I'd love to hear PlainOl's take on Illana Mercer.....
On Sun, May 8, 2011 at 8:34 PM, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: > > *Bush Would Have Used The BLU-82 > **written by Ilana Mercer on 05.07.11 <http://barelyablog.com/?p=37658> @ > 8:25 pm* > > Incredibly, some Republican Party media megaphones have been making the > case that Bush deserves credit for the actions of Obama in eliminating Osama > bin Laden. There is something particularity rank about this tack. It is one > thing to credit the operatives in the field, but quite another to commend a > far-removed gas bag like Genghis Bush with * the > kill*<http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=295429>. > That is if you support what some are calling an extra-judicial killing. A > *Gallup > survey*<http://www.gallup.com/poll/147395/Americans-Back-Bin-Laden-Mission-Credit-Military-CIA.aspx>indicates > that “More than 9 in 10 Americans approve of the U.S. military > action that killed Osama bin Laden on Sunday.” > > What will it take for certain Republicans to give credit where credit is > due? Would BHO need to switch parties (a minor ideological conversion, > really). > > The same Gallup poll > *shows*<http://www.gallup.com/poll/147395/Americans-Back-Bin-Laden-Mission-Credit-Military-CIA.aspx> > ,<http://www.gallup.com/poll/147395/Americans-Back-Bin-Laden-Mission-Credit-Military-CIA.aspx>however, > that, “Thirty-five percent say he deserves a great deal of credit > and another 36% say he deserves ‘a moderate amount’ of credit. More than a > quarter say he does not deserve much or any credit at all.” > > This is probably a function of the general antipathy toward Obama’s > policies, and not * an objective > assessment*<http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=295429>of the > operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan. > > Rest assured that if something had gone wrong, the sitting president would > have been blamed. “Former President Jimmy Carter knows about that,” notes > the *Huffington > Post.*<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/07/analysis-reimagining-obam_n_858968.html>“In > 1980, Carter approved a plan to rescue the American hostages in Iran > that ended in failure and left eight American servicemen dead. The botched > mission was cited as one factor in Carter’s defeat when he ran for > re-election.” > > The attempt to drag Bush into this says something about the convergence of > the two parties on matters of foreign policy. Obama has “embraced his inner > neocon.” As a consequence, Republicans have few bones to pick with the > president on the foreign policy front. What remains in their bag of > political tricks is to make hay of his exotic origins (*birth > certificate*<http://barelyablog.com/?p=37379>), > or to claim that his predecessor paved the way for (what they perceive to > be) his recent success. > > In any event, Bush’s military signature is the *Daisy > Cutter*<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BLU-82> > . > > http://barelyablog.com/?p=37658 > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
