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Firedoglake —
Little Lord Fop-leroy, Michael Gerson, is just phoning it in now:
Who has been the most polarizing new president of recent times? Richard Nixon? Ronald Reagan? George W. Bush? No, that honor belongs to Barack Obama. ...
Douchebags demand less polarization
Rising Hegemon —
Ladies and Gentlemen, shorter Michael Gerson: Barack Obama killed the corpse of bipartisanship by not being a Republican, the nerve, I say, THE NERVE! Aw, Republicans disapprove of Obama at the same level they disapproved of Clinton and they haven't had the satisfaction of talking about some mythical notion, to them, of a man getting a blowjob. Here are some numbers to suck on: Obama's favorability with voters ages 18-29, 81 percent; Democrats, 59 percent; Republicans, 9 percent -- Nine! ...
Is Obama a Great Diplomat or a Big Wuss?
Notes From a Grumpy Old Man —
Kathleen Parker Michael Gerson "Why didn't the waters part, the sun shine and all the ills of the world disappear because President Obama came to Europe? That'll take at least a few weeks." -David Axelrod "The Iranian nation welcomes a hand extended to it should it really and truly be based on honesty, justice and respect," - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad "Goodbye from the world's biggest polluter." --George W. Bush, at his final G-8 Summit ...
Gerson's notion of 'normal'
Political Animal —
GERSON'S NOTION OF 'NORMAL'.... There are quite a few errors of fact and judgment in Michael Gerson's latest anti-Obama column , premised on the notion that the president is "the most ...
It’s A Mystery
Daily Pundit —
Michael Gerson - Barack Obama, the Polarizing President - washingtonpost.com
Who has been the most polarizing new president of recent times? Richard Nixon? Ronald Reagan? George W. Bush?
No, that honor belongs to Barack Obama.
I wonder why?
Obama to GOP: ‘I Won’ - Washington Wire - WSJ
The issue was widely debated during the presidential campaign, when Sen. John McCain, the Republican nominee, challenged Obama’s tax plan as “welfare.”
With those two words — “I won” — the Democratic president ...
Chris Weigant: Obama Should Be Ashamed Only Two-Thirds Approve Of Him
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... If you think this is exaggeration, check out what former George W. Bush speechwriter Michael Gersen recently wrote for the Washington Post. Here's an excerpt: ...
Rove develops a pattern
Political Animal —
... H.W. Bush enjoyed a modest improvement over Ronald Reagan's 1981 standing. But rather than end or ameliorate that trend, Mr. Obama's actions and rhetoric have accelerated it. His campaign promised post-partisanship, but since taking office Mr. Obama has frozen Republicans out of the deliberative process, and his response to their suggestions has been a brusque dismissal that "I won." Compare this with Mr. Bush's actions in the aftermath of his election. First, the loyal Bushies' newfound fascination with the "polarizing" talking point is ...
Evolution, cyber economics and political karma
Preemptive Karma —
... . It may seem a boring topic but how these things pan out will play a significant role in our collective near-future. Also at WaPo, Michael Gerson cites a recent Pew poll and ponders polarizing politics and President Obama's role in it . Interestingly, Tom Carter recently tackled the same general subject but from a different angle with ...
Obama: No Magical Uniter, But Also No Divider
Swampland —
Ron Brownstein, writing over at the Atlantic, basically puts a fork in all that talk you have been hearing from Republicans (like Karl Rove and Mike Gerson) about what a remarkably politically divisive figure President Obama has turned out to be, according to recent polls. He's not, if you dig deep in the numbers and put them in historical context. But Obama is also not a ...
Quote of the Day
Political Animal —
QUOTE OF THE DAY.... Pete Wehner, Bush aide turned media personality, is the latest in a series of loyal Bushies to write a column labeling President Obama "polarizing." Michael Gerson, Bush aide turned media personality, got the ball rolling with a similar column about a week ago, followed by Karl Rove, Bush aide turned media personality, writing up a very similar column shortly thereafter. Why, it's almost as if a memo went out with instructions to these guys on what to write about. Responding to the series, Time 's Joe Klein has just about had it . Given the fact that Obama had to take dramatic action, at home and abroad, to start lifting the country ...
