Posted on 01/25/2011 5:42:56 AM PST by DanMiller
Has President Obama had a miraculous Paul of Tarsus like conversion while traveling his own road to Damascus? A true Obama moment? According to Rasmussen, his favorable vs. unfavorable ratings have been in the positive range. The country is broke and getting broker by the minute, but so what? There were some leg tingles when he announced a forty-five billion dollar trade deal with China during President Hus visit. However, very little was actually new business: Its largely an amalgamation of agreements that had already been inked, including Boeings $19 billion airplane deal. Oh well. He has also appointed GE Chairman Jeffrey Immelt to head his newly created Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, the successor to Paul Volckers Economic Recovery Advisory Board. Oh well again; Immelt may be a crony capitalist and the poster child for corporate welfare but its still awesome; the country desperately needs councils and czars and the more the merrier.
The world looks forward anxiously to President Obamas State of the Union message when ambience will trump substance and there will be at least some attempts to show unity. It wont be like this event at the opening of the Scottish Parliament in 2004 where the members all joined hands and sang Auld Lang Syne and seemed to be enjoying it. The show of unity at the State of the Union address should be spectacular in any event. It will also provide a great comedy routine to amuse our enemies abroad, and a welcome respite from harsh partisan rhetoric for those in the United States. Can President Obama really speak out of both sides of his mouth unaided, or will his ventriloquist be required? How about a split-screen teleprompter?
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