Larry McDonald often made that remark about the folks who surrounded him in Malfunction Junction.
Posted on 06/22/2009 9:35:29 AM PDT by Starman417
Obama's chickens are coming home to roost!
Dodge Facts, Skip Details, Govern Chicago-Style By Michael Barone Real Clear Politics June 22, 2009We pundits like to analyze our presidents and so, as Barack Obama deals with difficult problems ranging from health care legislation to upheaval in Iran, let me offer my Three Rules of Obama.
First, Obama likes to execute long-range strategies but suffers from cognitive dissonance when new facts render them inappropriate. His 2008 campaign was a largely flawless execution of a smart strategy, but he was flummoxed momentarily when the Russians invaded Georgia and when John McCain picked Sarah Palin as his running mate. On domestic policy, he has been executing his long-range strategy of vastly expanding government, but may be encountering problems as voters show unease at huge increases in spending.
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“but suffers from cognitive dissonance when new facts render them inappropriate.”
Didn’t that used to be called STUPID?
From Chicago, he brings the assumption that there will always be a bounteous private sector that can be plundered endlessly on behalf of political favorites. Hence the government takeover of General Motors and Chrysler to bail out the United Auto Workers, the proposal for channeling money from the private nonprofits to the government by limiting the charitable deduction for high earners and the plan for expanding government (and public employee union rolls) by instituting universal pre-kindergarten.
More like pigheaded although that may offend some who prefer the color green ifyaknowhatimsaying.
It takes time to program a telepromter to respond.
Hezbollah?
good analysis
“From Chicago, he brings the assumption that there will always be a bounteous private sector that can be plundered endlessly on behalf of political favorites. Hence the government takeover of General Motors and Chrysler to bail out the United Auto Workers, the proposal for channeling money from the private nonprofits to the government by limiting the charitable deduction for high earners and the plan for expanding government (and public employee union rolls) by instituting universal pre-kindergarten.”
Dangerously stupid?
Didn’t that used to be called STUPID?
And you can't fix STUPID!
And other ROP types.
Larry McDonald often made that remark about the folks who surrounded him in Malfunction Junction.
Thanks for the ping. Yes, this is a good analysis.
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