https://pjmedia.com/rogerkimball/2009/08/21/we-could-still-blow-this-thing-a-tocsin-from-andrew-mccarthy/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 09:27:31 -0400<![CDATA[Alan Greenspan might call it &#8220;irrational exuberance.&#8221; Pundits everywhere, scrutinizing Obama&#8217;s falling poll numbers and the frightened disarray of the Democrats as they splutter through their townhall meetings, have concluded that Obamacare is essentially dead. Thus the commentator Charlie Cook: &#8220;The situation this summer has slipped completely out of control for President Obama and Congressional Democrats.&#8221; Sweet words to the politically mature, of course, but what, really, do they portend?]]>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:18:55 -0400<![CDATA[Roger Kimball]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-kimball/2009/08/21/we-could-still-blow-this-thing-a-tocsin-from-andrew-mccarthy-n116009