Comments on: Is it a bug or a feature?

By: SteveH

SteveH — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:04:38 +0000

I thought Brett Bair (sp?) took it to Obama fair and square. You could tell the Won didn’t much like it. We may have found a replacement for Britt Hume after all.

By: John in Dublin CA

John in Dublin CA — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:52:21 +0000

If anyone saw the interview tonight with Brett Brier on Fox, Obama has never come off so peevish, petty and unpresidential. His spin and refusal to answer question were well handled by Brier; he made Obama look like a failed high school debater, and one who was very unhappy about failing. I’ll wager that will be the last time he agrees to an interview on Fox.

By: Nolanimrod

Nolanimrod — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:36:51 +0000

The O says campaign but what he means, and what they hear, is fund-raising. He may be poison at the ballot box, at least (so far) in New Jersey, Virginia, and Massachusetts, but when he gets with some of his really rich faithful where he can sneer and lament that the average American isn't as intelligent and perceptive as present company he's a cash cow. A few cocktail parties with people like Geffen and Schmidt and maybe Sean Penn where he can recount some risqué stories that his good bud Hugo Chavez or Daniel Ortega told him and that might be worth 10 million by the end of the evening. But now this thing has got so bizarre it's starting to scare the aliens listening in on Radio SETI. If they pass O-Care I believe the only thing that money will accomplish is pad the P&L's of some ad agencies and media outlets and make some consultants wealthy.

By: Occam's Beard

Occam's Beard — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:55:11 +0000

SteveH, my father (also from the South) used to have an expression that is apposite here: “going through life pushing on doors marked ‘pull.'”

By: SteveH

SteveH — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:21:44 +0000

Bob, think about it. A crowbar is virtually indestructible. And in a sawdust pile, what are you going to bang it on to even scratch it? Just an old saying about how destructive some people are.

By: Bob from Virginia

Bob from Virginia — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:20:34 +0000

SteveH, what does “That man could tear up a crowbar in a sawdust pile” mean?

By: SteveH

SteveH — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:25:48 +0000

Obama suits another southern expression even better…”That man could tear up a crowbar in a sawdust pile”.

By: Mr. Frank

Mr. Frank — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:06:56 +0000

When I heard that Obama was threatening not to campaign for those who voted for the health care bill, I thought of the old southern expression, “Don’t throw me in the briar patch.”

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:02:09 +0000

At this point I think we could solve everyone’s problems with HCR if they simply write “Health Care Reform” on the top of a bill with no content, Obama signs it in a fancy Rose Garden ceremony and everyone acknowledges that President Barack Obama has single handedly gotten it done. The substance and process is so far beyond anything rational that it is clear that that is all Obama remains concerned about — surface level success. What’s the point of passing something in a manner that will, at minimum, be legally challenged for years and, at worst, nullified? Give him his “last place trophy,” tell him he’s a winner and let’s be done with this.

By: Steve Duchame

Steve Duchame — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:40:08 +0000

Someone finally caught this! When I first read it my first thought was that this may well kill the bill. He has all the coattails of a … well of something that has no coattails whatsoever! LOL