I want to commend PE Obama for being a Statesman, at least on this rare occasion, he has shown me a smidg of class and given me a brief moment of calm…

Israel has EVERY RIGHT to kick ass, take names and KILL every stinking one of the “terrorists” in Gaza. The enemy has fired upon Israel’s cities… This IS war and I hope and pray that this time Israel does NOT stop until they have killed hundreds, thousands of “terrorists” and those that support them. I’m in favor of a Dresden solution, fire bomb them to submission… Men, Women, Children… Finish this threat off…

“As Mayor of New York City, I never got a chance to vote “present.” And you know, when you’re President of the United States, you can’t just vote “present.” You must make decisions.

A few years later, he ran for the U.S. Senate. He won and has spent most of his time as a “celebrity senator.” No leadership or major legislation to speak of. His rise is remarkable in its own right – it’s the kind of thing that could happen only in America. But he’s never run a city, never run a state, never run a business.

He’s never had to lead people in crisis.

This is not a personal attack….it’s a statement of fact – Barack Obama has never led anything. Nothing. Nada…..

Tough times require strong leadership, and this is no time for on the job training.”

Give Obama some credit for understanding this and remaining appropriately in the background.

A lot of good it’s doing him.

From Powerline:

Many liberals have what strikes me as a touching faith that the election of Barack Obama will cause America to be better loved by people around the world, including those who are ideologically hostile to the United States. They take seriously the idea that the fact that George Bush is hated in some precincts, and his likeness is a staple of anti-American demonstrations, tells us something about Bush rather than about the people who dislike our country.

So I confess to some satisfaction in seeing Obama’s likeness paraded at a hate rally in Jakarta, along with those of Mubarak and Olmert. The protesters were blaming Obama for Israel’s attack on Hamas, when he hasn’t even been inaugurated yet!

these guys were more than happy to meddle into all worldy affairs to sufficiently “shake things up” for the last 8 months… now when they’re really expected to lead, they’re silent? Give me a break.

Texas Rainmaker on January 4, 2009 at 11:07 AM

Noticed that too did ya? The very least that they could be doing is making it clear that their incoming diplomatic/national security team is engaged with the current administration to ensure that the transition will be seamless and American policy will not be jolted by a change in administrations.

Give Obama some credit for understanding this and remaining appropriately in the background. He’s not abdicating any responsibility because he has no position to abdicate at the moment. Anyone who doesn’t understand that shows a lack of comprehension about American government and its traditions.

Yes, but I think we’re all anxiously awaiting a pronouncement from the Office of the President-Elect…

Besides, these guys were more than happy to meddle into all worldy affairs to sufficiently “shake things up” for the last 8 months… now when they’re really expected to lead, they’re silent? Give me a break.

The clarity of issue analysis and the usual civil discourse around here is good.

The bad is how ‘far right moonbats’ like us birthers are treated when progressive sites seem to embrace crackpots with even more spurious impeachment grounds.

The ugly is the energy expended on activities like drywall cutting and nailing. A dialectic has quality but answering the repeated posting of the same nonsense over and over or expending 250 words on 100 letters in some some nonsensical liberal post is a waste. This venue feeds the trolls well. Of course, I know someone who has taken havoc to the other side. Trouble is, they all run.

After all, Obama has already indicated that he won’t be the friend to Israel past administrations have been (he’s taking advice from Jimmy Carter after all).

highhopes on January 2, 2009 at 6:21 PM

And don’t think the Israelis haven’t taken very serious notice.

This, neccessary at the moment action, against Hamas may also be a pre-emptive strike against any possible Hamas response to an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuke facilities.

Pretty sweet l’il “two birds with one stone” strategy if you ask me.

(tho i admit the third bird of Hezbolla must be icluded in the equation, and that’s a huge variable)

And judging from the timing, the Israelis may believe they have no other choice but to take action while Bush is CinC.

And that window is closing fast.

Don’t frazzle your keyboard over Drywall, everything he post is taken out of context to support his position. If we don’t feed the trolls, maybe they will get the picture.

Obama will become President soon enough, but until then, George Bush sets the policy and handles American diplomatic efforts. Had Obama interjected himself into the situation by demanding a different course of action, it would cripple whatever efforts the US would make over the next few weeks in that region, and pretty much anywhere else.Give Obama some credit for understanding this and remaining appropriately in the background.

This didn’t seem to stop Obama from voicing his opinion on our foreign policy for the last 2 years. He had no problem voicing his opinion on Iraq when we had troops in the enemies sights. We have no troops in the Gaza Strip. Not once did Obama or the press ever say “there is only 1 President at a time” when he was asking for my vote. This has got to be the lamest excuse ever. If Obama had been consistent, I could give him some credit but this leaves the smell of wimp in the air. I suspect Obama will eventually issue a yes/no/maybe/bowl of mush statement that confuses everyone and satisfies no one.

IlikedAUH2O on January 3, 2009 at 8:30 PM

Too much flattery, IlikedAUH2O … though I’ll take it :)

We see a great rise in cowardice in our population and among our leaders. They’re scared of everything … and for no good reason, really. I guess we’re almost lucky that our SCOTUS doesn’t have the balls to take any of the eligibility cases, since they would just end up giving some mealy-mouthed “living document” interpretation, as you wrote, and we’d end up with Presidents holding 5 different citizenships (and picking up new ones while in office, even!).

As to McCain, he’s clearly no coward. That’s for sure. I don’t really know what his problem is, but it’s a big one. I think that he just gets himself stuck on bad ideas, either because one of his friends convinced him one night, or he read something, or saw something on tv that he believed, and once his mind is set, that’s it. He’s wed to that bad idea until death. It wouldn’t be so bad if his percentage of bad ideas wasn’t so large.

His refusal to take the gloves off with BHO (or even to just mount a vigorous campaign) was eerily reminiscent of his painting himself into a corner in the 2000 primaries with the idiotic promise of no negative ads (as if there’s really anything so terrible, or immoral, about negative ads). Bush started beating him down and McCain did nothing in return. People in his campaign were going haywire over it. McCain’s not a learner. That’s for sure.

But, here we are. We still have a couple more weeks left of civilization …

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0109/17011.html

I guess that’s for safe issues.

But he must learn to understand the ultimate winning strategy of kissing the rings of all minorities. It has worked for 50 years. For the minorities, that is. But, whatever the cause,

Juan couldn’t attack The One. On about 20 issues.

Deport illegals.

Even debate effectively. The guy is old and admirable but he lacks hormones or something.

Then there is Mr. Berg. Well, even with proof of The One’s lack of citizenship, SCOTUS will dance around the constitution. They will declare that the citizenship stricture had to do with a sense of loyalty or something.

I apologize if I implied (unwittingly) you were a kook. Wasn’t the intent.

No problem. I didn’t take it personally, but was addressing the idea that questions about BHO’s eligibility are, themselves, kooky. They are not.

Other than the age of 5 (which should accurately read 10), I still don’t know what facts I am wrong on or leaving out.

Yes, this was one. I think this is a major difference, as the years between 5 and 10 are among the most impressionable in a life. BHO spent those years as a muslim (as far as all the information points to) in a muslim country with a muslim step-father (perhaps adoptive father).

The other big problem was that you had his mother going the wrong way on the flight, along with the idea that she was a totally rational actor. All of her actions, that we know of, point to the idea that she was anything but a rational actor and cared little for her own child – whom she abandoned for years, then swept away to Indonesia (of all places) then returned to leave with the grandparents … To make any assumptions about what she would or wouldn’t do, based on some logical calculus doesn’t seem to mesh with those elements of her history that we are aware of.

I still contend that there are way too many assumptions (and strange ones) one has to make to believe these two conspiracy theories.

But, BHO’s refusal to release any of a whole set of normal documents is even more bizarre. Isn’t it? I mean, who holds onto their birth certificate like that, especially when it is part of the evidence needed to prove the Constitutional eligibility of an alleged Constitutional scholar? That is so much stranger than any of the non-eligibility theories that it boggles the mind. Even the lefty “Constitutional experts”, like Jonathan Turley, can’t understand why BHO hasn’t released, at least, the birth certificate and find it beyond strange that he refuses to do so. Well … it feels that strange for a very good reason.

But, hey! Who would have thought that the winner of a US Presidential election would have been able to raise hundreds of millions in untraceable, anonymous donations and no one would complain, including the idiot who put the latest unconstitutional restrictions on compaign finance who happened to have been the opponent? The strangeness is quite overwhelming, on all fronts.

And people like Jerome Corsi are indeed, kooks.

anuts on January 3, 2009 at 6:00 PM

I like Jerome Corsi. He goes a bit overboard, occassionally, but in general he does good work. But, then again, I am one of those people who thinks that many in our government (some self-proclaimed conservatives, included, like Bush and McCain) are out to destroy US sovereignty. Well, I don’t think McCain wants to destroy US sovereignty. He’s just too stupid to understand what his amnesty, and his further gift of US citizenships to illegals, would do to the US.

Dont worry kids. Those 143 days of experience in Washington are going to kick in any day now. Set your faces on stunned.

Chuck Schick on January 3, 2009 at 6:13 PM

yup..and chances are we will still be met with those dim bulbs saying, well “i’m goin got wait till theres something REAL to criticize.”

Hopefully we wont all be diggin out of rubble at that point..

They are easy enough to find with a quick search. But, why are you making arguments when you don’t know the details you are arguing about – and calling others names, at the same time?

progressoverpeace on January 3, 2009 at 1:12 PM

Look, I have done quick searches and I have done slow searhes. I apologize if I implied (unwittingly) you were a kook. Wasn’t the intent. Originally, I was referencing the vast world of bizarre sites, forums, and participants which are wholly dedicated to stuff like that. There is so much garbage on the internet as I’m sure you’re aware.

Other than the age of 5 (which should accurately read 10), I still don’t know what facts I am wrong on or leaving out.

I still contend that there are way too many assumptions (and strange ones) one has to make to believe these two conspiracy theories. And people like Jerome Corsi are indeed, kooks.

The only person I agree with 100% of the time is me. And my wife if she happens to ask… and only if I am under duress.
Hogwild

I take back what I said about you being ignorant. And I apologize for that. I don’t think your ignorant. I do think you don’t listen though.
I think that’s why your most susceptible to obamas silliness.
willing to wait till there’s something you deem worthy of criticizing. (oh brother).

Till then you just sit there, with your eyes wide open with a silly grin on your face.looking back and fourth like one of those wierd…bobblehead dolls.

If you got behind the nominee and voted for him, there is nothing to blame. The primaries were decided by the time it got to my state, and McCain was not my first choice either.

But this sense that Handel is backing “agree with me 100% of the time or be gone” is just plain silly.

The only person I agree with 100% of the time is me. And my wife if she happens to ask… and only if I am under duress.

Hog Wild on January 3, 2009 at 1:11 AM

Jeeze dude..Now I know what Anne Sullivan must have felt when trying to teach Helen Keller.
I feel like I keep saying “Dolly” and you are saying :
“GGGOOOOSSSSOUPOOOOOO-POOOOO! GGGOOOSSSOUPOOOO-POOOO!”

I never once said that a candidate had to agree with me one hundred percent! Thats my point!
we are a house divided.
Each faction is making SERIOUS MISTAKES!
The conservative side is saying: Must be LIKE RONALD REAGAN! ABSOLUTELY ! No exceptions.

The other faction are the mushy headed ‘moderates’ such as yourself, who are kind of along the mccain way of thinking.
“FIGHT WITH ME! FIGHT WITH ME!!”

BUT..there really isn’t any fight to him!Its more like, lets play nice..or in your words,.,,,”I’ll wait to criticize obama when he does something naughty”.

THERE IS MUCH TO CRITICIZE HIM..DON’T come late to the game….Thats what I say to BOTH factions.

Both sides are making huge mistakes. The conservatives are wanting a reincarnation of a man long gone. A man by the way that they know very little about for some reason..which is astonishing.

The muddle headed “I’ll wait to criticize obama till later”..are making the mistake of sleeping.
Those people should do me a favor and just lie under a bus for your next nap. Do us all a favor.
Your walking dead anyway, don’t harm the country anymore by continuing to vote.

(I say that with love in my heart)

you are just dead weight.

Handel on January 2, 2009 at 10:48 PM

And you’re an idiot. People like you are the reason why we lost this last election. Couldn’t climb down off your high horse long enough to vote for the better candidate. Not the “perfect” candidate, just the only other candidate that was better than Obama.

I hope you are satisfied.

Hog Wild on January 3, 2009 at 12:10 AM

Again… you assume much. You assume based off of very little knowledge, that I didn’t vote fore mccain. I most definitly did. He was our candidate for prez and a far better one than obama would be.
In a wierd way, I don’t think you are clear as to what I’m saying. EIther willfully ignorant of it or just..ignorant.
You are making my point!
I was early in getting behind the most conservative candidate, while other conservatives swayed back and fourth. Because they WANTED the perfect candidate.
NO SUCH THING.
So everyone was late to the table on it and when the deadline came, it was too late. We got McCain by default.
Those late to the game were even notables like Laura ingraham.
Those that were late to the game just ended up complaining and are STILL complaining about the election. And ALSO the same ones being mamby pamby’s about obama.
Such as yourself.
“ohhh i’ll wait till obama does something to complain about.”

BALONEY.

Theres much to nail him on right now.
And those same fence sitters during the primary..are the same fence sitters now with obama.

D..e…a…d…….w..e..i…g..h…t.

I’m not too blame for obama..‘Moderate’ Wienies like yourself are.

First, infidelgranny, even the latest news on The One’s mother’s divorce documents does not support Mr. Berg. All it says is that they had a son. And one of the tabloids has become involved. A liberal I know was laughing about that till I reminded her of the Edwards case. Generally, I do support you, however, as there is something very wrong in how all his records were handled.

Second, on a positive note, watching this nonvetted, marginally educated mental case try to govern the country will be interesting. I think that I smell something in the wind. Oh, it is the buttery, fresh smell of the Georgia bean! I can almost see the specter of the smiling president peanut in all his thick headed inclusive glory! And he is wearing a sweater…

Go check your tire pressure, now! Hear?