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Mercnbeth -> RE: Dems: GOP rooting against America (10/5/2009 11:58:34 AM)
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we are supposed to believe is that Chicago began planning for an Olympic bid in such total secrecy that the republicans were completely unaware of it until Obama said he was going to go to the presentation? Or did I miss the outcry from our good bretheren on the right about the wastefulness of it, the bad idea that was the olympic games? What a smoke-screen this is. When Salt Lake or any other city made a presentation prior to this it was local; local politicians, local presentation. Obama made it his issue joining them. He made it politically national. He provided the ability to point to is as a waste of Presidential influence and resource. I seem to recall that two weeks before putting together the last minute trip the position given by the Administration was he wasn't going. Once he made the decision to go, I would assume, the intelligent man that he is, he thought about the political repercussions and the ammunition he supplied to those who do have an agenda of seeing this Administration fail.
However, that doesn't make everyone who points out that it was a mistake and wrong "rooting against America". Unless you include yourself in that group.
A person, of any political affiliation, having the ability to take and analyze the issues and actions taken would come to that same conclusion. Victory or failure; it was not the time and not the appropriate use of Presidential influence or resource. Too much was at risk for the Administration with so little potential return it causes you to consider if the associated 'intelligence' was overstated. I don't think it was, however I do think, once again, Obama's lack of political and administration experience has come into play.
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ORIGINAL: mnottertail
lol, dramatic? who is op-eding now? need some more time?
No, my definition is confirmed by the link I provided.
January 27, 2009 63.3% 'approval' 20% 'disapproval' a 43+ point spread that actually went up from there a few weeks into the Administration. Compared to the current numbers; 52% approval and 41.2% disapproval or a 10.8% spread. Those are the facts supporting my use of "dramatic". If that change isn't 'dramatic' enough for you, what would be your definition of such a drastic change? Obama hasn't enough time, or he didn't know it was this bad, or Bush made it worse after he left office?
Maybe I missed it, did Krugman, or anyone, provide similar information to back up their OP-ED?
Take as much time as you need...
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