Obama Reaches Out to Congress: Plans White House Ice Cream Social

Bogie
FORE! Score? And seven trillion rounds ago, our forecaddies brought forth on this continent a new playground, conceived by Robert Trent Jones, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal when it comes to spending as much time on the links as possible — even when it seems totally inappropriate, like moments after making a solemn statement condemning the grisly murder of a 40-year-old American journalist beheaded by ISIL. (Maureen Dowd, New York Times, 8/24/2014)

Loyal readers know that RedStateVT is no fan of New York Times op-ed writer Maureen Dowd. Dowd is a committed Liberal and her obsession with the Bush family borders on mental illness. However, credit where credit is due. Her riff on Obama and the Gettysburg Address is an instant classic. 

And so, the Liberal flight from Obama continues...in earnest. Next we will be hearing the following from our friends on the Left: "I never really thought he was going to be as great as everyone was saying!" 

Yeah, right.


Babylon and On
The question "What should we do about ISIS?" is not the same as the question "Do we want to go back to Iraq?" One is about facing up to an extreme and immediate challenge, which we have to do. The other is about returning to an old experience, which almost no one wants to do. (Peggy Noonan, Wall Street Journal, 8/22/2014)

Really, an excellent point by Noonan.