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“For some reason, Obama believed that those who expected after his campaign promises a real upturn in the economy, or fiscal responsibility, or inspired foreign policy would be satisfied, as they had in the past, merely with soaring rhetoric and superficial reassurance. When they were not, and voiced such displeasure, as ingrates they had supposedly reduced Obama to canine-like status. There is no need to add that abroad an Ahmadinejad, Assad, or Putin does not care a bit for the supposed personal chemistry or ethnic profile of Obama. Whether he was “clean” or not would be an absurdity to both. We sense only that those authoritarian sorts seem so far to like the idea that Obama speaks ambiguously about his country’s past and future, and appears more comfortable in pondering alternatives than making decisions. Given all that, it is understandable both why America is very worried what it has wrought — and why Barack Obama is miffed and lashes out. You would too if both accountability and criticism were novel experiences at 49.”
— Victor Davis Hanson, September 8, 2010 (pajamasmedia.com)
duper (plural dupers): a person who dupes another
sap (plural saps): a fool; someone who is prone to being taken advantage of, or who has been taken advantage of, usually in a situation that is easily perceived by others as foolhardy.
Whatever else may eventually be attributed to The Obama's "legacy", one thing will remain undeniable by fans and critics alike — His preeminence in duping huge numbers of saps during His unparalleled, decades-long journey to the Presidency of the United States. I doubt we will ever see its like in our lifetimes again.
But what of those millions of saps who allowed themselves to be duped by Him and His minions? What of their own personal legacies? I suppose many of them will cling to their security blankets, threaded with equal parts of defiance, denial, debasement, and de doghouse.
And what about those who might possess a conscience and a remnant of self-respect? How do such people manage to sleep at night?
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| h/t Theo |
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