He'd Rather Lose A War Than An Election
Sort by Power Line (Free subscription) - 07/22/2008 - YouTube
Obama: I Still Would Not Support the Surge in Iraq
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He'd Rather Lose A War Than An Election
Sort by Power Line (Free subscription) - 07/22/2008
Tonight Barack Obama told ABC News that, knowing what we know now--that the surge in Iraq has been a success, that it has drastically reduced violence and given Iraq a shot at a bright future--he would still oppose it: This was, I think, a moment of candor. To explain his seemingly-shocking response, Obama immediately referred to political considerations. Opposing the Bush administration's policy...
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I wonder whether ABC News will be getting a seat on the flight *back*, now.
Sort by Red State (Free subscription) - 07/22/2008
Well played, guys. I don't know what's funnier: the essential minimalism of the blindsiding here (amazing what a simple "No, really?" or equivalent can do), or the way that Senator Obama flubbed it. Via Power Line (whose title I almost stole): Well, I guess that now we know why he won't debate Senator McCain. Moe Lane PS: Expect to see his acolytes jumping in to try to defend in 3... 2... 1...
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Obama tells ABC if he had to do it again -- he would oppose surge
Sort by Lynn Sweet (Free subscription) - 07/22/2008
Obama tells ABC if he had to do it again -- he would oppose surge By on July 21, 2008 7:40 PM | | Leave a comment Name (I understand that the information I provide here will be published with my comment) Email Address URL Comments (Your comment needs to be approved before it will appear. Thanks for waiting. You may use HTML tags for style. )
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FINALLY! Wartime Opposition to War Is Explained Clearly
Sort by Flopping Aces (Free subscription) - 07/31/2008
Ok, for those of you playing the home game, let’s recap: President Bush invaded Iraq and ended America’s 13 year war with Saddam with the authorization of Congress, and support of Democrats. Even before the war started, Gov Howard Dean ran for President on an anti-war theme (in addition to governor of Vermont, doctor, maple syrup [...]
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OBAMA ON OPPOSING THE SURGE: "IT'S POLITICS, STUPID!"
Sort by THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS (Free subscription) - 07/22/2008
POWER LINE: Barack Obama told ABC News that, knowing what we know now--that the surge in Iraq has been a success, that it has drastically reduced violence and given Iraq a shot at a bright future--he would still oppose it: This was, I think, a moment of candor. To explain his seemingly-shocking response, Obama immediately referred to political considerations. Opposing the Bush administration's policy...
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Obama's ideological blinkers
Sort by PrairiePundit (Free subscription) - 07/22/2008
James Forsyth: Only someone wearing ideological blinkers could claim that the surge has not transformed the security situation in Iraq and provided the space necessary for political progress. So, it is depressing to see Obama claiming that - even knowing what he knows now, and after seeing the progress in Iraq at first hand, and being briefed by General Petraeus - he still would have opposed the surge...
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Obama: I Still Would Not Support the Surge in Iraq
Sort by Theodore's World (Free subscription) - 07/22/2008
, Wild Thing's comment........ OK ..shaking my head here....... He admits the surge is working, but when asked if he would have voted differently he says NO. ....."Obama immediately referred to political considerations.".....! The surge working means we have...
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Judgment To Lead?
Sort by Wolf Howling (Free subscription) - 07/22/2008
Stuttering Baracky - and he stutters a lot today - can't even exercise sound judgment with the benefit of 20-20 hindsight. Asked if he knew in 2007 what he knows now, would he still have been against the surge, he answers that yes, he would. What kind of a BS answer is that? After stuttering for 30 seconds, he says he was correct to vote against the surge because he disagreed with the Bush Administration....
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Obama Still Doesn't Support The Surge
Sort by CALIFORNIA YANKEE (Free subscription) - 07/22/2008
Now that Obama has finally made his so-called fact-finding trip to Iraq, we find that it was too audacious to expect the antiwar champion of the liberal/progressive left to keep an open mind. Obama's closed-minded opposition to the surge and support for a firm an arbitrary time table for the withdrawal of troops hasn't changed. When asked if knowing what he knows now, he would support the surge, Obama...
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Judgement to lead?
Sort by CDR Salamander (Free subscription) - 07/22/2008
His words at the end are critical to understanding the man. Notice that it is all about politics. His inability to accept what he sees with his own eyes and admit he was wrong - and the inability to see the serious nature of what is going on should give any Obamaton pause. Say what you want about McCain - but politics is not #1 on his list of motivating factors. Amazing. Hat tip Powerline .
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Ladies & Gentlemen--The Next President Of The United States Of America
Sort by Mitchieville (Free subscription) - 07/25/2008
You/we are so fucked.
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Democratic Predictive Powers
Sort by XDA (Free subscription) - 09/03/2008
The smartest guys are not those who can tell you some truth about the present or past; the smartest guys can tell you what will happen in the future. I have to conclude that most of the editorial board and columnist of the New York Times are not very smart. Behold: Surge of Ignorance The only real question about the planned "surge" in Iraq — which is better described as a Vietnam-style escalation —...
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What Happens When Obama Is Forced To Think Without A Script?
Sort by Chicagoray (Free subscription) - 07/22/2008
THIS: Blah blah blah, blah blah blah, blah blah blah, blah blah blah. That's what I heard.
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Obama's Paucity of Judgment in Iraq
Sort by Expressio Unius (Free subscription) - 07/22/2008
McCain's camp takes the gloves off for a moment. This is a complete take-down of Obama's judgment. "He refuses to credit Gen. Petraeus and Gen. Odierno for their leadership; he disparages their strategic judgment and trumpets his own," Scheunemann began. "What is Sen. Obama's judgment based on? His tenure at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, when he did not hold a single substantive hearing?...
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OBAMA: JUST NOT COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF MATERIAL
Sort by Heavy-Handed Politics (Free subscription) - 07/24/2008
In an interview with Terry Moran of ABC News, Obama was asked about the "surge" in Iraq and its' success. Barack just can't say it worked and it was the right thing to do: ABC's Terry Moran: "This is Obama’s second trip to Iraq. His first was in January 2006 when the country was plunged into horrific violence. But the surge of U.S. troops, combined with ordinary Iraqi’s rejection of both Al Qaeda and...
