Getting Obama Right

NY Slime ^ | 3/11/10 | David Brooke

[Wontsubmit]

If you ask a conservative Republican, you are likely to hear that Obama is a skilled politician who campaigned as a centrist but is governing as a big-government liberal. He plays by ruthless, Chicago politics rules. He is arrogant toward foes, condescending toward allies and runs a partisan political machine.

If you ask a liberal Democrat, you are likely to hear that Obama is an inspiring but overly intellectual leader who has trouble making up his mind and fighting for his positions.

[Wontsubmit]

hope springs eternal ...

[bigbob]

No Conservative I know would describe Obama that way. If Brooks thinks Obama is “four clicks” to his left, then he’s about three cogs disconnected from real conservative thought.

Or Brooks is just an idiot, as I’ve always believed.

[dsrtsage]

Where is the barf?

[SmokingJoe]

If you ask a conservative Republican, you are likely to hear that Obama is a skilled politician

Skilled my eye. He is a Marxist ideologue who has had a deep hatred for America since he was a boy. Nothing “skilled politician” about that.

[Uncle Hal]

I thought David Brooks was supposed to be the NY times token conservative. He is about as conservative as Ted Kennedy.

[FrankR]

"If you ask a conservative Republican, you are likely to hear that Obama is a skilled politician who campaigned as a centrist but is governing as a big-government liberal. He plays by ruthless, Chicago politics rules. He is arrogant toward foes, condescending toward allies and runs a partisan political machine. "

"Skilled Politician" = nonrepentent liar.

The rest of the country has no interest in his "chicago politics"; he's like the new guy in town who wants to change all the rules to make our place just like his old town. I always say, "If your old town was that great, why the hell did you leave it and come here?".

I don't think the rest of America is going to play in that game, the whole country is not going to succumb to intimidation and a union/mob led government.

His arrogance will get him to the same place he came from...I hope he didn't sell his Chicago house, he's going to need it in 2013.

[Sequoyah101]

Guess I’m either not a conservative or a republican because I think obozo is a freaking commie/muslim/marxist, narcissist, racist bastard man-child.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

Most inadvertent headline of 2010 (so far)

[Drango]

LOL

[wintertime]

Obama is likely a usurper and possibly even an illegal alien.

[Pollster1]

If you ask a liberal Democrat, you are likely to hear that Obama is an inspiring but overly intellectual leader who has trouble making up his mind and fighting for his positions.

Only a liberal would find indecisiveness inspiring or be impressed by degrees with no demonstrated performance to show that there is anything supporting those scraps of paper.

[KC_Conspirator]

The fact is, Obama is as he always has been, a center-left pragmatic reformer.

No David Brooks is lying. He is a far leftist who campaigned like a moderate.

[Cicero]

I’m beginning to think that David Brooke just isn’t very bright.

[Da Coyote]

Ask me, ask me!

OK, since you asked...as one who has taught people with real brains in the undergrad and grad level for many years, the Obamaloon is vapid, couldn’t complete a sentence without his promptor, and has the intellect of a 6 year old.

He’s never had an idea, and wouldn’t understand one if it were presented to him.

He has done the ONLY thing that vapid idiots can do...go into politics.

Dead Ted has more of a brain right now than the loon does.

[parisa]

LOL! Thanks for a little levity in these humorless times!

[Paleo Conservative]

That’s from 2009.

[dr_who]

He’s bright enough to know that if you write pointless op-eds that are smarmy enough and have your portrait next to it, you aren’t going to be the one who gets a pink slip.

[blackbart.223]

"Guess I’m either not a conservative or a republican because I think obozo is a freaking commie/muslim/marxist, narcissist, racist bastard man-child."

That about sums it up. And it is true as far as I am concerned.

[ilgipper]

A center left reformer? yeah right. He does not reform he grabs power. What a joke.

[blackbart.223]

"A center left reformer? yeah right. He does not reform he grabs power. What a joke."

Let's look at Obama from the health care perspecitve. He smokes and it would seem drinks too much. His wife says their daughters are somewhat on the fat side. And he preaches to us about health.

Health care is not the issue control is.