https://pjmedia.com/andrewmccarthy/2012/09/25/fleeting-moment-of-spring-fever-clarity/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 09:29:43 -0400<![CDATA[Don&#8217;t get me wrong, I&#8217;m as appalled as anyone that an American president who ran off to a Vegas fundraiser while the country was still mourning an ambassador and three other Americans killed in Libya is so insouciant that he&#8217;d follow that up by referring to the ongoing atrocities in the Middle East as &#8220;bumps in the road.&#8221; But I find equally remarkable the second part of Obama&#8217;s statement in the Sixty Minutes interview: that the reason for the bumps in the road is:  &#8220;in a lot of these places, the one organizing principle has been Islam.&#8221;]]>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:31:55 -0400<![CDATA[Andrew C. McCarthy]]>https://pjmedia.com/andrew-c-mccarthy-2/2012/09/25/fleeting-moment-of-spring-fever-clarity-n123280