Ooh, They're Getting Ansy
So all the left-wing loons that thought Obama was going to "change the world," and get revenge for all the BDS sufferers out there with far-left appointments to his cabinet when he takes power in January are crying foul.
More from Chris Matthews and company.
How many times can you say the word "change" in one interview?
I wasn't going to post anything of real substance on this matter until all his appointments were chosen and/or until they screwed up (which they're sure to do) I must admit, I never thought he would budge from the left, nevermind going to the center. However, I did mention in a prior post that he would have to do this if he wanted to avoid another "Republican or Reagan Revolution." But that's what I don't understand. If the left would just stop grinding their teeth about President Bush long enough, they might see that President-Elect Obama is not only doing the right (as in correct) thing, he's actually saving Democratic seats in Congress.
I mean, what did they realistically expect? Michael Moore for Secretary of Health and Human Services? Ward Churchill for Secretary of Education? William Ayers for Secretary of Defense?
You know he is tapping a lot of Clintonistas as well, although that may be the scary part:
*SECRETARY OF STATE: Hillary Clinton…despite ties with India that could hurt U.S. diplomatic relations with Pakistan, she is the best the Democratic party has to offer. Last year Hillary insulted the elected Prime Minister of Iraq Nouri al-Maliki by calling for his replacement, which resulted in verbal retaliation from the PM.
*ATTORNEY GENERAL: Eric Holder…former deputy attorney general in the Bill Clinton administration who facilitated the seizure of little Elias Gonzalez at gunpoint and had him sent back to Cuba with then Attorney General Janet Reno (remember Waco Texas and David Koresh?)
Under Bill Clinton, Holder facilitated the 2001 pardon of Marc Rich after Rich’s wife made hefty contributions to the Clinton campaign. It is arguably the most controversial pardon in history.
Marc Rich was a fugitive from justice for 2 decades after fleeing the U.S. because he was guilty in the biggest tax evasion case in history and made illegal oil deals with Iran during the 1979-80 hostage crisis…benefiting from Iranian oil while they held U.S. hostages for over a year. Marc was on the FBIs Most Wanted list.
*HEAD OF HOMELAND SECURITY: Janet Napolitano, Arizona Gov…once said the Elias Gonzalez seizure facilitated by Eric Holder “was more than executive overreach. This is contempt of the circuit court of appeals order. This is a high class kidnapping is what it is, sanctioned by no law, sanctioned by no judge…”
Napolitano is a friend of illegal aliens….as governor she “conspired to take away … money that the state Legislature and the (county) Board of Supervisors approved specifically to enforce human smuggling laws, money my office needs to fight illegal immigration.”
*AMBASSADOR TO UNITED NATIONS: Susan Rice….served for 8 years in the Clinton administration and worked for the failed campaigns of Kerry-Edwards in 2004 and Hillary Clinton in 2008. As a member of Bill Clinton’s National Security Council, Rice chose inaction in Rwanda while hundreds of thousands were victims of genocide, a decision that she now regrets. Rice also mischaracterized the war in Iraq as a “raging civil war”.
The one bright spot:
*SECRETARY OF DEFENSE: Robert Gates…replaced Donald Rumsfeld and worked as a a member of the dream team…Gates (Sec. Def.), Petraeus (commander of U.S. forces in Iraq until recently) and Crocker (U.S. Ambassador to Iraq) to win the war in Iraq.
With the exception of Robert Gates, this hand-chosen crew has demonstrated poor judgment regarding foreign affairs and foreign policy throughout their careers.
Is anyone else nervous?
But overall, like many conservatives, I am so far pleasently surprised.
Wait til he chooses his Supreme Court Justices, though. Wha-ho nelly!
And don't forget this
Hat tip to Amy Proctor.
More from Chris Matthews and company.
How many times can you say the word "change" in one interview?
I wasn't going to post anything of real substance on this matter until all his appointments were chosen and/or until they screwed up (which they're sure to do) I must admit, I never thought he would budge from the left, nevermind going to the center. However, I did mention in a prior post that he would have to do this if he wanted to avoid another "Republican or Reagan Revolution." But that's what I don't understand. If the left would just stop grinding their teeth about President Bush long enough, they might see that President-Elect Obama is not only doing the right (as in correct) thing, he's actually saving Democratic seats in Congress.
I mean, what did they realistically expect? Michael Moore for Secretary of Health and Human Services? Ward Churchill for Secretary of Education? William Ayers for Secretary of Defense?
You know he is tapping a lot of Clintonistas as well, although that may be the scary part:
*SECRETARY OF STATE: Hillary Clinton…despite ties with India that could hurt U.S. diplomatic relations with Pakistan, she is the best the Democratic party has to offer. Last year Hillary insulted the elected Prime Minister of Iraq Nouri al-Maliki by calling for his replacement, which resulted in verbal retaliation from the PM.
*ATTORNEY GENERAL: Eric Holder…former deputy attorney general in the Bill Clinton administration who facilitated the seizure of little Elias Gonzalez at gunpoint and had him sent back to Cuba with then Attorney General Janet Reno (remember Waco Texas and David Koresh?)
Under Bill Clinton, Holder facilitated the 2001 pardon of Marc Rich after Rich’s wife made hefty contributions to the Clinton campaign. It is arguably the most controversial pardon in history.
Marc Rich was a fugitive from justice for 2 decades after fleeing the U.S. because he was guilty in the biggest tax evasion case in history and made illegal oil deals with Iran during the 1979-80 hostage crisis…benefiting from Iranian oil while they held U.S. hostages for over a year. Marc was on the FBIs Most Wanted list.
*HEAD OF HOMELAND SECURITY: Janet Napolitano, Arizona Gov…once said the Elias Gonzalez seizure facilitated by Eric Holder “was more than executive overreach. This is contempt of the circuit court of appeals order. This is a high class kidnapping is what it is, sanctioned by no law, sanctioned by no judge…”
Napolitano is a friend of illegal aliens….as governor she “conspired to take away … money that the state Legislature and the (county) Board of Supervisors approved specifically to enforce human smuggling laws, money my office needs to fight illegal immigration.”
*AMBASSADOR TO UNITED NATIONS: Susan Rice….served for 8 years in the Clinton administration and worked for the failed campaigns of Kerry-Edwards in 2004 and Hillary Clinton in 2008. As a member of Bill Clinton’s National Security Council, Rice chose inaction in Rwanda while hundreds of thousands were victims of genocide, a decision that she now regrets. Rice also mischaracterized the war in Iraq as a “raging civil war”.
The one bright spot:
*SECRETARY OF DEFENSE: Robert Gates…replaced Donald Rumsfeld and worked as a a member of the dream team…Gates (Sec. Def.), Petraeus (commander of U.S. forces in Iraq until recently) and Crocker (U.S. Ambassador to Iraq) to win the war in Iraq.
With the exception of Robert Gates, this hand-chosen crew has demonstrated poor judgment regarding foreign affairs and foreign policy throughout their careers.
Is anyone else nervous?
But overall, like many conservatives, I am so far pleasently surprised.
Wait til he chooses his Supreme Court Justices, though. Wha-ho nelly!
And don't forget this
Hat tip to Amy Proctor.
posted by Northern Exposer at 04:11
1 Comments:
Great post as usual.
I'm pleasantly surprised with his choices, but also nervous. Before the selections, I was extremely interested to know who he was going to pick. I was very worried that they would be extreme lefties such as his personal friends and mentors.
The conspiracy side of me thinks he wants to slowly and quietly bring in his more extreme friends (during a 2-term presidency) without all of today's spotlight because he knows if he tried to appoint them now it would probably backfire. Like you said, he's saving seats doing it this way.
The non-conspiracy side of me thinks that he really has no idea how to apply his ideas to the real world, was only a freshman Senator who knows very little about how DC works, and needs help from recycled Clinton staff to do his job.
I don't know which one is worse.
But that's just my opinion.
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