We are headed either for default on our debts and bankruptcy as a nation, or something less honorable: a quiet cheapening of the debts we have incurred by inflating and destroying the dollar, robbing our creditors of what we owe them and robbing our own people of the value of what they have earned. And so it has come to this.
A family man in America’s condition, awash in debt, spending more than he makes, would cut back consumption, find a second job and get out of debt. Or declare bankruptcy, accept the shame and humiliation, change his wasteful ways and start anew.

As opposed to the “W” keys. *heh*

1. Blame it on the Republicans

Frank Rich in Sunday’s NYTimes has taken to threatening republicans. “Having no ideas,” the republicans are going to go into “oblivion” by not (like himself) unquestioningly going along w/ the O-man. Perhaps republicans would have won the White House if Brother Rich were advising them? Rich’s point is a variation of the “it’s all GW Bush’s fault”, but updated since Bush is no longer president. The O-man’s flailings are all the republicans fault for their not realizing the genius of the O-man.

2. Shock and Surprise

EJ Dionne in today’s Wash. Post now threatens republicans that, the O-man having stumbled in his first two weeks, must now have decided its’ “time to take the gloves off.” Apparently Dionne believes that everyone (or at least EJ Dionne) was going to suspend all politics upon the O-man’s ascent and simply go along (as did EJ Dionne) w/ the O-man. EJ says the O-man’s difficulties come from the O-man not realizing that republicans were so nasty (either did EJ Dionne).

3. “Lincoln and FDR made ‘great’ mistakes”

Another WP columnist whose name escapes me adopted a novel tactic to preserve the O-man’s legend. He argued that since Lincoln and FDR had at first appeared to have “incoherent foreign policy” –that this meant that the O-man might continue to be compared to both on account of his similar “mistakes.”

4. Loving the O-man’s ‘pecs’

I think, however, the soundest defense of the O-man came, however, from Chris Matthews. Matthews, host of “Hardball” is famous for declaring that he loved the O-man because of his “pecs” and because (three times in the same interview)he was was “sooooo cool”. This is probably the best defense of the O-man at this point because we are told the O-man continues to regularly work out/play hoops in the White House (unless the republicans or GW bush have somehow succeeded in stealing the gymn key). While one may criticize the O-man for botching
most everything to this point (except for reinstating international funding of abortion), no doubt his “jump shot” is still killer. Now if it can only be proven that FDR and Lincoln had great jump shots. . . .

Can’t Any Dem Here Play This Tax Game?

“A Senate committee today abruptly canceled a session to consider President Obama’s nomination of Rep. Hilda Solis to be labor secretary in the wake of a report saying that her husband yesterday paid about $6,400 to settle tax liens against his business — including liens that had been outstanding for as long as 16 years.”

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/02/05/solis_senate_session_canceled.html?hpid=topnews

Further: the press collaboration with the Obama campaign, and in particular the smearing of Sarah Palin, need to be thoroughly documented, point by point, and aired so that’s embedded in the public consciousness by 2012.

And a sweep isn’t necessary. Much can be gained just by having the Democrats hear our footsteps – which just might save us a nutcase Supreme Court Justice for the next 25 years. Two Senate seats puts us back into filibuster territory; five or six makes us RINO-proof and/or encourages the Blue Dog Dems.

Audit Them All And Make Results Public!

http://www.dcexaminer.com/opinion/columns/MarkTapscott/Audit-them-all-and-make-the-results-public39103437.html

“Reporter jumps ropeline after signing”

Report doesn’t indicate whether it was Olbermann or Matthews.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0209/18429.html

There’s really nothing substantive that I can add to what you’ve said & said well.

I would note that Obama seemed more Presidential in the lame-duck period between The Election & The Investiture, OOPS, Inauguration. As Princess Caroline might say, you know, when you actually have to, you know, govern, it’s, um, hard.

And his drinking-the-Kool-Aid supporters will say “Give Obama a chance.” We have & he’s been found wanting.

But we knew that would be the result before the Election.

And I agree with Todd. Many people will still vote Dem in Senate & House Election 2010 because, well, you know, because, um….