Posted on 09/12/2010 5:56:49 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
How did the first president of color become so colorless?
The president is everywhere, trying to get more aggressive and recapture some of his “Yes we can” mojo in an effort to fend off the rebuke that’s barreling toward him from voters this fall.
One of the independent voters Obama will be trying to charm over the next two years is my sister, Peggy, a formerly ardent Obamican (a Republican who changed spots to vote for Obama).
Despite being a Washington native, Peggy believed that the dazzling young newcomer could change Washington.
But she has lost a lot of faith now.
“He promised us everything, saying he would turn the country around, and he did nothing the first year,” Peggy says. “He piddled around when he had 60 votes.
“He hasn’t saved the economy, and now he’s admitting he’s made very little progress. You can’t for four years blame the person who used to be president. Obama tries to compromise too much, and he doesn’t look like a strong leader. I don’t watch him anymore. I’m turned off by him. I think he’s an elitist. He went down to the gulf, telling everyone to take a vacation down there, and then he goes to Martha’s Vineyard. He does what he wants but then he tells us to do other things.
While Obama’s out in the country trying to save Congressional Democrats, he should also think about how he’s going to save himself.
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Oh Mau! You are so delightfully condescending! You ARE one of the ruling class; you are. We love you.
I thought this was oging to be about Peggy Noonan.
Any Peggy who “lights up” at the name of Joe Biden is beyond saving. The Dowd sisters ... a classless act.
“He piddled around when he had 60 votes.”
OK... So as a former Republican, her complaint is that Obama was not radical enough. I would say that Maureen is easily fooled.
Obama tries to comprimise too much????
You and your kind just keep on whistling past the graveyard, sweetie.
Yeah, I'll bet she was. Let me guess, she's pro-choice, green, pro-gay marriage...
“He hasn’t saved the economy, and now he’s admitting he’s made very little progress.
He is? When was this?
She wants you to think it’s Peggy Noonan.
“He promised us everything, saying he would turn the country around...”
Actually, he didn’t. He promised CHANGE and dopey voters read into that whatever they wanted.
Sounds like Peggy is a bigger nitwit than her sister Maureen.
Peggy, you moron! Haven't you heard?
there is much Schadenfreude as this “dowdy” woman has not much left when her looks go...after all, she is a lousy journalist and whiny.
Like others, I can only laugh that this ‘Republican’ sister is only upset at hussein because he didn’t ram more commie policies in.
Knowing maureen though, I can believe her relatives are that stupid.
Snicker!
Her sister was not an Obamican, rather a Rinobama.
Yeah, she was about as Republican as my selfish, atheist, government-employed, unionist, brother. The only difference is that my brother still won’t admit he is wrong and I don’t think he ever will.
I’m not impressed with Maureen Dowd’s “sister”, Peggy.
I tried to read the comments. Liberals, progressives, what ever you call them really are nuts. It HAS to be a mental disorder.
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