Posted on 09/28/2014 11:53:42 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
The rationalizations for Obama’s failures are already beginning, and Tom Friedman employs the laziest of all strategies, tearing down a great man to make a small man look bigger. In his Sunday column in the New York Times, Friedman makes a number of highly dubious points.
These days there is a lot of “if-only-Obama-could-lead-like-Reagan” talk by conservatives. I’ll leave it to historians to figure out years from now who was the better president.
On the question of the domestic economy, there can be little doubt. Reagan inherited far higher unemployment and high inflation, and within a year or so had the nation back on track for high economic growth, which continued basically through the remainder of his two terms. Obama, in contrast, has managed the slowest recover from a recession ever since economic growth has been measured, has shrunk the workforce, and his economy has seen virtually all gains going to the top one percent, while median family income has declined.
Btu Friedman completely ignores this realm, and focuses on foreign affairs, his realm of alleged expertise. Here, he rationalizes away the winning of the Cold War that had lasted 4 decades by saying, in effect, no big deal....
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Well, Reagan was intelligent and could speak. Oh yeah, Reagan was likeable and didn’t side with America’s greatest enemies.
This guy thinks China has it right
Tom Friedman will enjoy living in Zimbabwe.
Obama, the typical sissified crowd that wants a pat on the head for taking a leak and not pissing on themselves.
Washington had it easier than Lincoln.
Hank Aaron had it easier than Babe Ruth.
Jim Brown had it easier than Hugh McElhenny.
Ted Williams had it easier than Bobby Bonds.
Hank Aaron had it easier the Barry Bonds.
“Them that can, DO.... them that can’t, TEACH”
OR are Political Analysts, Sports Commenters. Or Obamas.
I agree. It is always harder for an idiot.
Thought it would be an appropriate place to drop this:
In deference to Friedman, you will note the TWO, YES TWO, TWO LARGE evergreen trees to process the carbon emissions emanating from the half moon drive circle for to the front door entrance.
Do you think those THREE STORY + EVERGREENS were there before human habitation of the Property?? DID GOD IN HIS INFINITE GOODNESS AND GREENESS PUT THEM THERE AFTER TOM MOVED IN???!!
Poor lefties. When the, “You’re a racist!” Fails all they have left is, “Look at how much the poor guy has to deal with!” Pure bull.
President Reagan INTENDED to repair this country, unite its people and IMPROVE things for ALL Americans.
barry is like Lee Harvey Oswald would have been as president - a sympathizer of our ENEMY. HIS intentions, and he made this clear, were to “fundamentally TRANSFORM” the country into his commie, utopian oligarchy and making “white America” pay.
Holy cow, would I love to see a boxing match between Reagan and barry - each as fit as the day they took office.
Is it Barack Obama? Is it Paul Krugman? Or is it Thomas Friedman?
Isn’t this exactly what Friedman has wanted all his life? America is now a Marxist economy just like he has always preached.
Pray America wakes
You can polish a turd all day long, and in the end, you still have a turd.
Reagan had it easy compared to compared to the adults that have to clean-up after obama.
I’m reminded of the hostages being released as soon as Ronald Reagan became president. Sounds easy, but it would not have been if he came into office apologising for America.
I’m reminded of the Iran held hostages being released as soon as Ronald Reagan became president. Sounds easy, but it would not have been if he came into office apologising for America.
‘one trying to become a leader is able to get people to believe in him. A Genuine Leader (Reagan) gets people to believe in themselves.’
Tom Friedman delivers it by the truckload. What causes people to believe Friedman’s intelligent?
Friedman is a complete Communist POS. We will all be better off when he is six feet under.
Friedman’s an idiot - Obama’s problems are mainly of his own doing - today he came out and verified that he believes the Iraqi army wasn’t able to fight ISIS as well as they should have because they were weakened by Maliki’s purging of Sunni and Kurdish elements to put his own people in their place - which wouldn’t have happened had we left troops in country to strengthen their backbone and competence in 2011 as Bush had arranged - time spent listening to anything Friedman has to say is time wasted.....
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