Past is prologue

On The Lack of Liberal Strength

A couple of days ago, Anne posted a comment that included this:

Obama’s infected people with the belief that they cannot act with strength, cannot use the power of the majority, must signal compromise and must concede at the first sign of conflict. I cannot tell you how annoyed I am to see people who used to be considered serious champions of liberal (a much better word, thank you) causes allowing Obama’s inability to lead, and his aversion to conflict, to soften and muddle and weaken their positions and their resolve; actually, it’s way more than annoying – it’s galling.

Deja Vu Post Re A Lesson Still Not Learned

Almost two years ago (October 19th, 2005 to be precise) I posted the following school-themed post. I repost it here today to remind anyone who doubts or cares: when it came to the Bush Administration, many of us called bullshit before the MSM even looked up from their steno pads. It ain't "I told you so"--it's "We all told you so."

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INT: OVAL OFFICE, DAY

A pretty woman speaks with the children, some of whom play with toys on the floor.

Alright, alright, settle down, settle down. Now, do you know why all of you are here today?

"Snacks?"

No, not snacks. Anyone?

"Mom is at the store?"

She might be. Donald, sit down. No, we are here to talk about what the word "treason" means. Does anyone here know what "treason" means?