Bob Shrum: Can Obama reverse the tide? President is speaking like a Democrat and sounds pretty good

The Week ^ | September 9, 2010 | Robert Shrum

[WOSG]

“This 7 time loser forgets that Truman went out on a whistlstop and the American people found him an honest broker.”

And more important Truman was on the ballot and ran hard against a guy who thought he was ahead so didnt try.
And even then Truman barely won.

Obama is not on the ballot. HIS AGENDA IS. AND HE CANT DEFEND IT.

[Chances Are]

Tell us the truth now, Vet - you posted this for comic relief, didn’t you?

CA....

[Verginius Rufus]

I think the jibe against Truman was that he was too ordinary--too much like the average man. Obama is an elitist whose instincts are 180 degrees from the average person's.

Truman served in WWI and did good service in the Senate before being selected as FDR's running mate by the party leaders who kne FDR wouldn't survive another 4 years and needed someone better than Henry Wallace to be the next President. Truman dropped the bombs that ended WWII, saved West Berlin from Stalin, rescued Europe in the Marshall Plan, went to South Korea's rescue (the last was after his victory in 1948). He made a lot of mistakes and was overly partisan, but in no way does his resume resemble Obama's.

[Mr. Mojo]

the President is speaking like a Democrat

Indeed he is -- playing the class warfare card and blaming everything on George Bush.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Is it working? LOL

[Interesting Times]

What he says doesn’t matter.

[LibLieSlayer]

obama has NOTHING left... his mojo is gone... even his staunch supporters have no more tingle. He ran this campaign in 2008... and like a one hit wonder... he only has one hit because somebody else wrote that hit and HE SUCKS! His rhetoric worked in '08... it ain't workin' now!

LLS

[Interesting Times]

What he says doesn’t matter.

[Hildy]

My only problem with all this talk is that if the Republicans have anything less than total obliteration of Dems, the press is going to report it like a failure....Expectations are so high now.

[screaminsunshine]

100% wrong on everything.

[BobP]

Barack Obama now assails “the party of no.”

It's time that we correct him and tell him he is spelling it wrong. We are "the party of know"

We know what a disaster obama and his policy's have been.

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The libturds built Zer0 up as their messiah, and now he's looking like a one-term failure who will have a worse reputation than Jimmy Carter.

He lies about every detail that slithers out of his mouth. The form, substance, background, data, interpretation and meaning of every detail. He lies about his birth, his associates, his appointees, his policies, his activities, his thoughts, his family, everything. It's as if he can't speak a word without turning it into a dozen lies. Does anybody truly believe he has been a citizen from birth. Does anybody truly believe that he rejects the venom of Wright, Ayers, Jones, and hundreds of others, including his own spouse? Does anybody truly believe that he loves this country and wants the best for its people?

The 'working man' has been pushed into a corner. His savings are gone, his children's futures are being destroyed for no good reason.

There can be no doubt that what Obama seeks is to overthrow the Constitutional Republic that we have enjoyed for the past 230+ years.

Look at what we have become in 18 months.

He must be thrilled. Time for some hoops. Time for some ice cream. Time for a swim. Up yours America.

Liar = Obama.

Cheater = Feds.

Thief = Congress.

Con artist = Piss-Stream Media.

Throw 'em all out.

[VeniVidiVici]

Not sure if the Democrats can turn the tide. Their most rabid moonbat, Alan Grayson, has his first ad on the tube.

I don’t think it mentions ANYWHERE during the ad that Alan Grayson is a DEMOCRAT. Alan Grayson is a snake so running naked like this is par for the course. However, it sure doesn’t look like he has a whole lot of faith in the brand.

[perfect_rovian_storm]

A valid concern for sure. But they're going to be against us no matter what happens anyway. They'll always be looking to magnify failures and minimize gains.

Some guy named 'booger' on American Spectator summed up the whole race very eloquently (Yes, really!)

The argument that the sand Castle will give the G.O.P. a majority may well be flawed on two points: 1) Considering his lack of Republican principles, what's to prevent his pulling an Arlen Specter (or Charlie Crist or Murkowski) once safely ensconed in the Senate and change sides? 2) 2012 will offer even more pick up chances in the Senate than 2010. If the Republicans do manage a narrow majority in 2010, and then accomodate Obama's agenda due to RINO recalcitrance, it could actually hurt the potential gains of 2012. A prinicpled minority with enough votes to filibuster would be preferable than a go-along-get-along RINO majority.

The first one is a common argument, but the second is really captures the problem. A majority built with guys like Castle will hinder us from getting real things done. We cannot allow ourselves to be in control of the reins and be impotent at the same time. If we do, we'll jeopardize the huge potential gains we have coming our way in the next two elections. Besides, we don't have to totally write it off. We can win with O'Donnell. Stranger things have happened anyway. Frankly, in the anti-politician environment we're in, I think Castle will likely fade at the last minute anyway, since people are tired of his brand of career politician.

[Ann Archy]

Shrum and Obama....LOSERS.

[Diogenesis]

"Bob Shrum: Palin won't be GOP nominee in 2012 (Guess who he thinks will be?)
In presidential politics, Republicans are an orderly party; they're unlikely ever to be comfortable with the spontaneous, erratic performance of Sarah Palin.
They also have a nominee in waiting—Mitt Romney."

[gulfcoast6]

Obama is out of his league!