Re: the ‘We can absorb a terrorist attack’ comment. Much as I believe Obama is an extreme malignant narcissist, I don’t think that’s primarily the reason he made that comment. Ace of Spades HQ had a long and very chilling explanation of the remark—evidently it’s very common in uber liberal circles. What they mean is, the US should get used to being attacked every now and then, and above all should not overreact. I.e.: we should accept periodic terror strikes without starting wars over them. Iow, in the deranged liberal mind, the problem isn’t a few thousand Americans dying; it’s the hundreds of thousands that die when we strike back. Sick, I know. But Ace convinced me that’s what Obama was talking about. Here’s the link:
http://ace.mu.nu/archives/306000.php#306000
That almost sounds like a “battered spouse” rationalization: “I deserve to be hit because I did/didn’t do this/that”, etc. Given the liberal penchant for appeasement and apologetic stance towards the rest of the world, perhaps Liberalism really is a mental disorder: Stockholm Syndrome.