https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/10/why-i-despair/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 02:29:23 -0400<![CDATA[But, consider this: A president of the United States just ran a reelection campaign based on the promise of government largess, exploitation of class division, the demonization of success, the glorification of identity politics, and the presumption that women are a helpless interest group; and he did so while steadfastly refusing to acknowledge the looming — potentially fatal — crisis that the country faces. And it worked.]]>Sat, 10 Nov 2012 19:40:26 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/10/why-i-despair-n97362