Nothing Sacred

Recap
It was an interesting day in Liberal Land yesterday as the faithful dealt with the debate debacle. Explanations for Obama's poor performance ranged from the bizarre to the more bizarre. We had Al Gore speculating that it was the Denver altitude, while Bob Woodward ominously hinted at some personal or national security crisis that we would only begin to find out about until much later. Meanwhile, the normally rational Juan Williams insisted repeatedly that the debate was a draw. Over at MSNBC they have decided to advance two arguments. The first is that Romney lied. Liberals love this one because they have used it before (Bush lied!) and because apparently Obama always tells the truth. So it's kind of like they can take the high ground. The second, is that during the debate Romney pivoted to the center to attract moderate voters (The snake!). Apparently in the entire history of politics this has never happened before and MSNBC is worried about Romney establishing a new precedent. 

Of course the toughest thing for Liberals to grasp - and why all the excuses and redirection - is that another Liberal media myth has been deconstructed. Obama is NOT a great debater. He is lousy at it...which is probably why he famously called the prep "a drag." This comes after the growing perception that he may not even be a good orator absent his teleprompter. These are very very hard truths for Liberals to come to grips with.

Middle Muddle
The AARP, which put itself in the middle of the health care debate by endorsing ObamaCare, now is telling President Obama to keep the group out of his political talking points. The nation's leading senior advocacy organization objected after the president during Wednesday's debate twice mentioned the AARP while defending his health care plan and attacking Mitt Romney's plans for Medicare. (Foxnews.com, 10/4/2012)

After sucking up to Obama during the whole healthcare debate, AARP backpedals after his disastrous debate performance. Sorry AARP, but we remember.