Michael Gerson follows Obama's campaign promises through his first 100 days as Commander-in-Chief. The Money Quote:
"Obama's 100-day agenda would be designed, in part, to improve America's global image. But there is something worse than being unpopular in the world -- and that is being a pleading, panting joke. By simultaneously embracing appeasement, protectionism and retreat, President Obama would manage to make Jimmy Carter look like Teddy Roosevelt.
Which is why President Obama would probably not take these actions -- at least in the form he has pledged. Sitting behind the Resolute desk is a sobering experience that makes foolish campaign promises seem suddenly less binding.
But it is a bad sign for a candidate when the best we can hope is for him to violate his commitments. And that's a good sign for John McCain."
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I can't believe Michael Gerson would say this.
Oh wait.
per wikipedia: "Michael John Gerson (born May 15, 1964, New Jersey) is an Evangelical Christian[1] op-ed columnist"
hmm
and "Prior to joining the Bush Administration, he was a senior policy advisor with The Heritage Foundation, a conservative public policy research institution.[5]"
Heritage foundation? Isn't that the right-wing think tank?
"In early 1999, Karl Rove recruited Gerson for the Bush campaign.[7]"
Bingo. Partisan hack says things will be bad if opposing party has power. News at 11.
And we know how sobering the current occupant, Gerson's former boss, found that desk. No rash, image-damaging rushes to judgement there, no sirree.
Halfwits.
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