You Don’t Say
August 25th, 2010 - 7:58 pm
“This was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal.”
– Barack Obama, after securing the Democrats’ primary campaign, June 3rd, 2008.
“I think it’s possible that the Democrats would now be in a better position if they had underpromised.”
– Former(?) Obama supporter Megan McArdle, in the Atlantic, August 25, 2010.
“I think it’s possible that the Democrats would now be in a better position if they had underpromised.”
– Former(?) Obama supporter Megan McArdle
Perhaps Ms. McArdle might find herself a bit more credible if she stipulated that the Democrats would be in a better position if they had promised to not only underperform but to drive the nation into the ground. Then, at least, she could say her party told the truth. If she voted for Obama, then his party is her party.
‘“I think it’s possible that the Democrats would now be in a better position if they had underpromised.”
– Former(?) Obama supporter Megan McArdle, in the Atlantic, August 25, 2010.’
Ms. McArdle here offers us the same keen insight and penetrating analysis which led her to vote socialist in 2008. And exactly how would it be possible to have “underpromised” the economy they have given us now and the economic prospects they have set up for the next generation(s)? Perhaps by suggesting that they would only be able to bring the American economy to its knees in the first couple of years, and the bullet into the back of the economy’s head would have to wait for post 2010 elections?
Anyone who once called her blog “Jane Galt” — and then voted for Mr. Obama would seem to be a little … confused. Given her own contradictions she might indeed be perplexed why *politicians* are prone to overpromising.
And the Atlantic presumably *pays* this woman? Sheesh.
Underpromised? McCardle is obviously still vibrating to the shuddery tingles of love, and underpromised sounds so much better than
lied through his teeth and did a great job of acting.