol Lee of Politico pointed out. Yet he often seems mired in the past as well, letting his hallmark legislation get loaded up with old-school bribes and pork; surrounding himself with Clintonites; continuing the Bushies’ penchant for secrecy and expansive executive privilege; doubling down in Afghanistan while acting as though he’s getting out; and failing to capitalize on snazzy new technology while agencies thumb through printouts and continue their old turf battles.
Even before a Nigerian with Al Qaeda links tried to blow up a Northwest Airlines jet headed to Detroit, travelers could see we had made no progress toward a technologically wondrous Philip K. Dick universe.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
The left is historically very dupable.
“Bugs Bunny panache”??
Good grief, what drugs is MoDo taking?
What a maroon.
Sadly, so is the right. The country's problems aren't going to be reversed just by electing Republicans that are just as corrupt as the Democrats they replace.
the man has pissed off and gone AWOL and because he went on vacation
this family takes more vacations than anyone I have ever known and what they don’t understand or they refuse to understand is that he is supposed to be president where if we get attacked or what ever is going on he is supposed to know and get a grip.
Instead I bet under orders from his wife they are not to be interrupted for anything.
Either of them have had a job for too long and a job which meant showing up and working and now it shows even to the hard left.
Having a rock star to vote for does not work at all and I just hope this is a wake up call for those idiots and those media fools to now wake up from their cult like mind and get a grip on what they have done.
We now have a family who cares more about going on vacation than leading
Sh$t will eventually find it’s own level much like water.
w. was all about enabling those doing the dirty work to get the job done. money, political backing, administrative policy, authority....... in every way the administration of george bush enabled national security and forcefully pushed towards a positive outcome in iraq, afghanistan, etc. where others would politically retreat or sacrifice others, the administration of george bush took it on the nose, example after abu gahrib.
obama isn't a new idea. he's nothing more than the cliche liberal with a slight hint of afro centric added in. he's a black basketball playing version of john edwards.
It took this genius this long to come to that conclusion? What do you have to do to be a journalist? Smoke crack five times a day?
What planet does this woman live on?.... ‘Cause it ain’t this one......
His pulse races when he looks east toward Mecca and south toward Larry Sinclair’s hourglass.
Wait, MoDo!!! You mean the Messiah doesn’t have all the answers? You mean he really can’t stop the ocean from rising 10 feet? Global warming is going to fry all of us on Januay 2nd? Oh Hell, I thought Joe Bidet could carry the water if the One couldn’t.
Was it not under W that old white ladies were being stripped sarched at airports?
‘Scuse me. Bjut this is a Maureen Dowd piece. Aren’t we missing something? Like PICTURES??? [And I don’t mean of Dowd, or Il Douche.] Rules??? Just sayin’...
I think so. The freedom rider liberals have no guns or food unless they have it from Vons or Kroger. They call it Darwin.
Whoa! Mo Dowd is starting to sound like her conservative brother, Kevin.
In my own words, help the cause but trust God.
Your statement (although in a much different form) is a reflection of the same policy as I see it. There will be dues to pay for what the liberals are doing to our country. But we can fix it given time. That doesn't minimize the damage done during the present, but some things just have to run their course. The democrats are half way through their course. After the 2010 elections, the train wreck will come to rest at least. In 2012 we can regain control and start cleaning up the mess.
I have no choice but to be optimistic in thinking the GOP will see the light and get back to it's roots lost long ago.
Meanwhile, all we can do is watch them dig their own grave, make as much noise as possible and prepare a plan for reconstruction.
I agree … God is in charge, and his will will be the conclusion, however, I still enjoy the general debate.
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