tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post5774670032293375690..comments2024-03-28T10:49:14.510-05:00Comments on Horizons: Obama campaign takes controlNancy LeTourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-39107101823956696862012-05-02T17:17:58.112-05:002012-05-02T17:17:58.112-05:00There is an interesting meme about the "Democ...There is an interesting meme about the "Democrats needing to prevent the Republicans trying to usurp the Bin Laden killing", like they (apparently) did, last year.<br /><br />However, much more important is, in light of the Afghanistan visit, that the President keeps the lede :-) on the message about the 2nd war coming to a close.<br /><br />And finally, it is of utmost importance that "the graveyard of empires", as Afghanistan is commonly called, gets a real chance, by a real superpower, to rebuild itself.Toon Moenehttp://moene.org/~toonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-70753421979691189002012-05-02T14:38:55.047-05:002012-05-02T14:38:55.047-05:00I love smartypants concept of not separating polit...I love smartypants concept of not separating politics and governing. Absolutely, when it comes to the common good everything becomes political.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-19296380793245849612012-05-02T13:29:18.899-05:002012-05-02T13:29:18.899-05:00bravo, smartypants.
I absolutely love that our Pr...bravo, smartypants.<br /><br />I absolutely love that our President has taken away the foreign policy club from them and won't hesitate to beat them with it.rikyrahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982657053583534299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-23356217124169414372012-05-02T13:09:46.938-05:002012-05-02T13:09:46.938-05:00I'm not one that buys into a distinction betwe...I'm not one that buys into a distinction between politics and governing. Its the Republican pattern of separating the 2 that leads to cynicism. A good politician grounds her/his politics in good governing.Nancy LeTourneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-45651643779710144742012-05-02T12:29:18.787-05:002012-05-02T12:29:18.787-05:00You had better believe they have the next six mont...You had better believe they have the next six months mapped out. Obama is always playing chess while his opponents are playing checkers. Always thinking a few moves ahead.<br /><br />But I would not say the Afghanistan trip was a political move, though as usual it was staged well politically. The withdrawal from a combat role in Afghanistan has been planned for years. <br /><br />And even the student loan trip, which looked a lot like a political trip and played well politically, had a legitimate purpose because the time to vote was coming up in Congress, and the president needed to put pressure on Congress.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12552117060181130126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-60727299389615409752012-05-02T10:10:21.507-05:002012-05-02T10:10:21.507-05:00Oddly enought, Obama is acting like a CEO. He con...Oddly enought, Obama is acting like a CEO. He consults with experts about WHAT need to be done, assigns his people to do the various tasks based on what he deems their strengths, and the FOLLOWS UP to make sure its done.<br /><br />Mitt seems to be a grocer with 3 employees who is always cleaning up soap spills on Aisle 5 because the employees are doing something more important.DerFarmhttp://yellowdogpolitics.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-53539680147163850792012-05-02T09:06:54.365-05:002012-05-02T09:06:54.365-05:00I do not ever WONDER about PBO+Plouffe+Ax! First t...I do not ever WONDER about PBO+Plouffe+Ax! First they are brillant! Second Mitt+staff got used to "the clown car" and cant even wonder about just how bad PBO is going to scrub the floor with them!<br /><br />Last night PBO showed them how it is done!<br />Smilingl8dyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com