[Second Amendment First]

In his New York Times Sunday Review essay “What Happened to Obama?” Emory University psychology professor Drew Westen summed up the president’s lack of experience with devastating succinctness.

“Those of us who were bewitched by his eloquence on the campaign trail chose to ignore some disquieting aspects of his biography: that he had accomplished very little before he ran for president, having never run a business or a state; that he had a singularly unremarkable career as a law professor, publishing nothing in 12 years at the University of Chicago other than an autobiography; and that, before joining the United States Senate, he occasionally, as a state senator in Illinois, voted ‘present’ on difficult issues,” wrote Westen

[Baynative]

"...frustrated liberals are muttering that she should mount a 2012 challenge."

I kind of doubt that. The democrats have boxed themselves in by creating this Obama phenomenon. They wanted to be able to play the race card against anyone who opposed him, now ti will work against them as they are about to suffer their worst defeat since Carter v. Reagan.

[WayneS]

Hillary Told You So

I'm somewhere between begrudgingly giving her credit where credit is due and declaring: "No real surprise there. After all, it takes one to know one" -- although I'm quite a bit closer to the latter.

[Signalman]

“John Kerry For President”

[brooklyn dave]

Back in 2008, all one had to do was stay informed with a couple of bloggers who had Obama all figured out already. One did not have to be a political maven to realize the man was an empty suit. I really think Hillary would have done far better as president than this mush head not so closeted marxist. Not that I would have voted for Hillary either, but she wouldn’t have been so indecisive. Would she have re-tried Hillary Care, possibly??—but I think Hillary (along with Bill) are politically savvy and not as wedded to ideology as Obama. The funny thing though, you are hearing about a challenge to Obama coming from within the most leftist Dem elements-—feeling like Obama sold them out.

[2ndDivisionVet]

[Average Al]

I hope she does run. She won’t win but she could sure rough him up during the primaries for us.

[Tempest]

What was this a gathering of old cranky power brokers?

[Signalman]

“Those of us who were bewitched by his eloquence on the campaign trail chose to ignore some disquieting aspects of his biography: that he had accomplished very little before he ran for president, having never run a business or a state; that he had a singularly unremarkable career as a law professor, publishing nothing in 12 years at the University of Chicago other than an autobiography; and that, before joining the United States Senate, he occasionally, as a state senator in Illinois, voted ‘present’ on difficult issues,”

Now, these liberal idiots are realizing this??? Now???!!!

[DBrow]

Hillary’s acclaimed performance? We heard reports about Rice at least weekly, and heard speech clips and read articles.

We also heard lots about Powell and Albright.

But I hear/see very little about Mrs. Clinton, which has worried me. Now this assertion that she’s doing a great job?

[bcsco]

“Those of us who were bewitched by his eloquence on the campaign trail chose to ignore some disquieting aspects of his biography: that he had accomplished very little before he ran for president, having never run a business or a state; that he had a singularly unremarkable career as a law professor, publishing nothing in 12 years at the University of Chicago other than an autobiography; and that, before joining the United States Senate, he occasionally, as a state senator in Illinois, voted ‘present’ on difficult issues,” wrote Westen, author of The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation.

There. It should be in commie red. I take it he doesn't visit Free Republic. We knew this back in '08...

[WayneS]

Those of us who were bewitched by his eloquence on the campaign trail chose to ignore some disquieting aspects of his biography...

"CHOSE to ignore" being the operative phrase...

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Why settle for Sodom, when you can have Gomorrah?

[1raider1]

This is the “I wish the tiger would have eaten me instead of the lion” philosophy. Hillary would have also been a disaster as POTUS. We would be suffering a different misery, but a misery nonetheless.

[70th Division]

“about the president’s unwillingness to stand up to his opponents.”

HELl he does not even stand up to pee!

[silverleaf]

apparently old white liberals are as easily impressed by the toughness of a aging badly dressed butch woman as they are by a black guy with an affirmative action Ivy League degree, who wears suits and doesn’t speak in ebonics

Hillary has zero achievements, except for keeping Bubba from leaving her. Just look at her track record as Senator and SoS.

Does ANYONE think the world respects our foreign policy, or that she even has any significant role in shaping it?

My theory is that the obamites have compromising pictures of Hillary with her girlfriends, Bubba with his hookers, Clinton family bank records, and maybe Chelsea’s DNA, in their vault.

[expat1000]

If Bill decides she can’t win, then it is off the table for sure.

[Jmouse007]

The black vote will view the rejection of Obamessiah for the white "cracker" woman Hitlery as a massive betrayal. They will riot in the streets for their black Obamessiah and will stay home in huge numbers on election day should Hitlery win the Democratic nomination.... Break out the popcorn, this is going to be fun.

One more thing, we here on FR knew from the very beginning that Hotlery was right about Obama.

[McGruff]

They aren't extinct, just hiding in da bushes.

[dps.inspect]

What I don’t get about all this is, if these people had their way, Obama would have raised the debt ceiling with no spending cuts attached? This, they think, would have prevented a downgrade? Do they think that their policies of spending more and more will somehow miraculously turn into an economic boom... these people have their heads so far up their posteriors, they don’t know sh!+ from shine-ola!

[ken5050]

We will know that Obama is in really BIG trouble when one, or both of the two major black columnists..Clarence Page and/or Eugene Robinson..piublicly say that it might be better if he doesn’t run rather than gets crushed in the election...IMHO, they’re the only one who can say it FIRST..then look for sojme of the CBC members to say the same thing..