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Fineman: A Turning Tide? (establishment worried "president may not have what it takes")
Newsweek ^ | Mar 10, 2009 | Howard Fineman

Posted on 03/10/2009 7:39:55 PM PDT by GOPGuide

Surfer that he is, President Obama should know a riptide when he's in one. The center usually is the safest, most productive place in politics, but perhaps not now, not in a once-in-a-century economic crisis.

Swimming in the middle, he's denounced as a socialist by conservatives, criticized as a polite accommodationist by government-is-the-answer liberals, and increasingly, dismissed as being in over his head by technocrats.

Luckily for Obama, the public still likes and trusts him, at least judging by the latest polls, including NEWSWEEK's.But, in ways both large and small, what's left of the American establishment is taking his measure and, with surprising swiftness, they are finding him lacking.

They have some reasons to be concerned. I trace them to a central trait of the president's character: he's not really an in-your-face guy.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bho2009; bho44; democrats; emptysuit; establishment; fineman; finemean; first100days; firstrealjob; impeachzero; obama; onthejobtraining; overwhelmed; unfit; weakling
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To: GOPGuide
Sarah Palin said it best to Obama's Experience as a Community Organizer: It’s like a mayor, without actual responsibilities. obamasatirevirgin

http://www.butasforme.com/2009/03/09/46-year-old-political-virgin/

 

101 posted on 03/11/2009 7:33:32 AM PDT by wrrock
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To: devolve

Thanks, ok if name’s left on.


102 posted on 03/11/2009 2:03:24 PM PDT by potlatch
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To: devolve
[I still ain't got no stimulation]

I was going to say, “not by the hair of his chinny chin chin - but found that couldn't apply to Obama!

The phrase “by my beard” was a mild oath used by Shakespeare implying that the speaker would rather emasculate his chin than fail to live up to his promise.

103 posted on 03/11/2009 2:16:26 PM PDT by potlatch
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To: grey_whiskers; Seadog Bytes; AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; ..

heh... thanks GW. Seadog Bytes, a one time ping to you. :’)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2203912/posts?page=25#25


104 posted on 03/11/2009 7:01:41 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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To: SunkenCiv; GOPGuide; Richard Kimball

WOW! Did you say ...NEWSWEEK...???!!!   I just saw their cover for April 1, 2009 (below).   Now THIS article!!!   What's going on???


105 posted on 03/11/2009 8:51:59 PM PDT by Seadog Bytes (OPM - The Liberal 'solution' to every societal problem. (Other People's Money))
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To: SunkenCiv

Thanks for the ping!


106 posted on 03/11/2009 8:54:01 PM PDT by Seadog Bytes (OPM - The Liberal 'solution' to every societal problem. (Other People's Money))
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To: GOPGuide
I wonder what Putin would think if he read this article?

He and his boys are snorting vodka out of their noses.

107 posted on 03/11/2009 9:11:26 PM PDT by Stentor
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