In Libya, Obama playing the cards he’s been dealt
President Obama’s decision to join our European and Arab allies in launching air assaults against Libyan forces has been criticized by some as an ad hoc, patched-together reaction rather than a carefully thought-out strategy. And to a degree, they’re right. Sometimes, an unexpected and quickly changing situation does not permit the careful application of strategy. Sometimes, you just have to play your cards as they are dealt, recalculating risk and reward as each card is flipped your way. I don’t know how this is going to play out, but so far Obama seems to be playing his hand rationally and cautiously.
Sure, intervening earlier against Gadhafi on the side of the Libyan rebels might have proved more effective in military terms, but it also would have put the United States in the position of trying to dictate outcomes in the Arab world. And not intervening at all, as some on the left still advocate, was a cruel option at best. Had the coalition not acted when it did last week, the world today would probably be sitting back and watching helplessly while a brutal Gadhafi massacred tens of thousands of his fellow Libyans.
Many of those now condemning Obama for acting would have been condemning him for not acting. That’s how these things go. As Obama himself noted in his Nobel Peace Prize speech, “I believe that force can be justified on humanitarian grounds, as it was in the Balkans, or in other places that have been scarred by war. Inaction tears at our conscience and can lead to more costly intervention later. That is why all responsible nations must embrace the role that militaries with a clear mandate can play to keep the peace.”
The fact that we are acting, somewhat reluctantly, at the urging of European and Arab allies also minimizes the geo-political risk. This is not an American initiative in which the United Nations and others are being strong-armed to support our policy; this is an international initiative which the United States has agreed to join as its most powerful member. There’s a world of difference between the two, not least because it has forced other countries to shed their infantilism and take responsibility, rather than leaving the tough decisions to Uncle Sam all the time and then grumbling about the outcome.
Obama’s critics also point out that we have no real idea how this will end, or even how we want it to end. Again, that’s accurate to a degree. However, Gadhafi himself has made it clear that he sees only two possible outcomes: victory or death. He has no third option — at this point, he can’t leave Libya to live elsewhere, and he knows it.
Publicly, coalition leaders are saying that Gadhafi is not a military target, but the smoking ruins of his personal compound in Tripoli offer more convincing evidence to the contrary. And at some point, if Western air power doesn’t take him out, his own commanders might. They now see their units being taken apart from the air, and there’s nothing they can do to defend themselves. The quickest way to make it stop is to make Gadhafi stop.
So we shall see.
– Jay Bookman
ADDENDUM: After all these years, the cynicism of Newt Gingrich continues to amaze and even disgust.
Until last week, the former speaker had been pressing Obama to intervene militarily in Libya and force Gadhafi’s ouster. “This is a moment to get rid of him,” he told Greta Van Susteren on Fox. “Do it. Get it over with.”
So what does he say now? As Politico reports:
“Newt Gingrich blasted the decision to attack Libya Sunday afternoon as “opportunistic amateurism without planning or professionalism.”
“It is impossible to make sense of the standard for intervention in Libya except opportunism and news media publicity,” Gingrich said in a statement to POLITICO, his first public comments since President Barack Obama gave the go-ahead order on Saturday.
Iran and North Korea pose “vastly bigger threats” to American national interests, he argued. There are other countries in Africa where strongmen brutalize civilians, including Robert Mugabe in Zimbabwe.
“Mugabe has killed more people, the Sudanese dictatorship has killed more people, there are a lot of bad dictators doing bad things,” Gingrich said.
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WOW
March 21st, 2011
3:25 pm
“The first thing to be installed was a huge Crimson Tide flag on the front porch. Next came two cars plastered with Alabama Crimson Tide stickers.”
There is a simple Bama repellent that you can yell out to them.
Just go outside and yell WAR DAMN EAGLE!!!!!! Then, put up a sign that says 28-27 and that should drive them out of your neighborhood.
Harry Callahan
March 21st, 2011
3:25 pm
“I never claimed to know; that’s why that qualifier “I suspect” was in there.”
Using weasel-words now, are we? How bold.
jm
March 21st, 2011
3:25 pm
Since people can’t get along, maybe we should nuke the planet and start over.
WOW
March 21st, 2011
3:26 pm
“Microsoft Word Now Includes Squiggly Blue Line To Alert Writer When Word Is Too Advanced For NeoCon Audience’
Does it help with poor sentence structure, Keep? You could use some help in that area.
Angry White Man
March 21st, 2011
3:26 pm
jm, You should start with them middle eastern aaaaaaaa rab types!
The Leg Lamp™©® is a “major award”…..
March 21st, 2011
3:27 pm
jm
March 21st, 2011
3:24 pm
“…racism…”
Hey, there are those who hate to let a good excuse go to waste.
Harry Callahan
March 21st, 2011
3:27 pm
“oh jeez. surely we’re not going to drift into racism.”
That’s generally where we go when the libbies run out of talking points.
@@
March 21st, 2011
3:28 pm
My bad!
I’m just a blue collar kinda guy who doesn’t want @@’s fervent dream of aTucker-like cesspool here to come to true!
AmVet aspires to be a part-time president…full-time plumber.
Not very good at either, I might add.
Normal
March 21st, 2011
3:28 pm
Thulsa Doom
March 21st, 2011
3:14 pm
WOW
March 21st, 2011
3:28 pm
“That’s generally where we go when the libbies run out of talking points.”
Yep.
Crimson tider
March 21st, 2011
3:28 pm
Disgusted,
Yeah. I’ve never seen a trailer owned by a dawg fan, nor a dawg flag posted on the front porch. Never seen cars plastered with Georgia decals and or stickers either. Face it disgusted. Alabama just has a bigger, badder, meaner football program than Georgia. And a badder, meaner football coach in Nick Saban. That man doesn’t field football teams. He fields football war machines.
Harry Callahan
March 21st, 2011
3:28 pm
“I never claimed to know; that’s why that qualifier “I suspect” was in there.”
So if I said that I suspect you’re an idiot, the qualifier “suspect” would make it OK?
jm
March 21st, 2011
3:29 pm
If the old saying is true and demography is destiny, the developed world faces a tsunami of pensioners over the next thirty years. How can our economy cope with these retirees drawing down on health care and other services, and who will pay for it? Do you see a national sales tax in the future to pay for this?
These are critical issues that are finally attracting more attention in policy circles. It is critical that the resulting deliberations lead to meaningful and timely actions to pre-empt big problems down the road.
Should such actions not be forthcoming, we suspect that the answer to your questions will be yes, yes, and yes.
Yes, demographic factors are important and, indeed for some countries, will become crucial in the years ahead and will overwhelm more conventional economic and financial factors. This is particularly true for rapidly aging societies that have made large entitlement promises (pensions, health care, etc.) that they will find difficult to deliver on.
Yes, there is a question as to who will pay and through which mechanisms. Depending on the country, we will see a mix of higher inflation, increased taxation, and disappointments on long-standing entitlement promises.
And yes, we think that a national sales tax in the US will likely be an option that will attract lots of deliberations and, potentially, application.
http://www.pimco.com/Pages/worldneartippingpoint.aspx
WOW
March 21st, 2011
3:29 pm
@@
For someone who claims that we are obsessed with him, he sure does talk a lot about you and I.
WOW
March 21st, 2011
3:31 pm
“Alabama just has a bigger, badder, meaner football program than Georgia.”
Tider, would you please head over to your local WalMart and buy up all that Bama crap from 2009? I hear it’s on sale for 28-27% off.
War Eagle!
WOW
March 21st, 2011
3:32 pm
“And a badder, meaner football coach in Nick Saban. ”
Bama went 10-3, tider. Auburn went 14-0.
FOURTEEN AND O, TIDER!!!!!!!!
stands for decibels
March 21st, 2011
3:32 pm
Using weasel-words now, are we?
Says the guy who can’t quite own up to doing what he deemed as “trashy” when done by others.
Say a few “Hail Cheneys” and maybe you’ll be forgiven for your mendacity.
Southern Comfort (aka The Man)
March 21st, 2011
3:32 pm
Disgusted
Sounds like your property value just increased.
ROLL TIDE!!!!!!
Bosch
March 21st, 2011
3:32 pm
Doom,
So, what IS Dan Quayle up to these days I wonder — you never hear about him.
George W
March 21st, 2011
3:33 pm
stand….once you get off your knees from worshipping your Lord Obama….we may say your Hail Cheneys!
The Leg Lamp™©® is a “major award”…..
March 21st, 2011
3:33 pm
Dem Congressman: ‘We’re In Libya Because Of Oil’…
At least they’re consistent. Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Nicaragua, Vietnam, Korea, WWI….it’s all about oil.
George W
March 21st, 2011
3:34 pm
Stand….I do have a question….when you are worshipping Obama are you sure to face Mecca?
Mick
March 21st, 2011
3:34 pm
bosch
Son of quayle is a congressman from arizona…enough said..
HDB
March 21st, 2011
3:34 pm
WOW
March 21st, 2011
3:21 pm
That’s generally where we go when the conservatives run out of talking points. attempt to instigate….and refuse to admit the truth.”
Fixed it for you…….
Just going where you take me……..
Thulsa Doom
March 21st, 2011
3:34 pm
This is pretty funny. A crimson tider war eagle dispute on the political blog. Both have darn great football programs. Bammer vs AU could be nastier than any con-lib debate.
WOW
March 21st, 2011
3:34 pm
Southern Comfort
WAR DAMN EAGLE!!!!!!!!!!
RGB
March 21st, 2011
3:34 pm
“But that’s what happen when our allies respect our president…”
Now THAT’S funny. I don’t care who you are.
As another expressed it: “He [Obama] has harmed the partnerships of Israel and Great Briton, sided with Honduran communists in a failed attempt at a hostile takeover of that country’s governance, did nothing for 8 days at the beginning of the Gulf oil crisis, did nothing about Gaddafi after calling for his removal from Libyan leadership, stood by while the freedom fighters in Iran suffered and died for their cause, allowed Iran the first serious steps to becoming a nuclear power…”
Obama ignored his Defense Secretary, Top Terror Adviser Brennan, and another top adviser who advised against action in Libya. He then consulted Hillary and Joke Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice. He was persuaded by their vast military experience and pushed the “go” button.
Yes, our European allies love it when we have an inept and weak president and Obama is their kind of guy.
moonbat betty
March 21st, 2011
3:34 pm
The euroweenies across the pond need to start taking responsibility for their own yards.
They are like the lovely neighbors who let the trash pile up on the front porch, never cut the grass, let their 20 dogs run wild, and then get all nasty when the HOA (US) have to come in and cite them for covenant infractions and euthanize their pit bulls for mauling the neighborhood kids.
Way overdue- The weenies need to step up, not us.
Is this U.S./European relations or Alabama/Auburn policy?
Hard to tell sometimes.
George W
March 21st, 2011
3:34 pm
Leg….and to think all we have to do is drill here at home all of these wars could be avoided……(eyes rolling).
WOW
March 21st, 2011
3:35 pm
“A crimson tider war eagle dispute on the political blog. Both have darn great football programs. Bammer vs AU could be nastier than any con-lib debate.”
We own Bama. WAR EAGLE!
Mick
March 21st, 2011
3:35 pm
The only people who seem to be worshipping obama these days are the haters….makes them feel better to have an all inclusive scapegoat..
@@
March 21st, 2011
3:35 pm
WOW:
I have no idea what AmVet’s problem has been all these years. If it’s not you, it’s somebody else. No room for anyone but AmVet ’round these parts.
He MUST BE HU-U-U-UUGE in the eyes of all who see!!!
schnirt
Bosch
March 21st, 2011
3:35 pm
Mick,
“son of Quayle” sounds like a Native American name — considering where he lives, it could work!!
AmVet
March 21st, 2011
3:36 pm
Boehner Says Obama Must Explain Libya Mission.
Obama Says Boehner Must Explain his Orange Glow.
Old timer, based on results, yep. He’s already got more of our allies and their foreign forces involved in a big time way, and who are putting *their* pilot’s asses on the line – as in flying bombing runs into enemy airspace – that the Hero of the Texas ANG did in 8 years.
It appears in this video that President Bush’s approval is in a sorrier state than polls indicate. In a video taken at the G20 summit, Bush walks across a line of world leaders without shaking or being asked to shake any of their hands. Whether the President is being rejected by the world leaders or he is rejecting them, CNN’s Rick Sanchez aptly says that Bush looks like “the most unpopular kid in high school that nobody liked.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMOGK4-tAw8
HA! Don’t shoot the messenger.
Angry White Man
March 21st, 2011
3:36 pm
Mick, sounds a lot like libs and Bush!
Laser Guided Sceptic
March 21st, 2011
3:36 pm
“As Obama himself noted in his Nobel Peace Prize speech,…”
Am I the only person who finds it ironic that the Nobel Peace Prize recipient has us involved in two wars and is now using our military to attack yet another sovereign nation? One wonders whether the Nobel selection committee is having second thoughts.
Bosch
March 21st, 2011
3:37 pm
Mick @ 3:35 — for real dude.
WOW
March 21st, 2011
3:38 pm
“I have no idea what AmVet’s problem has been all these years. If it’s not you, it’s somebody else. No room for anyone but AmVet ’round these parts.’
Who knows, @@. I just love how he posts absolute nonsense and then turns around and finger points.
George W
March 21st, 2011
3:38 pm
AmVet….come on man….you never replied to our posts…….Come on man defend your comment that Bush had no coalition countries in Iraq…..
Harry Callahan
March 21st, 2011
3:39 pm
“Says the guy who can’t quite own up to doing what he deemed as “trashy” when done by others.”
I stated quite clearly that I have no children out of wedlock. Not sure what part of that you can’t grasp.
Thulsa Doom
March 21st, 2011
3:39 pm
Bosch,
I suspect Dan Quayle and the word potato had their 15 minutes of fame- or foolishness- and left the stage.
Funny but he made 2 or 3 gaffes and was humiliated forever. I’ve seen Obama make 3 funny ones and yet the media still thinks he’s smart.
Biden has said so many funny things I can’t even count em.
And then there is Pelosi- “First we have to pass the stimulus bill so that you can find out what’s in it”.
Oh, and don’t forget Harry Reid on Obama- “He doesn’t speak with that Negro dialect”.
George W
March 21st, 2011
3:40 pm
Harry……people on the left do not understand morals and conservatism….You know like getting married first, then having kids that you can support and not depend on welfare.
stands for decibels
March 21st, 2011
3:40 pm
once you get off your knees from worshipping your Lord Obama…
oy.
How many times have I pointed out that he was the most conservative of the three Democratic contenders going into Super Tuesday? How many times have I posted a link to Tom Tomorrow’s sarcastic “MiddleMan” cartoons? How many times have I talked about the Freedom Bombs we’re using to kill unarmed men, women, and children?
Obama is a corporate-friendly Democrat, somewhat better at campaigning than most, and he’ll probably be re-elected. I considered him an improvement over the 2008 general-election competition and that’ll surely be the case in 2012.
If you think that’s “worship” you must have some funky notion of religion.
WOW
March 21st, 2011
3:41 pm
Where’d the Tide fans go? Come on mullets, let’s go!
Mick
March 21st, 2011
3:41 pm
bosch
Son-of-quayle – worst-legacy-ever…
The Leg Lamp™©® is a “major award”…..
March 21st, 2011
3:41 pm
Mick
March 21st, 2011
3:35 pm
flashing back to your blame bush era?
Thulsa Doom
March 21st, 2011
3:41 pm
A liberal threw out the race card earlier! No surprise there.
Lions and tigers and bears, Oh my! The libs are playing the race card again! Lions and tigers and bears. Oh my!
RGB
March 21st, 2011
3:41 pm
“The president does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation.” — Sen. Obama on December 20, 2007
Hmmm. Any libs care to describe the imminent threat to the U.S. by Libya?
NPR Supporter
March 21st, 2011
3:41 pm
Why would you care about NPR? Do you know how much federal money actually goes to national programming? I realize you must hate Big Bird and Grover and Thomas the Train and everyone at Frontline, but please leave them out of this conversation. NPR is for intellectual professionals, not dim-wit Southern conservatives. NPR does not need federal funding. Unlike you losers, my friends and I have solid jobs with good income, and we can give generously to assure that they stay on the air. I admit that they have have a lean to the left, but it doesn’t bother me. I am smart enough to know what’s what and decide for myself. So, you keep on watching Fox and eating those cheeseburgers they’re selling and I’ll take care of NPR.
stands for decibels
March 21st, 2011
3:41 pm
I stated quite clearly that I have no children out of wedlock.
Barack wasn’t born out of wedlock.
George W
March 21st, 2011
3:41 pm
Stands….what makes you think he will get reelected?
The Leg Lamp™©® is a “major award”…..
March 21st, 2011
3:42 pm
stands for decibels
March 21st, 2011
3:40 pm
I give up….I don’t know….how many time DID you say it?
George W
March 21st, 2011
3:42 pm
Stands……Barack was conceived out of wedlock! Come on man keep up.
WOW
March 21st, 2011
3:43 pm
George W
Obama was conceived at a Marx Celebration meeting….come on try to keep up.
George W
March 21st, 2011
3:44 pm
WOW…..Ha great post!
Mick
March 21st, 2011
3:44 pm
leg
The difference is that there was actually true substance behind the blame…funniest hooray moment? Shoe attack on bush in iraq – priceless.
WOW
March 21st, 2011
3:44 pm
“I realize you must hate Big Bird and Grover and Thomas the Train”
I hate that Big Bird is a welfare recipient of the American Taxpayer. If Big Bird wants to remain on air, he needs to get out of the hood and get a real job.
Bosch
March 21st, 2011
3:44 pm
“Barack was conceived out of wedlock! ”
And? What does that have to do with the price of tea in China?
Doom,
So true — I still spell “potato” “potatoe” just for spite. I think he got a bum rap for that, but he wasn’t the smartest tool in the shed.
Harry's Father
March 21st, 2011
3:44 pm
Harry:
I don’t know if this is a bad time, but you need to call me.
I have something I’ve needed to tell you for a long time. It’s about your mother and your real father.
As you can imagine, this is very painful. Please call me.
josef nix
March 21st, 2011
3:44 pm
D*mn! Nearly a thousand posts here..must be sweeps week or a REAL slow news day…either that or the memos have been held up…
Anyhoo…Not the biggest Obama fan and certainly no acolyte…but so far, imho, he’s played this one about right. Let the others lead the way, which they did when they saw we weren’t gonna,,,French droppped the first bomb…introduced the resolution…this one is not Obama and the US’s baby regardless of how it turns out…no credit, no blame….
And Laser
@ 3:36
The thought crossed my mind!
HDB
March 21st, 2011
3:45 pm
George W
March 21st, 2011
3:40 pm
“Harry……people on the left do not understand morals and conservatism….You know like getting married first, then having kids that you can support and not depend on welfare.”
Not quite true…..but we could say that people on the right don’t understand the hypocracy they present when they speak of morals, denigrate those who don’t follow their paradigm….but run counter to what they present! People on the right state that they are for freedom and equality, but denigrate those who make a personal decision as to whom they should marry or whom should control their bodies………
Goes both ways, my friend!!!
WOW
March 21st, 2011
3:45 pm
“Shoe attack on bush in iraq – priceless.”
Mick, don’t ever give us a speech about not respecting the President. Ever.
Harry Callahan
March 21st, 2011
3:45 pm
“Barack wasn’t born out of wedlock”
I also have no children conceived out of wedlock. I also have not divorced my wife and abandoned any of my children, unlike the president’s father. Thanks for your concern.
WOW
March 21st, 2011
3:46 pm
“but we could say that people on the right don’t understand the hypocracy they present when they speak of morals”
Spell check is your friend, HDB.
Rightwing Troll
March 21st, 2011
3:46 pm
This was a “damned if you do…” situation from the start. No matter what the president did here it would’ve been denounced by the Arabs and Rightwing media alike… funny how politics makes strange bedfellows… we’re still stuck in W’s previous two quagmire’s and now the “they’ll greet us as liberators” crowd is howling about a situation where we’ve actually been asked to intervene, and they REALLY will greet us as liberators…funny…
Bosch
March 21st, 2011
3:46 pm
I wonder how RW is feeling after Saturday’s super moon?
WOW
March 21st, 2011
3:46 pm
“unlike the president’s father.”
The presidents father was a communist.
AmVet
March 21st, 2011
3:46 pm
NPR Supporter, they hide behind the chump change involved, but the reality is that it is the one and only remaining programming that is not corporate controlled. And that is simply not allowable.
Throw in that they want it to be as vacuous, vile and vapid as everything else out there that they are addicted to, and it is an easy target.
Besides, it is just more deflection away from the fact that the parasites that these fake conservatives endorse providing vast welfare to, don’t even pay rent for using OUR airwaves.
Welcome to the American Corporatocracy…
stands for decibels
March 21st, 2011
3:46 pm
Stands….what makes you think he will get reelected?
well for starters:
* he’s polling reasonably well considering how high unemployment still is. Modest improvements in those UE numbers will probably inch along in the next year.
* the GOP’s field is seems pretty weak. I know it’s still early, but…Mitt Romney might make a decent run if he can survive the primaries. The rest don’t exactly scare me.
* If you poll the actual issues, as opposed to how they’re packaged (e.g., the actual objectives of the ACA as opposed to Teh Skary “OBAMAKKKARE!”), the Administration tends to be on the popular side of most of ‘em.
* He’s an incumbent, and something like 60 percent of presidents who’ve run for asecond term succeed, so there’s that precedent (and all the bully-pulpit goodies that go with being in charge)
That’s just what comes to mind.
anyway, time to leave the time-suck. Later, gators.
Mick
March 21st, 2011
3:47 pm
wow
Did I call him any childish names? The silence is unnerving ds..
josef nix
March 21st, 2011
3:47 pm
So, Barack was conceived out of wedlock…and then there are self-made b*stards…
Scam Newton and the cash n carry offense
March 21st, 2011
3:47 pm
WOW,
Dont worry nones. We be giving back that trophy when all is revealed. Cash newton gone, fairley gone, 4 of 5 O-line starters gone, top 2 wide receivers gone, top linebackers gone, 3 defensive back starters gone, only 5 starters return in 2011. 4 more players booted for robbery- 32 players gone from 2010 team. Talk da smack while you can cause Awbarn is ONE AND DONE. Go back to yore mediocrity in 2011.
barking frog
March 21st, 2011
3:47 pm
Unfortunately the cards dealt seem to be one more losing hand
and he doesn’t know when to fold’em.
jm
March 21st, 2011
3:47 pm
Bosch 3:44
“Barack was conceived out of wedlock! ”
And? What does that have to do with the price of tea in China?
-I dunno. Ask Alexander Hamilton.
Harry Callahan
March 21st, 2011
3:47 pm
“Harry:
I don’t know if this is a bad time, but you need to call me.
I have something I’ve needed to tell you for a long time. It’s about your mother and your real father.
As you can imagine, this is very painful. Please call me.”
LOL. I’m 48, my parent’s are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year, and unlike Barack I have seen both my birth certificate and their wedding license. Nice try though.
George W
March 21st, 2011
3:47 pm
HDB…..your previous post makes absolutely no sense. Keep up the good work.
WOW
March 21st, 2011
3:48 pm
“Did I call him any childish names? The silence is unnerving ds..’
No, you just approved of violence against the president.
WOW
March 21st, 2011
3:49 pm
“We be giving back that trophy when all is revealed. Cash newton gone, fairley gone, 4 of 5 O-line starters gone, top 2 wide receivers gone, top linebackers gone, 3 defensive back starters gone, only 5 starters return in 2011. 4 more players booted for robbery- 32 players gone from 2010 team. Talk da smack while you can cause Awbarn is ONE AND DONE. Go back to yore mediocrity in 2011.”
So when is Auburn gonna give back the trophy? Answer: NEVER
Mick
March 21st, 2011
3:49 pm
wow
He deserved a shoe or two – get over it…
WOW
March 21st, 2011
3:50 pm
“he’s polling reasonably well considering how high unemployment still is. ”
You think 43% is good?
chuck
March 21st, 2011
3:50 pm
4th Grader, your name describes your level of political maturity. If you actually listened to news other than msnbc, you would find that Obama has made a NUMBER of statements about the Haliburton contracts. It seems that he believes they were the right thing to do at the time and they still are. I hate to burst your hate bubble, but OBAMA HAS RENEWED ALL OF THOSE CONTRACTS WITH HALIBURTON.
Normal
March 21st, 2011
3:50 pm
Josef,
But the French dropped the first bombs on themselves and then they surrendered to theirselves…and since you know my last name you know I can say that.
The Leg Lamp™©® is a “major award”…..
March 21st, 2011
3:51 pm
Mick
March 21st, 2011
3:49 pm
“He deserved a shoe or two”
Since they never made contact, does he still need a pair?
WOW
March 21st, 2011
3:52 pm
“He deserved a shoe or two – get over it…”
Mick, nope. I think I’ll keep this post handy for the next time you pull the hypocrite card.
Thulsa Doom
March 21st, 2011
3:52 pm
WOW
March 21st, 2011
3:46 pm
“unlike the president’s father.”
The presidents father was a communist.- WOW
WOW,
You forgetting something? Or a few things? Obama’s father was not only a communist he was also a drunk and a p-o-s who abandoned his wife and child. Supposedly he killed a man with his drunk driving and also died by driving drunk and crashing into a tree. Not sure about that but its what I’ve read about his death. I read in several accounts that he died from drinking but only one site detailed how this loser died.
What I’ve never understood is why Obama looks up to this pathetic loser of a man and idolized him- a complete stranger. Or why he would title a book dreams of my father- about a drunk loser who abandoned his family.
Midori
March 21st, 2011
3:52 pm
I wonder how RW is feeling after Saturday’s super moon?
Bosch – he’s suffering from the after effects of his distemper shot
Mick
March 21st, 2011
3:52 pm
leg
Well, at least you have a sense of humor….
Southern Comfort (aka The Man)
March 21st, 2011
3:52 pm
We own Bama. WAR EAGLE!
You really make me laugh…
http://www.collegefootballpoll.com/champions_national.html
Compare the number of times Alabama comes up on that list versus Auburn…. It’s Alabama 10 – Auburn 2.
Head to head matchup, the record is 40-34-1 in favor of Alabama
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Bowl
Now who really owns who?????
Normal
March 21st, 2011
3:53 pm
Bosch
March 21st, 2011
3:46 pm
I don’t know about RW, but my eye teeth are finally back to normal and I don’t need a shave anymore…
WOW
March 21st, 2011
3:53 pm
“the GOP’s field is seems pretty weak. I know it’s still early, but…Mitt Romney might make a decent run if he can survive the primaries. The rest don’t exactly scare me.”
LOL!!!!!! What’s really funny about that comment is the fact that the libs said the EXACT same thing in 2010 before November.
Mick
March 21st, 2011
3:53 pm
lawow
Go ahead, mr. blog policeman…my advice to you is – drink heavily, if that’s all you’ve got to do in life…
George W
March 21st, 2011
3:54 pm
Thulsa…..his bloodline means alot.
jm
March 21st, 2011
3:54 pm
People should stop judging the President so harshly on foreign policy engagements. This is mainly directed at liberals, since all the conservative criticism is mainly in jest pointing out the hypocrisy of the liberal agenda in theory and their leaders in practice.
Instead, people should mostly accept the fact that the President(s), of all stripes, take the decision to put soldiers in harms way with probably more seriousness than any other decision. When the President decides to do something like this, it is never with pleasure, excitement, or out of any damn profit motive. I’m not saying decisions can’t be criticized or voted out of office for foreign policy blunders. But people should realize that the POTUS is party to far more information than the public ever will be. And give him / her some leeway.
Southern Comfort (aka The Man)
March 21st, 2011
3:54 pm
So when is Auburn gonna give back the trophy? Answer: NEVER
Cam Newton got the same Heisman that Reggie Bush got. It comes with it’s own pre-addressed, postage paid, return-to-sender box. LOL!!!!
chuck
March 21st, 2011
3:55 pm
Uhhhh WOW, I hate to tell you this, but Auburn has had 3 top 10 recruiting classes in a row. We may not win the national title this year, but we will be in the hunt for the SEC. BTW, WOW who is the only team to have 3 undefeated seasons since 1999. That’s right, AUBURN. As I recall, Bama was picked to repeat as National Champs in 2010-2011 but did they? Hmmmm. NO! And if by chance you are a Georgia fan, well…bless your heart. When was the last time THEY WON a national title? 31 years ago.
WOW
March 21st, 2011
3:55 pm
“Compare the number of times Alabama comes up on that list versus Auburn…. It’s Alabama 10 – Auburn 2.”
Since 1981, Auburn owns the series against Bama. Also, Auburn is 7-3 against the mullets since 2000.
Yep, Bama does have a lot of championships but most of those go back to before Carter was in office. Hey, who’s on probation right now? BAMA
“Head to head matchup, the record is 40-34-1 in favor of Alabama”
WOOOOOOOOOOAH!!!!! Six whole games????? Dern, that is “owning” ain’t it.
WOW
March 21st, 2011
3:55 pm
I gotta run. Ya’ll be sure and watch me on “Sister Wives” tonight.
Harry Callahan
March 21st, 2011
3:55 pm
Anybody seen Kamchak? Guess my questions re: socialism drove him back over to the unicorns and skittles blog…………………
RGB
March 21st, 2011
3:55 pm
I guess “intellectual professionals” (hah!) like government handouts too.
Poor baby.
WOW
March 21st, 2011
3:56 pm
“I hate to tell you this, but Auburn has had 3 top 10 recruiting classes in a row.”
Yeah, I know that. What’s your point?
chuck
Can you not read? I AM an AUBURN guy.