[Obama's] El Paso speech is notable not for breaking any new ground on immigration but for perfectly illustrating Obama’s political style: the professorial, almost therapeutic, invitation to civil discourse, wrapped around the basest of rhetorical devices -- charges of malice compounded with accusations of bad faith. "They’ll never be satisfied," said Obama about border control. "And I understand that. That’s politics."
How understanding. The other side plays "politics," Obama acts in the public interest. Their eyes are on poll numbers, political power, the next election; Obama’s rest fixedly on the little children.
This impugning of motives is an Obama constant. "They" play politics with deficit reduction, with government shutdowns, with health care. And now immigration. It is ironic that such a charge should be made in a speech that is nothing but politics.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
QOTD
Charles Krauthammer in Thursday's Washington Post:
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Our President is a charming demagogue. He's so good at it, a lot of people don't realize what he's doing.
Had his speech with all its lies come out of the mouths of other politicians, left or right, they'd be seen for what they are.
Hopefully, his demagoging will backfire when people realize our President will do nothing about immigration but talk and point fingers.
> Hopefully, his demagoging will backfire when people realize our President will do nothing about immigration but talk and point fingers.
Hasn't backfired on the POS SOB yet, don't see it happening now.
Anyone who hasn't, by now, figured out what Obama is -- a giant bag o' wind -- is a brain damaged post-Modernist Lefty, and never will figure it out.
OBH,
See the following story. And this was before his latest pandering.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/huffpost/20110506/cm_huffpost/858699_201105061641
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