Obama vs. Pirates

[smokystein.livejournal.com]

I'm a little confused as to how a bunch of half-wit Somali Pirates became the first test of Obama's Security cred, but whatever. What I am amazed by is the number of conservative voices giving the new president Kudos for handling the situation correctly:  giving Navy Seals  permission to kill the fuckers.

This may surprise some of you, but I read a couple of conservative blogs/Web sites. One of my favorites is www.littlegreenfootballs.com. And they get credit for making a very reasoned point about this whole issue...

littlegreenfootballs.com/article/33361_To_Everything_There_is_a_Season

"President Barack Obama is the Commander in Chief of the US armed forces. I certainly don’t agree with a lot of his policies, but I’ll be damned if I won’t — at the very least — respect the office and give him congratulations when it’s deserved. And when the US military succeeds in a critical mission, the CinC deserves congratulations."

I'm also amused at this little Gem from Fox News...

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Even Goldberg is turned off by conservatives foaming at the mouth to criticize the president over every little thing.

So my question to conservatives is this: did Obama do the right thing in this instance?

Does this reassure you about Obama's ability to protect Americans at home and abroad?

Do you agree with other conservatives who are congratulating Obama?
 

Comments

[bord-du-rasoir.livejournal.com]

I’ll be damned if I won’t — at the very least — respect the office and give him congratulations when it’s deserved.

There we have it, folks: a reasonable and loyal opposition. More This.

Obama's bank plans need some serious critique and in the meanwhile we've got conservative wackos like Glenn Beck teabagging. Get fucking serious, conservatives - learn how to be taken seriously. Glenn Becking it and teabagging it is not the answer.

[reality-hammer.livejournal.com]

The only thing worse than that would be bord_du_rasoiring it!

[allhatnocattle.livejournal.com]

[ladypolitik.livejournal.com]

Obama's bank plans need some serious critique and in the meanwhile we've got conservative wackos like Glenn Beck teabagging.

No fucking kidding!

I've already determined that one cant seriously expect said authentic critiques from among right-ringers who insisted on harping on theories that Obama is a Seekrit Mawzlem/Non-Citizen/Terr'ist/Marxist/Soshulist/Fascist/Elitist/White Wimmin-Stealing Black Nationalist™, well before the guy had even won his party's presidential nomination.

Thus far, the most compelling and serious critique of his bank plans have come from among liberals, or from other spectrums of the left, and/or from among his supporters.

It's a limited voice of opposition, but it's nevertheless a start, since it contains the seeds of credible, intelligent opposition that most of the right presently dont have. *shrug*