Harry Reid is an Ostrich

The defiance of the majority leader belied the party's losses for the evening, as the chamber moves ever closer to a 50-50 split. But Reid showed only a glimmer of compromise, while slamming the door, emphatically, on making all of the cuts permanent. "We are not ostriches with our head in the sand someplace. We're willing to pull our head out and look around if they have some better ideas. (Foxnews.com, 11/4/10)

First Reid says he is not an ostrich. Then he says that he is ‘willing to pull his head out and look around.’ RedStateVT concludes that he is, in fact, an ostrich.

Quote of the Day
We've heard over and over about the lack of smart messaging and the president's failure to communicate. If only Obama could better express himself, all would be well. Seriously? This is the same president whose soaring rhetoric once sent his ratings into the heavenly realm and who, after assuming office, never stopped expressing himself. (Kathleen Parker, Washington Post, 11/4/10)

Stunningly to the point! Kudos to Parker.

Now We Understand
What happened was that Obama ran into several crises that he and others had not anticipated, and the cumulative weight of those problems ended up frustrating him. (David S. Broder, Washington Post, 11/4/10)

Sometimes the best explanations are the obvious explanations. Why did Obama fail? Doggoneit, he just got frustrated. Thanks to Broder for setting the record straight!

Kingmaker
A Politics Daily tally puts Palin's Tuesday successes at 62 wins, 23 losses and seven contests that are still too close to call, with Palin's candidates trailing in five of those races. That's a 70 percent win rate, but some of the defeats loom large. (Politicsdaily.com, 11/4/10)

Never mind ‘large looming defeats,’ name another public figure with a 70% success rate.