Posted on 01/25/2010 7:13:28 PM PST by SeekAndFind
The Dem in question? Red-stater Marion Berry, who’s now headed for early retirement thanks to Lincoln-Jesus’s crowd-pleasin’ statist agenda.
In fairness, though, The One’s been very consistent in this belief. Through Obama, all things are possible.
Berry recounted meetings with White House officials, reminiscent of some during the Clinton days, where he and others urged them not to force Blue Dogs “off into that swamp” of supporting bills that would be unpopular with voters back home.
“I’ve been doing that with this White House, and they just don’t seem to give it any credibility at all,” Berry said. “They just kept telling us how good it was going to be. The president himself, when that was brought up in one group, said, ‘Well, the big difference here and in ’94 was you’ve got me.’ We’re going to see how much difference that makes now.”
Berry came to Congress in 1997. The representative he replaced? Blanche Lincoln, another Arkansan poisoned by her support for The One, who’s reportedly now being pressured by the Democratic leadership to make her act of political seppuku official by retiring herself. I’ve got a ton of poll news in the pipeline illustrating just how ironic Obama’s comment to Berry has become, but there’s no way I’m going to dump it at the end here. It’s simply too sweet. To tide you over until the next post, enjoy this new Pew survey asking voters what their most urgent policy priorities are. Health care finishes … eighth.
Bill Kristol, stirring the pot, has already reached out to Bill Clinton’s office to see how he likes The One’s comparison. Exit question: When exactly did Obama offer this hubristic bit of idiocy to Berry? The timeline’s unclear, but surely it wasn’t after he flamed out on the trail for Deeds and Corzine, was it? He can’t be that deluded.
House Dem to Obama: “Yeah, that’s what I’m afraid of”.
Actually, it is demographics. Nonwhites still love Obamanism.
It’ amazing that a guy with such a huge ego only has a size 6 hat size.
Way to stick it to Bill Clinton!
I don’t know what’s more amazing. That he made the statement, or that he made the statement after sinking three candidates from his own party.
Photoshop time! Love it!
That statement alone (Title) should have them running for cover wherever they can find it. He’s, what, 0-5 on the campaign trail so far? I think Scary Reid will make it 0-6.
I had major problems with Bill Clinton but obama doesn’t amount to a pimple on BC’s ass as president. He’s a joke, affirmative action at its best. The dim majority is history this year... obama is gone in 2012. The Dems wont be back in power for at least 8 years thanks to this clown.
Uh, I've got news for you...
I’m sure the Olympic Committee of Rio is delighted that “we have Obama”.
Oh man...is that real or photoshopped?
But I get the idea...I see it as representing the democrats in their little green machine going up against the American people in their big scary truck this November...
How about Tiger Woods? And Woodrow Wilson?
Arrogant Bastage.
Obama's remark was dumb. He's largely the reason his friends' jobs are in danger.
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