http://www.obamapundit.com analysis, comedy and general pundity re: our 44th President Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:41:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Barack Obama is in Asia and happily so, I imagine, since his reception has been warm - fawning, really. Indeed, Singapore was abuzz over his arrival and the papers are full of positive coverage on the POTUS. I imagine that there might be no happier place for him these ... http://www.obamapundit.com/2009/11/15/obama-finds-a-welcome-audience-in-asia/ Is this telling evidence that the sheen is finally wearing off for those on the Left? http://www.obamapundit.com/2009/10/04/snl-spoofs-obama/ by Obama Pundit Some of you might wonder why there hasn't been much content lately on Obama Pundit.  Besides the obvious answers (laziness, life), there is another.  Ennui. To put it plainly, Obama is boring.  He has been a failure, to be sure, but he has been a boring failure.  How many times can ... http://www.obamapundit.com/2009/10/02/obama-pundit-under-attack/ by Obama Pundit With Obama plummeting in the polls, his agenda in danger and the center abandoning him, the Left has come up with an explanation:  It's all because of racism! Jimmy Carter cites protesters calling Obama a Nazi as an example of racial politics.  Of course, Obama isn't the first President ... http://www.obamapundit.com/2009/09/16/the-last-refuge/ by Hector N. Fertig In a recent conversation with a good friend and self-described liberal democrat, the discussion turned to economics.  My economic position, well-known to my friend, is relatively straight-forward. I tend to view income as labor and find appealing the idea of a flat tax for everyone beginning above some ... http://www.obamapundit.com/2009/09/11/economic-extremism/ by Hector N. Fertig On July 17th, Senator Jim DeMint (R - South Carolina) famously said about Obamacare: "If we're able to stop Obama on this, it will be his Waterloo. It will break him." Senator DeMint is wrong.  Universal Health Care / Coverage will not be the end for Obama in the ... http://www.obamapundit.com/2009/09/09/waterloo-not-quite-yet/ by C. William Chattin Can anyone dispute that the high point of the Obama presidency thus far has been him killing the Somali pirates? He's just so T.J. http://www.obamapundit.com/2009/08/28/obama-as-thomas-jefferson/ I think we're starting to look a little prescient. http://www.obamapundit.com/2009/08/27/told-ya/ Gallup has Obama at 50 percent approval now.  After all this talk of healing divisions, looks like we are back to square one. http://www.obamapundit.com/2009/08/27/5050-nation/ by Hector N. Fertig There are two fundamental issues with regard to universal health coverage: the practical issues involving costs and quality, and the moral issues involving who should be covered.  For most supporters of universal health care, the moral issues trump the practical.  Further, for many opponents of universal health ... http://www.obamapundit.com/2009/08/20/572/ by Hector N. Fertig It sounds as though the Public Option is no longer an indispensible piece of the Obama Administration's health care plan.  If this is true, to many observers of the health care debate, this represents a substantial shift in policy from only a month ago. "Any plan I sign ... http://www.obamapundit.com/2009/08/17/the-calculus-of-trust/ ...this link shows what the Left was up to recently, but that was back when dissent was the highest form of patriotism. http://www.obamapundit.com/2009/08/10/for-those-calling-the-health-care-protest-unamerican/ by Obama Pundit I just don't get this new strategy by the Democrats to attack the health care protestors head on.  If they are correct that the people showing up angry at these town hall meetings are just a fringe group organized by the Right, then this is hardly the kind of exciting information that's going ... http://www.obamapundit.com/2009/08/06/whos-advising-these-guys/ Turns out all the way to Pyongyang, North Korea. http://www.obamapundit.com/2009/08/04/how-far-will-bill-clinton-go-for-a-possible-threesome/ by Obama Pundit ...are out. Clearly, the new strategy on the Left is to equate opposition to Obama to racism.  Do you think it is a coincidence that there is suddenly a flurry of opinion pieces on Birthers and racists and how it relates to Obama's policies? First, we had the Yglesias piece, ... http://www.obamapundit.com/2009/08/04/the-marching-orders/ by Obama Pundit I think it's worthwhile to highlight liberal blogger Matthew Yglesias' rather extraordinary column today called 'Here Come the Racists' as a great example of how the Left operates these days.  Call it a 'teachable moment'.   I hope that wasn't too condescending.  If so, I'm only repeating one of the President's favorite phrases. Let's start with how ... http://www.obamapundit.com/2009/08/04/a-teachable-moment/ by Obama Pundit One of Barack Obama's favorite methods for defending embarrassing or politically awkward statements he or others have made is to claim that they are merely 'snippets' that were 'taken out of context'.  Then, after pointing this out, he goes on to attack those who would dare hold him or others accountable for ... http://www.obamapundit.com/2009/08/04/the-snippets-defense-returns/ by Obama Pundit Note how the markets dove in the early Obama presidency and have risen sharply since early March: This trend closely aligns with Rasmussen's approval ratings of Obama.  In the early going, Obama garnered strong approval ratings and appeared to have control of the agenda in Washington.  When his stimulus ... http://www.obamapundit.com/2009/08/04/the-markets-are-making-a-bet/ The U.S. has revoked diplomatic visas for four Honduran officials working for the interim government, which the Obama administration STILL has not recognized. I guess it's okay to meddle in a country's affairs when it doesn't hold some sort of strategic value and also makes your left-wing friends happy. http://www.obamapundit.com/2009/07/28/meddling-is-okay-in-this-case/ by Obama Pundit Right now it appears that Obama's Presidency is mired in a descending spiral that could get much, much worse.  Not only are his approval ratings steadily falling, but his oratory appears to be faltering, with gaffes and improperly calibrated statements the order of the day. So, things look bleak.  Unless, of ... http://www.obamapundit.com/2009/07/27/obama-needs-a-game-changer/