tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475760599984941539.post985314570841940053..comments2024-03-04T13:17:00.025-08:00Comments on Fair and Unbalanced: Holy Pointless Gimmick, BatmanLovechildehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011368670254954013noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475760599984941539.post-53915481952953832782010-11-30T08:48:39.302-08:002010-11-30T08:48:39.302-08:00The exhortations for Obama to "man up" a...The exhortations for Obama to "man up" assume that he's being either willfully tone deaf or that he's caved on his principles. It's more than possible that both assumptions are wrong and that he was rorschached by the left as a true progressive where, in fact, there's more Reagan in him than anyone imagined. Many have argued that his governance is mostly in accord with his campaign pledges (the closing of Guantanamo being an obvious broken promise). None of this reflect fresh analysis on the president. Rather, it's a gradual awakening.<br /><br />What does this portend for 2012? Well, if Obama is not going to "man up," and if the left continues to feel increasingly disaffected, then a third party challenge, from either the left or the right or a Bloomberg-Scarborough-esque hybrid, looms larger as a threat to his re-election.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619385519678192379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475760599984941539.post-34952423287203056582010-11-30T08:22:36.429-08:002010-11-30T08:22:36.429-08:00No, thanks. As Sarah Palin would say, I just want...No, thanks. As Sarah Palin would say, I just want Obama to "man up."Lovechildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011368670254954013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3475760599984941539.post-76922008255670631702010-11-30T07:57:56.746-08:002010-11-30T07:57:56.746-08:00Don't be coy. Is someone itching to mount a pr...Don't be coy. Is someone itching to mount a primary challenge? Love '12? <br /><br />Memo to marketing: I need 10 slogans by the end of business today. I'll kick it off.<br /><br />1.) Keep Love (and Hope) Alive<br /><br />p.s. I don't do fund-raising, so you better bulk up on charisma.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619385519678192379noreply@blogger.com