Are you tired of 0bama's inability to make a decision for our troops in Afghanistan?

Excuses Wearing Thin for Obama, Media Pals





October 20, 2009





BY STEVE HUNTLEY





Have you heard the news? President Obama inherited an economic mess from the Bush administration.





You say that's hardly news? But it's been the message sounded over and over by the White House. Top Obama adviser David Axelrod said on one of the Sunday news shows, "He walked in the door, we had the worst economy since the Great Depression." In San Francisco, Obama talked of being "busy with our mop." White House heavy hitter Rahm Emanuel used the worst-economy-since-the-Depression line on a public TV news show.





You'd think it's October 2008, the final month in the Obama presidential candidacy, rather than October 2009, nine months into the Obama presidency. Yet the Obama White House is in full campaign mode -- maybe because it needs to mask the shortcomings of the Obama presidency.





Take, for example, all the talk of inheriting the worst economy since the 1930s crisis. That came in response to the news that the federal deficit hit $1.4 trillion.





Yet just a few months ago, the Obama camp was singing a little different tune. It was under criticism for the $787 billion stimulus package it bulldozed through Congress on grounds that massive spending was needed to keep the unemployment rate from breaching 8 percent. When joblessness hit 9.5 percent in June, Vice President Joe Biden said, "We misread how bad the economy was."





They inherited the worst economy since the Great Depression, or the economy turned out to be worse than they thought. Which is it? It can't be both -- unless your brain is completely addled by the Obama charisma.





Obama is still popular, but polls show the public losing faith in his policies. Another indicator was a ''Saturday Night Live'' skit lampooning Obama for the major accomplishments of his administration -- "jack and squat." If the honeymoon is ending with the American voter, it isn't for obsequious elements of the mainstream media. CNN prostrated itself by fact-checking the ''SNL'' comedy skit.





But that's harmless compared to the virulent campaign against Obama critics carried out by the denizens of MSNBC. Its Obama acolytes seek to demonize opponents of Obama's policies by focusing on most marginal corners of right-wing politics like, for example, the "birthers" who deny Obama is a natural born citizen. The larger scheme is to imply Obama critics are racists.





That's the backdrop to the story of Rush Limbaugh getting booted from a group bidding to buy the St. Louis Rams. He was smeared on CNN and MSNBC with false accusations of making two racist comments. He is an abrasive critic of Obama, so he must be racist, or so goes the left-wing story line. I wouldn't defend everything Limbaugh has ever said, but lies were used to blacklist him from professional football for his political views.





Recently an MSNBC personality accused the U.S. Chamber of Commerce of lobbying for policies that amount to being "treasonous to this country." Remember how liberals roared in outrage at any hint of their patriotism being questioned for criticizing the Iraq War? Well, it's the left that doesn't shy from attacking the patriotism of those it dislikes. Recall the repulsive Moveon.org "General Betray-us" ad against Iraq commander Gen. David Petraeus. Recent opposition to Chicago's Olympic bid was cast as a sign of a lack of patriotism among Obama critics.





The MSNBC blast against the chamber appears to dovetail with what the Politico newspaper reports is a White House and Democratic effort "to marginalize" the business organization. That echoes the administration assault on the Fox News Channel: It says Fox isn't a news organization.





The White House trying to dictate who's a news organization. Democrats out to gut a business group. Obama media allies damning Americans as racist, unpatriotic and treasonous. Is this the America Obama promised when he campaigned to end the cynical and divisive politics of the past?





http://www.suntimes.com/news/huntley/183鈥?/a>|||yes, sick and tired.0bama has got to be the most incompetent president we have ever had|||It took him 7 days to decide that Russia's invasion into Georgia was "aggressive." What makes you think he'll decide troop levels in a decisive and assertive manner? He obviously lacks leadership abilities. Politics he knows. Leading and deciding is all new to him.|||I am tired of Obama not keeping all those high falluting promises.





I am tired of Obama , period!|||No.





I really get tired around 9 PM after a long day at the office.





Bravo John/Randa - A+ for copying and pasting today.|||I'm tired of obama and his friends. I knew this would be his trademark.|||I'm tired of obama.|||Yes, I think Obama is a bad president and he is making bad choices.|||Can't rely on a lying commie Muslim to take action on those ragheads. We need a White president!|||Hey...





We told you so...





It takes more than GOOD LOOKS and GOOD INTENTIONS - to be president.|||Nope!


There are some things that take more time than others. The Afghanistan election mess has created a real problem for our troops. They should not be allowed to be used as pawns for a government agenda we don`t recognize. He is being wise by waiting to see what kind of government is formed there before we pick up the fight. The Afghans way of life is in jeopardy and they should take up more of the fight for their own benefit.|||Actually, I am just tired of Barry. period. end of sentence. I want him to hurry up and have a nervous breakdown and get it over with so we can move on.|||Tired of it?





No.





Expected it and have been proven correct once again.





He has no military experience, which is unusual for Commander in Chief. How the heck would he know what he is doing?|||He Is making them, Although you may not like them He IS making them.|||I'm more tired of people asking questions like these.|||Meh|||no not at all|||no|||I'm certainly tired of people who keep trying to make it look like an easy decision. Come on guys, this isn't the same as deciding if you want fish of steak for lunch! It's a really tough choice, and I trust the best person to choose right is Obama.|||dude, he like, just got in to the white house like a few months ago.


give him time to think.


lol like come on, do you think you could be doing a better job?