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Not Meddling
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan —
Obama talks about Iran with CNBC: [It's] important to understand that although there is amazing ferment taking place in Iran, that the difference between Ahmadinejad and Mousavi in terms of their actual policies may not be as great as has been advertised. Either way, we were going to be dealing with an Iranian regime that has historically been hostile to the United States, that has caused some problems in the neighborhood and is pursuing nuclear weapons. And so we've got long-term interests in having them not weaponize nuclear power and stop funding organizations like ...
Hugh Hewitt: The President Misleads, Again, On the "Government Option"
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
... , and nearly every employer I talk to confirms that the moment a "Government Option" is put into place, they will look at it as a way of offloading the spiraling costs of employee health care. With that inevitability in mind, read the presiden'ts comments to CNBC yesterday: We've said that if you've got a plan in the private sector that you're happy with, you've got a doctor you're happy with, you keep that person. We are not going to be messing with that. What I have said is setting up a public option that would compete with the private sector, but, if it was offering a ...
Hugh Hewitt: The President Misleads, Again, On the "Government Option"
Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog —
... , and nearly every employer I talk to confirms that the moment a "Government Option" is put into place, they will look at it as a way of offloading the spiraling costs of employee health care. With that inevitability in mind, read the presiden'ts comments to CNBC yesterday: We've said that if you've got a plan in the private sector that you're happy with, you've got a doctor you're happy with, you keep that person. We are not going to be messing with that. What I have said is setting up a public option that would compete with the private sector, but, if it was offering a ...
Hugh Hewitt: VDH on Iran, and the President Swings and Misses, Again; and "Physics for Future Presidents"
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
... And that’s what Obama’s done, that he’s already predicated that he wouldn’t make, exercise moral judgment, and he wouldn’t meddle. He only meddles in democracies. So if it’s a democracy like Iraq, or it’s Uribe in Colombia, or if it’s Israel, then he will meddle and dictate and tell them what he thinks of them, but not an autocracy. The president's statement on CNBC yesterday was another missed opportunity to condemn the murder of the dissidents and the rule of the mullahs generally. Here's what the president said : Well, I think first of all, it's important to understand that ...
Hugh Hewitt: VDH on Iran, and the President Swings and Misses, Again; and "Physics for Future Presidents"
Hugh Hewitt's TownHall Blog —
... Obamaâs done, that heâs already predicated that he wouldnât make, exercise moral judgment, and he wouldnât meddle. He only meddles in democracies. So if itâs a democracy like Iraq, or itâs Uribe in Colombia, or if itâs Israel, then he will meddle and dictate and tell them what he thinks of them, but not an autocracy. The president's statement on CNBC yesterday was another missed opportunity to condemn the murder of the dissidents and the rule of the mullahs generally. Here's what the president said : Well, I think first of all, it's important to understand that ...
Obama vs. McCain Redux: Vote Vindicated
The Moderate Voice —
My dear wife and I agree: In the wake of what’s still going on in Iran, the contrast between Obama’s response and McCain’s is why we are glad we voted for the former, despite our persistent concerns about his seeming proclivity for taking and spending our money.
We’ll gladly give up a few of our hard-earned dollars to have a president who reacts this way …
Well, I think first of all, it’s important to understand that although there is amazing ferment taking place in Iran, that the difference ...
A Disgrace
Weekly Standard Blog —
In an interview with CNBC yesterday, President Obama once again went out of his way to downplay the protests on the streets of Iran.
"Well, I think first of all, it's important to understand that although there is amazing ferment taking place in Iran, that the difference between Ahmadinejad and Mousavi in terms of their actual policies may not be as great as has been advertised."
If Obama had made this statement before the election, it would have been accurate. And perhaps it's still true. But there is always the possibility that Mousavi becomes the leader ...
Sucker punching
The Reaction —
... The president is wisely not rising to the bait. He and anyone with a passing knowledge of how foreign relations really work know that anything the United States does other than what we're doing right now will only prove to the hard-liners in Tehran, not to mention other countries that still don't trust us, that we're taking it upon ourselves to butt into their internal problems for our own benefit. We've got a long history of showing that doesn't work; the list of countries where our overt and covert meddling blew up on us includes Cuba, Nicaragua, Iran, Vietnam, the ...
