Here is what Barack Obama said last night:
It’s enough to say that for the next six years, the Iraq war drew the dominant share of our troops, our resources, our diplomacy, and our national attention — and that the decision to go into Iraq caused substantial rifts between America and much of the world.
Though filled with other assertions and outright lies that Bush dropped the ball in Afghanistan, Obama was rather respectful.
That was yesterday. My, my how 24 hours makes a difference.
Sent from Barack Obama’s campaign team at barackobama.com, I got this note from Joe Biden tonight about the Obama policy in Afghanistan:
It’s a clean break from the failed Afghanistan policy of the Bush administration, and a new, focused strategy that can succeed.
Graceless, tasteless, and an outright lie.
By the way, wasn’t it Barack Obama who chaired the Senate’s sub-committee dealing with the Afghan War from 2006-2008? And how many hearings did he have on the matter? If you answered zero, you would be correct.
Steve Maley
KnightsofMalta
Dan Spencer
Moe Lane
Dan McLaughlin
How will 1 year surprass/exceed 8 years of military effort?
Veronica (Diary) Wednesday, December 2nd at 8:07PM EST (link)Bush in ’05:
“Sending more Americans would undermine our strategy of encouraging Iraqis to take the lead in this fight. And sending more Americans would suggest that we intend to stay forever — when we are in fact working for the day when Iraq can defend itself and we can leave. ”
http://thinkprogress.org/2005/06/28/breaking-full-text-of-bush-speech/
Sounds like a pretty similar strategy to me.
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Pray as if everything depends on God, and work as if everything depends on us. – St. Augustine
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More deflection by team Nobama, nothing else.
USNJIMRET (Diary) Wednesday, December 2nd at 8:18PM EST (link)This way some part of the ‘discussion’ can continue to be “Yeah, but Bush…………”.
Which prevents, or at least distracts from, pointing out any failings that exist in this long awaited “new” strategy.
And anything that this Administration can do to detract from an honest and factual discussion of it’s policies and, more importantly, the potential failures of those policies,….well there ya go.
Yeah But Bama
verpauly1 Thursday, December 3rd at 6:46AM EST (link)I renamed my Kuwaiti son-in-law “Yeah but” due to his continuous lying; even if their was no reason to lie. I no longer have a Kuwaiti son-in-law; inshallah, soon, we would have a Yeah but Bama
Obama/Biden
CarolT (Diary) Wednesday, December 2nd at 8:32PM EST (link)They don’t know what else to do other than to blame Bush, especially since Dick Cheney always has something to say. Too bad we couldn’t get Dick Cheney in 2012 as a candidate.
Because no one messes with Plugs...er...Joe
WarEagle01 (Diary) Wednesday, December 2nd at 8:35PM EST (link)n/t
“A wise, doughy leg with rich tingly experiences will always reach better conclusions than will a more tanned, muscular leg that hasn’t felt those thrills.” –Chris Matthews’ Leg
“The alternative to the awful extremity of abortion is the indispensable joy of introducing this flawed world to someone who might make it better.”–John Hayward (AKA Dr. Zero)
obama you and obiden are the most incompetent
bobojake (Diary) Wednesday, December 2nd at 9:38PM EST (link)people to every occupy The Whitehouse and that special hole obiden is kept in, in the HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES..
Obama? Incompetent?
voxoreason Thursday, December 3rd at 10:45AM EST (link)Obama is very effective in achieving his goals, eg, destroying the US economy, filling in the economic grave with now laughable claims that Cap’n Tax (if it produces energy, tax everyone and everything in sight) is necessary to fight “climate change” (poor baby! not like it was when big brother Global Warming was actually taken seriously, largely because opposition was stifled, and skeptical scientists didn’t get grants, while co-conspirators did; as always: follow the money).
And if that doesn’t take care of the problem (a free and free market America), Health Care is warming up to prep for going to bat and hitting the game-winning run. Dems are actually risking losing their seats to comply. (This last REALLY scares me: the first rule of a politician is to get re-elected.)
The man is a communist. What part of having a communist in the White House as well as being C-n-C of our military sounds like a good idea? Obama has effected this reality.
Obama has probably already accomplished more than he expected. Success in America and success in a brutal dictatorship are probably very different things.
Americans still have plenty of time to get all bent out of shape and STILL get back to sleep before the 2010 mid-term elections.
May God help us all.
All true, but I might put it in slightly different terms
RedBeard Thursday, December 3rd at 12:30PM EST (link)Obama is a Leftist True Believer and a capable spewer of dogma, but he would get nowhere if not for the cabal of leftist goons in Congress, the administration, and the media who are the ones actually implementing the leftist agenda. These people salivated at the opportunity their new figurehead would provide them.
The only bright spot, for those of us who believe in a free America, is that the bloom is off the rose. The One, The Lightworker, The One We’ve Been Waiting For, is rapidly becoming a silly and foolish looking caricature of himself.
Perhaps, just perhaps, without Obama in Shining Armor riding his unicorn over the rainbow, the lefties’ agenda will be hampered just a bit.
Standard-bearer for grouchy curmudgeonry since, oh, 1975 or so.
Dunno, Red.
Veronica (Diary) Thursday, December 3rd at 4:12PM EST (link)Those of us who believed in free America saw his facade and probably didn’t vote for him.
Did you?
Doubt his agenda will be hampered, tho. There’s more more in the pipeline, heading for the pipeline.
I’m gearing up for them to ram through immigration legislation before 2010 to keep conservatives out of power for life.
2012 may very well be “the end.”
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Pray as if everything depends on God, and work as if everything depends on us. – St. Augustine
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Veronica, we have much to fear
martyinaz Thursday, December 3rd at 11:01PM EST (link)The proof will come in just over a week. If he had zero support on the hill, he could still drive the stake through the heart of America. The UN treaty on Climate Change, will be that stake. With the stroke of a pen, the so called “leader of the free world” will sign America into oppression. Stand by for reparations to all countries leaving a smaller CO2 footprint than that of the USA. Stand by for a One World Government. Stand by for every “leader” on the planet being the ruler of the world for six months. Stand by for a governance that will over rule our Constitution. The Communists have been patiently waiting. And Barrack Obama is the vehicle that will place us firmly in their grasp. Copenhagen will be like, The Eagles “Hotel California”… Relax said the night man we are programed to receive, You can check out any time you like, but you can NEVER leave.
Our EPA will decide our CO2 tax and the fines due for violations. Forget that all the “facts” regarding Climate Change have been debunked. The EPA does not deal in “facts” they deal in “findings”. And they can find whatever they please. You will pay the tax and you will pay the fines when they tell you your one year old car no longer meets the performance standards recently applied to all autos in the USA.. My God. What were the voters thinking in November 2008? Veronica, we have much to fear.
obama you and obiden are the most incompetent
bobojake (Diary) Wednesday, December 2nd at 9:38PM EST (link)people to every occupy The Whitehouse and that special hole obiden is kept in, in the HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES..
Blaming Bush is rapidly becoming a joke.
Tbone (Diary) Wednesday, December 2nd at 9:41PM EST (link)Oh well, a few more lost poll points. At some point everyone will just have to figure the Obama administration is either to lazy or stupid to straighten out the mess that Bush left.
NEXT!
Envisioning when all that is Left is the Right.
Excuse me, but wasn't it Biden...
MacAoidh (Diary) Wednesday, December 2nd at 9:54PM EST (link)…who suggested that the solution in Iraq was to break it up into three weak countries fighting against each other and exacerbating problems with Iran, Saudi Arabia and Turkey in the bargain?
We’re going to listen to that jackass about WHAT, exactly?
Check out MacAoidh’s commentary on Louisiana and national politics at TheHayride.com
Correct MacAoidh
Husker (Diary) Thursday, December 3rd at 4:58AM EST (link)Biden was against the surge strategy in Iraq too.
The big dummy made fun of Palin during the VP debate for advocating the very same Afghan surge his boss is undertaking – except without the timetable for a cut-and-run of course.
Sorry, the “Reply To” doesn’t work with my CrackBerry.
Another quote (i.e. lie) from The One on Tuesday night
bk (Diary) Thursday, December 3rd at 6:04AM EST (link)If Reagan was the Great Communicator, then Obama must be the Great Projectionist.
Don't they make a special Life Alert gizmo for guys like Biden?
RedBeard Thursday, December 3rd at 8:03AM EST (link)“HELP! I’m blathering, and I can’t shut up!”
I’m thinking a Tazer could be modified, and………..
Standard-bearer for grouchy curmudgeonry since, oh, 1975 or so.
Back of the arm
gharwell1 Thursday, December 3rd at 8:18AM EST (link)Somebody should pinch Biden on the back of the arm and tell him to straighten up.
Michael Savage - eriee LBJ comparison
VizBiz (Diary) Thursday, December 3rd at 9:18AM EST (link)If you can, listen to the first 10 minutes of the Savage show from yesterday Dec 2nd. Using audio clips he campares Obamas speech to Bush and LBJ. Very interesting.
http://www.mediafly.com/Podcasts/Feeds/The_Michael_Savage_Show_Podcast
Runs with scissors, walks with Wacom.
Barack Obama Trots Out Joe Biden to Attack George Bush
scubadiver49er Thursday, December 3rd at 9:21AM EST (link)This is like “Curly” sending out “Larry” to attack “Moe”!!! The Stooges at their finest. This “Administration” could learn a thing or two by watching these guys!!!! “Oh……..Wise Guy”!!!!!!!
“I Just Can’t Wait to be King” – Simba from “The Lion King”, 1994
Barry Soetoro – ???
Senator Biden...
bobmontgomery (Diary) Thursday, December 3rd at 12:16PM EST (link)….in a televised public committee hearing,said of Donald Rumsfeld,” Don’t pay any attention to Rumsfeld; he doesn’t know what he’s talking about.” Biden said that about a man who has spent a good deal of his life in service to his country, through several administrations, was the Secretary of Defense of the United States of America at the time, AND WHO WAS AT GROUND ZERO IN THE PENTAGON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CARNAGE WHEN FLIGHT 77 KILLED A COUPLE HUNDRED PEOPLE, due to the machinations of the DEMOCRAT PARTY GOING ALL THE WAY BACK TO FRANK CHURCH. I wouldn’t walk across the street to spit on Joe Biden………..yes I would.
If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
George Washington
I don't know how
fayers (Diary) Thursday, December 3rd at 2:07PM EST (link)they come up with all these lies. Must be something that they are SNIFFING or SMOKING. What ever it is I don’t want any!