https://pjmedia.com/rogerkimball/2010/02/08/obama-never-missing-an-opportunity/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 02:57:15 -0400<![CDATA[Last month in this space, I asked “How Stupid Do They Think We Are?” &#8212; &#8220;They” of course being our minders in Washington.  One of the things I had in mind was Obama’s proposal to set up a special debt and deficit reducing commission that, Imagine!, would only skim the froth off the gargantuan deficit he’s saddling us with and, anyway, wouldn’t even meet until after the 2010 elections.  &#8220;Make me chaste, O Lord,&#8221; said St. Augustine, &#8220;but not yet!&#8221; Judging by the polls, that gambit isn’t going down too well.]]>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:42:33 -0500<![CDATA[Roger Kimball]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-kimball/2010/02/08/obama-never-missing-an-opportunity-n116237