Peggy Noonan is "Shocked to Find Gambling at Ricks"
Peggy Noonan writes ... "The president seemed like a man long celebrated as being very good at politics—the swift rise, the astute reading of a varied electorate—who is finding out day by day that he isn’t actually all that good at it. " ....
Really? That's a surprising revelation to her? Good Lord, what nice rose-colored glasses you have, Peggy.
Other than the fact that you were enamored with BO's alleged writing prowess (and his pandering to an electorate that is so unanchored from a God-based belief system that they were ripe for any fast-talking traveling salesman who passed by) what in his background (which is a pretty small sampling, to be sure, considering how much of this guy's past is covered up and hidden) suggested to you that he would be good at running a fruit stand, much less the Presidency? And that doesn't even take into account the observation that this guy has a mean streak and a larcenous, ungenerous soul - obvious to everyone that didn't vote for him, and becoming obvious to many many more with each passing week.
It's possible to bet one's future by walking over to the roulette wheel, betting it all on '24 black', and having the outcome that you hope to have ... but it's not an action taken after grownup discernment and thinking.
While we're not all guilty that this guy is the President (although given the momentous negative ramifications of this guy's actions, it's a very small consolation), we are all going to regret this President ... you might regret it more than some, but you won't be alone.
Really? That's a surprising revelation to her? Good Lord, what nice rose-colored glasses you have, Peggy.
Other than the fact that you were enamored with BO's alleged writing prowess (and his pandering to an electorate that is so unanchored from a God-based belief system that they were ripe for any fast-talking traveling salesman who passed by) what in his background (which is a pretty small sampling, to be sure, considering how much of this guy's past is covered up and hidden) suggested to you that he would be good at running a fruit stand, much less the Presidency? And that doesn't even take into account the observation that this guy has a mean streak and a larcenous, ungenerous soul - obvious to everyone that didn't vote for him, and becoming obvious to many many more with each passing week.
It's possible to bet one's future by walking over to the roulette wheel, betting it all on '24 black', and having the outcome that you hope to have ... but it's not an action taken after grownup discernment and thinking.
While we're not all guilty that this guy is the President (although given the momentous negative ramifications of this guy's actions, it's a very small consolation), we are all going to regret this President ... you might regret it more than some, but you won't be alone.
posted by Lawrence 3X at 5:25 PM
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