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Calling the intellectually bankrupt, well, bankrupt
Firedoglake —
Obama comes out strongly for the stimulus package and takes on the Republicans at the House Democrats’ retreat in Williamsburg, Virginia, you can see the full speech here.
And not a moment too soon. After two weeks of ceding the debate to such economic experts as Joe Scarborough and Dick Morris actual ...
About time!
Rising Hegemon —
Obama comes out strongly for the stimulus package and takes on the Republicans at the House Democrats’ retreat in Williamsburg, Virginia, you can see the full speech here. And not a moment too soon. After two weeks of ceding the debate to such economic experts as Joe Scarborough and Dick Morris actual economists and financial columnists come forth to review the GOP's mantra of tax cuts now, tax cuts tomorrow, takes cuts forever! Krugman: A not-so-funny thing happened on the way to economic recovery. Over the last two weeks, what should have been a deadly serious debate about ...
'What do you think a stimulus is?'
Political Animal —
'WHAT DO YOU THINK A STIMULUS IS?'.... I'm starting to get the impression that President Obama has just about seen enough. He's talked, listened, cajoled, back-slapped, and engaged in hours of discussions with confused conservatives who don't seem to know what they're talking about. Last night, addressing a meeting of Democratic lawmakers, the president tried a different approach -- telling it like it is, without conciliatory language to protect Republicans' delicate sensibilities. This clip is only about half of Obama's remarks -- which were largely delivered off the cuff, after he gave up on his teleprompter early on -- but pay particular attention to the president's exasperated ...
Pep Talk
Matthew Yglesias —
by Ryan Avent
Something I should have remembered from the campaign but didn’t, was that during weeks when I was deep in the print media weeds I’d often become quite pessimistic about the political state of things, only to feel remarkably better after hearing Obama deliver a speech. The guy knows how to buck up a crowd. For example:
These are substantive responses to shallow Republican critiques, delivered confidently, and with just the right amount of righteous disdain. Now as Tim Fernholz notes, polling suggests that this stimulus battle isn’t having as much of a ...
"Barack Obama's temperament is famously unflappable."
Althouse —
Remember that meme? "No drama Obama"? It help get him elected. I believed it. Now, look at him here: "We're not moving quickly because we are trying to jam something down people's throats." Ugh! That makes me feel like he's trying to jam something down my throat! ...
Obama: again with the exhaustion
neo-neocon —
Only this time it’s his staff. And they’ve only been in place two and a half weeks:
I’ve written about the theme of Obama and exhaustion before, here and here. It’s a theme that’s been coming up more and more lately.
Why? I think it’s because Obama lacks stamina, I think he’s exhausted from the campaign, and I think (along with Ann Althouse—see her comment at that link at 10:19 AM) that he’s frightened and is suddenly aware that he may be an example of the Peter Principle at work.
Well, so what? Who wouldn’t be both ...
