Paul Rahe concluded his post about President Obama's Nobel Prize by wondering: "what happens. . .when it becomes clear to our new Messiah that his presidency is not, as he repeatedly calls it, a 'defining moment,' that our allies are profoundly uneasy, and that our enemies abroad are laughing up their sleeves?" I have a different question along these lines: what would have to happen in order for these things to become clear to Obama?
The question should be asked, despite the depressing nature of the probable answer, because Obama thinks he's operating in a kind of Platonic universe in which the rules of foreign policly, and indeed of cause and effect, as they have been understood for centuries do not apply. This raises the possibility that Obama's world view cannot be refuted by the kinds of events that ordinarily would be deemed to serve that purpose.For example, evidence that our allies are uneasy can be viewed as proof that Obama's presidency is, precisely, a defining moment. After all, "change is never easy."
It's also unlikely Obama would notice that our enemies are "laughing up their sleaves." Frankly, I'm not sure he would notice if they relieved him of his pants.
Nods to Powerline
He would notice if they relieved him of his pants... he would apologize to them for it.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to hear what Putin says about him in private. Even Sarkozy. What my dad would call Obama is a minchione and a cacasotto. Those from Brooklyn know what I am talking about.
ReplyDeleteDillinger... that was beautiful!
ReplyDeleteGuy... "un stronzo" works for me.
ReplyDeleteDillinger, that is outstanding. Fantastic stuff. He gets pantsed and apologizes. LOL.
ReplyDeleteI am thinking "Pop Goes the Weasel' in place of "Hail to the Chief?"
ROBERT WEXLER (D) FL TO STEP DOWN TOMORROW OVER GROWING ACCUSATIONS OF INAPPRORIATE RELATIONS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES!!!. We win We win We win. YAHOOO!!!!!! This is a victory for all of us as stories from KOOKs and from blogs like this contributed to the firestorm that has led to this.
ReplyDeleteYeah, he's that too.
ReplyDeleteDC, Pop Goes the Weasel was Bill Clinton's song. He popped his weasel every time he could.
ReplyDeleteKOOK, you guys do great work. One point for the good guys!
ReplyDeleteI can hear either Putin or Sarkozy saying, That egotistical knowitall, who the hell does he think he is? We've been around longer than this schoolboy American punka$$ has, and he thinks he's on top of the World. We're just going to have burst his bubble.
ReplyDeleteYes, but it's much funnier in the original Russian and French.
ReplyDeleteYou guys are a hoot to read! Thanks for the bright moment, even if it is about the sad state of the White House.
ReplyDeleteTerri, you so rarely use the punk*ss bomb. Have you been drinking your dinner down at Primanti Bros?
ReplyDeleteCall me paranoid but I fear that Obama and crew know exactly what thier doing.
ReplyDeleteIts the age old idea that America is too powerful and needs to be taken down in order to form an egalitarian world order.