Hope n change smells a lot like ‘Revenge of the Bubba’.

Obama Draws Heavily on Clinton Era and Congress for Appointees; Daschle Gets HHS.

“WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama campaigned on the slogan of “change.” But his early appoint…

And to Nonfactor (how appropriate a name) :

That conservatives are attempting to define Barack Obama’s Presidency before it has even started shows how desperate you guys are for message dominance. You guys have lost that game already; try again in four years.

Nonfactor on November 20, 2008 at 6:32 PM

Somebody has to define The Empty Suit’s tenure! He really seems a little clueless and panicked.

Moreover, since we have so little information, I wish someone would define Him.

That conservatives are attempting to define Barack Obama’s Presidency before it has even started shows how desperate you guys are for message dominance. You guys have lost that game already; try again in four years.

Nonfactor on November 20, 2008 at 6:32 PM

And your dominant message is…what? We’re just filling the void AKA Clinton III.

Have you not SEEN my screen name? The MSM (including Fox) are hacks and they should all be killed. What people forget is the remarkably symmetry within the MSM on the war these past 5 years. In 2003 everyone, and I mean EVERYONE bought into Bush Admin propoganda that:
1. There were WMDs and we knew where they were.
2. An attack was imminent and potentially nuclear.
3. The war would be quick and reconstruction would mostly be paid for with Iraqi oil.
4. We would be greeted as liberators.
DeathToMediaHacks on November 20, 2008 at 2:06 PM

I despise the liberal media machine as much as anyone,but calling for them to be killed makes you sound like a code pink/moveon activist.

1. There were WMDs and we knew where they were.

The UN,Germany,France,Australia,Britain,CIA,Pentagon,Democrats,Republicans
all stated that Saddam had WMD, was not cooperating with
inspections,and Sanctions were a joke.
The fact a few people dissented from this view is the case in all intelligence.There is no “absolute proof”.
Hind sight judgment is real easy when you are not the one having to decide how to protect millions from jihadist hell bent on your destruction.
The case for Saddam was made well before Bush came into office.It was left for him to clean up,which he did.

. An attack was imminent and potentially nuclear.
I just addressed that one in an earlier post.

President Bush never said Iraq posed an “imminent threat”.
As a matter of fact he said just the opposite stating that
even though they did not pose an imminent threat,we could not afford to wait until they did.

As usual,it is a democrat who is doing what they accused a Republican of doing.

It was Rockefeller and John Edwards who claimed Saddam posed an imminent threat.

Baxter Greene on November 20, 2008 at 8:10 PM

The war would be quick and reconstruction would mostly be paid for with Iraqi oil.

There were people who stated this,but it certainly was not
President Bush.
Bush maintained over and over again that this would be a long and difficult struggle against the jihadist and their
ideology(including his speech with the “mission accomplished”banner).Bush’s whole speech revolved around the difficult task of standing the Iraqi people up and their representative government.
The “quick”part was in reference to the overthrow of Saddam
which was done in a quick manner.
The insurgency and lack of planning for it is what turned Iraq into a mess that democrats used to ride to power on.

Iraq is standing up and paying for their own way of life with their oil money more and more everyday.
The constant harping of “blood for oil”,”Haliburton conspiracies”,”Bush is an imperialist”,has made it virtually
impossible for their to be any “direct” payments or favors made with oil.But we are investing in every aspect of Iraq and will reap the same rewards as an economic and security ally like we have with Germany and Japan.
I guess Bush is supposed to apologize for not making all this happen to everyone’s time constraints.
reading history on the length of time it took Japan and Germany to settle down and become productive allies might help understand the difficulties involved in this process.

We would be greeted as liberators.

We were greeted as liberators in many areas in the Kurdish
areas and many places in Iraq,there are reams of videos of this available on military websites.
The CNN,MSNBC,CBS crowd tucked all this away with their 9/11
video footage because it goes against their “the world was better off with Saddam” liberal drivel.

The fact that we turned our backs on them in the first Gulf war which lead to incredible amounts of slaughter that liberals tend to ignore,kept many Iraqis from wanting to help and associate with coalition troops.
This combined with bad post war planning and the constant drumbeat of “surrender” from democrats here helped build the
insurgency and made it very difficult for coalition troops to get any cooperation from the Sunni to reject al-qaeda and
from the Shia to reject Iran/muqtada al-sader militas.
Not until Bush proposed the surge with the democrats in control,did most of the population see that we were not going to run until the job was done(yes some of the awakening had already started,but this had happened before in 06 only to fail.)

We have won the war in Iraq,you anti-war types are just going to have to get over it and slap another “save Darfur”,
“free Tibet” bumper sticker on your car,it has accomplished so much so far.

Hmmm… interesting question… just what happens Constitutionaly if the President has a Nervous Breakdown?

Romeo13 on November 20, 2008 at 1:32 PM

Nothing unless the 25th Amendment is invoked.

3. Whenever the President transmits to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives his written declaration that he is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, and until he transmits to them a written declaration to the contrary, such powers and duties shall be discharged by the Vice President as Acting President.

4. Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.

2. An attack was imminent and potentially nuclear.

DeathToMediaHacks on November 20, 2008 at 2:06 PM

Show me IN CONTEXT where Bush said an attack was imminent by Iraq.

Chuck Schick on November 20, 2008 at 4:12 PM

President Bush never said Iraq posed an “imminent threat”.
As a matter of fact he said just the opposite stating that
even though they did not pose an imminent threat,we could not afford to wait until they did.

As usual,it is a democrat who is doing what they accused a Republican of doing.

It was Rockefeller and John Edwards who claimed Saddam posed an imminent threat.

Lol. ;)

The anti-war types got used.

I can only wonder how many of them will be seeking psychiatric help in the next two years.

You got the wool pulled over your eyes. No surprise. By the way WHO IS HARRY REID?

Obama/Palin 2012

:)

That conservatives are attempting to define Barack Obama’s Presidency before it has even started shows how desperate you guys are for message dominance. You guys have lost that game already; try again in four years.

Nonfactor on November 20, 2008 at 6:32 PM

I hope you are kidding….but, if not…..
Where the hell have you been for the past year? You must be one of the 52 million that can’t find their a$$ with two hands and a flashlight.
I think Baracky finally got a sobering look at the world as it really is, not what he thinks it is with unicorns and hearts.

Why is it that the Left only hears, what they want to hear?

Romeo13 on November 20, 2008 at 12:11 PM

“…..Huh?, Wha…? …Did you say something?..” The Left

He’s a hawk when he has to be
And a dove when he can.
He’s half white, and half black,
And he’s not quite a man…

(Imagine it sung by Buffy St. Marie, with a really annoying warble.)

That conservatives are attempting to define Barack Obama’s Presidency before it has even started shows how desperate you guys are for message dominance. You guys have lost that game already; try again in four years.

Nonfactor on November 20, 2008 at 6:32 PM

Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!!!! Now we have to deal with criticism and it stings!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Same as the old boss…

- from “Will get fooled again”

Does any one else think that it’s a little messed up that nobody can get presidential briefings before they are finally elected? Even if they are already Governers and Senators?

justfinethanks on November 20, 2008 at 4:41 PM

How to put this delicately: most candidates for president are narcissistic blabbermouths with little or no chance of ever being in a position of ever acting on the information. A little knowledge is a very dangerous thing when in the hands of morons who can do nothing but harm.
For further clarification Google “Dennis Kucinich” .
Sadly, you may also do the same with “Joseph Biden”.

It’s like interviewing for a job, but you will only be told your duties once you are selected.

2. An attack was imminent and potentially nuclear.

DeathToMediaHacks on November 20, 2008 at 2:06 PM

Show me IN CONTEXT where Bush said an attack was imminent by Iraq.

Does anyone have a link about Obama’s reaction to his first CIA briefing? I’ll bet it was like that Simpsons episode with Troy McClure taking the kid into a slaughterhouse. The kid emerged pale and completely horrified.

KillerKane on November 20, 2008 at 1:12 PM

I’ve only been looking for a clip of Barry’s look while he was turning the corner into the presser after his first CIA briefing, but Before he tried to compose himself and step up to the podium to speak.

No luck. Not yet anyway.

I Do remember the “aaands” and “uhs” coming as fast and as furious as ever when he Did start speaking though.