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| Obama's facade of competence is melting |
| 2008-09-10 |
| Jennifer Rubin, Pajamas Media . . . Obama and his supporters never tire of telling us that we should assess his ability to govern as president by his performance in the campaign. Fine — let’s do it. Has he shown grace under pressure? Not exactly. Has he controlled his own message? Nope. Did his own personnel pick (the serially obnoxious Joe Biden) set this slow-motion pile up in motion? Yup. So here’s the rub: Palin has energized the GOP base, driven women and independent voters into McCain’s camp, and flummoxed the MSM, but her greatest accomplishment has been to unveil the Democrats’ true liability. That basic liability has nothing to do with the fact that they are ultra-liberals and lack credibility on national security issues. Their biggest problem is that they have never led, never managed, never navigated during a crisis, and as a result never demonstrated calm under fire. It is one thing for the GOP candidates to state that in a speech — as many did at the Republican National Convention — but it is quite another to see it being played out before your very eyes. Like water dumped on the Wicked Witch of the West, Palin’s popularity has melted the façade of professional competence and personal stability which cloaked her opponents’ weaknesses. Now we can all see for ourselves their executive prowess. When pressured they whimper, whine, and insult. And now the entire country in the post-Labor Day run-up to the election is watching. It is not a pretty sight. But it very well may be that we are, finally, seeing the real Barack Obama. |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #3 Heh, can't find it, P cartoon of Hillary getting the 3 a.m. phone call from Obama.... |
| Posted by: .5MT 2008-09-10 18:46 |
| #2 Or possibly the voters are seeing how easily he is flummoxed, and don't think that is someone they want up against Putin and the other crazy bastards running amok in the rest of the world. |
| Posted by: Swamp Blondie in the Cornfields 2008-09-10 12:30 |
| #1 That is why you can't lead by popularity polls. That is why we had the mess of the middle east under Mr. Clinton that peaked on 9-11. Holding your finger up to see which way the political wind is blowing is not leadership. It is craven cowardice. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-09-10 10:24 |