https://pjmedia.com/michaelledeen/2009/02/26/is-it-jimmy-obama/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 08:07:30 -0400<![CDATA[We came to Washington in 1977, and Jimmy Carter had just been inaugurated.  So I well remember the years of malaise and humiliation, the stagflation, chilly offices in the winter, the rapidly expanding power of the Soviet Union, the appeasement campaign from Europe and from a clear majority of American intellectuals, the hostage seizure in Tehran, the awful realization that we might lose the Cold War after all.  And in the midst of it all, the emergence of Ronald Reagan, his surprising electoral victory, and the amazing recovery of American will and American energy.]]>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 13:51:00 -0500<![CDATA[Michael Ledeen]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-ledeen/2009/02/26/is-it-jimmy-obama-n186374