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Why the President should stop whining

May 22, 2009 - 2:21 pm - by Roger Kimball
Mrs. Jackson
2009-05-23 06:37:11

“Will that too be the fault of the Bush administration, whose moral antennae were not so sensitively calibrated as Barack Obama’s, Nancy Pelosi’s, and Harry Reid’s?”

Surely you jest Mr. Kimball. And in such an amusing fashion. Thank you. To think that Barack Obama possesses a moral antennae, in the classic sense, is quite funny. After O’s next 100 days in office, it may just be, as teenagers are wont to say, a real laugh riot. Given Pelosi’s and Reid’s latest run-ins with the truth, oh gosh, if only Auberon Waugh were alive to keep us all entertained by demonstrating how much gravitas our leading Dems have.

“No, the President should stop whining and start going about his business like a man, not a Harvard lawyer.”

Do you recall in the ’92 election cycle First Lady Barbara Bush gave a major interview for television. She was asked what she thought of the Democrat VP candidate and Harvard man, Al Gore. She responded,

“I love it when he whines.”

The interviewer could not hide his shock. With President Barack Obama, neither should America.

By the by, Dennis Miller has a very good joke going. If Obama were to close Club Gitmo, he thinks the Republicans should advertise in Obama’s former voting district a new residential opportunity just made available for folks -thanks to American taxpayers. Never mention it’s Club Gitmo in the adverts. Just list all the perks like warm tropical climate, safe neighborhood with zero crime and no drug issues, excellent cooking with 3 balanced meals a day -desserts included, great medical care (2 medical personnel per resident), free television and cable, great Persian carpets – though on the small side, freedom to practice religion, sound education, access to all the free legal advice you need, etc.

Then in a later advert, announce to the American people how many of Obama’s former constituents if given the opportunity want to reside in Club Gitmo, rather than continue on in the tortuous conditions Obama believes is perfectly acceptable for them to reside in now.

No, the President should stop whining and start going about his business like a man, not a Harvard lawyer.”