http://hopingforchange.com Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:15:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Took a long break - I thought there would be a few things a week to comment on as the President hurtled towards mediocrity and Carter-esque malaise.  I didn't think it would be 5-10 things a day and I am fundamentally lazy. Picking up where I left off I find the ... http://hopingforchange.com/?p=955 Remember all the chuckling and derision about the pictures of Bush holding hands with the Saudi king?  Never mind that other presidents have done it, it was proof positive that Bush was the king's oil-needing lackey.  So what does this picture establish? Heads of state don't bow to other heads of ... http://hopingforchange.com/?p=951 This is beyond ridiculous - the Health and Human Services nominee has 'corrected' her taxes and paid over $7000 owed. No word on any penalty for years of incorrect filings, like a normal person would have to pay. So which is it, liberal politicians have no regard for the tax laws ... http://hopingforchange.com/?p=946 The President's pronunciation of "Taliban" as "tallee-bahn" is a peculiar affectation, much like Madonna's odd mix of American and British pronunciation.  Just as annoying, too. The media were all aflutter a few years back about the 'correct' pronunciation of Qatar and insisted on using "Gutter".  Even the foreign minister of Qatar ... http://hopingforchange.com/?p=944 Another key election issue is kicked down the road a ways. http://hopingforchange.com/?p=941 The president as used car salesman: "Let me say it as plainly as I can: If you buy a car from Chrysler or General Motors, you will be able to get your car serviced and repaired, just like always." All that was missing was the sharkskin suit, giant pinky ring and slicked-back ... http://hopingforchange.com/?p=939 A good piece by Gene Healy in the DC Examiner.  He makes the good point that this is not confined to the left and their leaders, but given the media stranglehold there are ten times the examples.  A sickening exerpt: Last summer, San Francisco Chronicle columnist Mark Morford wrote that "Many ... http://hopingforchange.com/?p=935 It is a given now that when Obama presents you with a choice between two alternatives, at least one of them is a total fabrication.  Here's a by-now typical example: Writing in the Chicago Tribune last week, President Obama fell back on one of his favorite rhetorical tics: “But I also ... http://hopingforchange.com/?p=925 The MSM is not only continuing to carry water for Team Obama, they are doubling down on stupid by trying to trash the success that Bush had fighting Al Qaeda.  They follow the standard practice of a misleading headline that contradicts the article itself. http://hopingforchange.com/?p=932 Rasmussen reports a sea change in how the public views the Obama presidency.  And at 58% his popularity is good but not messianic.  About where Bush 43 was at this point, if not a point or two lower. http://hopingforchange.com/?p=921