November 23, 2009
Is The Thrill Gone?
Dier Spiegel is showing no love for the One, via AoSHQ
In Tokyo, the new center-left government even pulled out of its participation in a mission which saw the Japanese navy refueling US warships in the Indian Ocean as part of the Afghanistan campaign. In Beijing, Obama failed to achieve any important concessions whatsoever. There will be no binding commitments from China to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A revaluation of the Chinese currency, which is kept artificially weak, has been postponed. Sanctions against Iran? Not a chance. Nuclear disarmament? Not an issue for the Chinese...Saturday Night Live dared to bash the One on his policies.
Chris Matthews thrill may become less than thrilling,:
In the Carter presidency, the optics were not exactly robust, and Ronald Reagan rode that to a big victory in 1980. Is the Obama White House sending some Carteresque signals these days?Victor Davis Hanson's article yesterday sums it up: "Where has the thrlll gone?
Now for your listening pleasure:
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