AWOL on the Middle East
This is a time when one looks, necessarily, to the president. So far, one looks in vain. What has been strikingly lacking in the Obama administration's response is a sense of the possibility of the moment, a commitment to doing our best to bring that possibility to fruition, a realization that this may be an important inflection point in world history that should shake us out of business as usual. (William Kristol, Washington Post, 2/23/11)
Kristol makes a point that should be screamed from the mountain top. Historic events are taking place in the Middle East (shout out to George Bush, by the way) and Obama barely notices. Is there any doubt how a true leader like Ronald Reagan would have responded in similar circumstances?
By What Name Shall They Know Him?
Obama could not get Congress to repeal DOMA. He could not get Congress to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, designating "orientation" a protected class under federal law. So he and his Department of Injustice have made up their minds to do what they want.
What do we call a leader who acts as though he is neither accountable to Congress nor bound by court precedent? (Brian Brown, Washington Post, 2/25/11)
Why such a leader shall be called Barack Hussein Obama.
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