National Review: "Obama's Home Run"

[JudyInTheHeartland]

Obama's Home Run

I'm not sure how Obama could have handled this any better. He was genuinely graceful about McChrystal and his explanation of why he had to go made perfect sense. He called for unity within his adminstration in pursuing the war and sounded quite stalwart about both the war and about the strategy. More importantly, his choice of Petraeus as a replacement for McChrystal is a brilliant move: He gets a heavy-weight, an unassailable expert in this kind of warfare, and someone who presumably can step in pretty seamlessly. He also picked someone who has expressed (very diplomatic) misgivings about the July 2011 deadline and who will have the clout and credibility to tell the president that he can't afford to go down in troops when July comes, should circumstances warrant. (It should also be noted that this is a step down for Petraeus and he can't relish directly managing another war — that he will do so speaks to his selfless patriotism.) In short, Obama has made the most of a rotten situation.

06/23 02:15 PM

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[zippy890]

1. Rich Lowry has as orgasm for Obama

not quite sure what to make of this.

:rofl:

pretty darn funny when you think of it

[BrklynLiberal]

3. This is that same guy who felt that the barracuda was winking right at him..while he sat in his

living room in his underwear...right?

[DrToast]

4. Starbursts!

I'm sure I'm not the only male in America who, when Palin dropped her first wink, sat up a little straighter on the couch and said, "Hey, I think she just winked at me." And her smile. By the end, when she clearly knew she was doing well, it was so sparkling it was almost mesmerizing. It sent little starbursts through the screen and ricocheting around the living rooms of America. This is a quality that can't be learned; it's either something you have or you don't, and man, she's got it.

:rofl:

One of my favorite moments of the 2008 campaign.

[BrklynLiberal]

6. I wonder if he cringes when he has to read those words again?

or is he too stupid for that?

[City Lights]

12. One of mine too!

It's the gift that keeps on giving. I still :rofl: every time I think about it.

[jonnyblitz]

2. Bwahahahahahaha!!!

NO *FUCKING* COMMENT!!!

[PlanetBev]

5. Be still, my heart

picking self off floor...

[butterfly77]

7. And they can't talk down Patraeus...`

since the talked him up during Iraq..

[Smashcut]

8. "will have the clout and credibility to tell the president that he can't afford to go down in troops

when July comes, should circumstances warrant"

And this is something to be happy about because...?

The National Review loves Obama! What a relief. :puke:

[zipplewrath]

9. I read that too

Basically, Obama put the one guy in charge that can easily push him next year to draw down slowly.

[AlinPA]

10. The slimy republicans' heads are spinning around on their necks.

[mix]

11. I suspect that NR suspects Petraeus means more war, here expressed as

"selfless patriotism."

[Moochy]

13. There's that TEAM OF RIVALS dynamic in action!

"expressed ... misgivings about the July 2011 deadline and who will have the clout and credibility to tell the president that he can't afford to go down in troops when July comes..."

Yeah see, all Obama needs to do is listen to the generals, let them set policy.