Victor Davis Hanson has had enough of our hypocritical and hyper-partisan President. Take a minute to read this post from the National Review Online.
Hanson calls out Obama for "sermonizing" about the need to reduce harsh partisan rhetoric while he is regularly guilty of just such conduct. Here's a sample:
"Obama’s inflammatory language and tough metaphors are not all that unusual in the American political tradition. But what is odd is that a habitual participant in brass-knuckles political combat should call for the sort of civility that he himself did not and will not abide by.
We are now engaged in a continuing debate about debt, taxes, and spending. Both sides have vastly different ideas about how to solve our financial problems, and they will continue to embrace tough talk to win over public opinion to their respective sides. We hope for the best argumentation but expect the worst — democratic politics being what it is. And President Obama, the past master of bare-fisted partisan invective, knows that better than anyone."
Have at him, Victor!
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Democrat and Chronicle: Wrong Again
Today's Democrat and Chronicle editorial is wrong on two counts.
First, its main thrust is that taxes on the "wealthy" should be raised. The editorial states that polls show a majority feel that the wealthy should pay more. Really, a majority of people in a country where almost half of them pay no income taxes think that such taxes on wealthier people should be raised. Who would have believed that?
The D&C Editorial Board, like all good liberals, would rather raise taxes on the "rich" that cut spending to responsible levels and balance the budget.
The biggest joke is the reference to Rep. Gifford's appearance on Capitol Hill to cast her vote on the debt limit compromise. The editorial concludes with this:
"Ironically, as the fractured House of Representatives voted on Monday, who should appear but Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. A gunman shooting the Arizona Democrat in January prompted dialogue about the harsh partisan rhetoric dominating Washington.
It shouldn't be too much to expect that after these contentious weeks, Congress and President Barack Obama can find ways to keep future debates more collaborative. Fed-up citizens should remind lawmakers of that while they're home."
I must have missed that D&C editorial criticizing VP Biden for calling GOP Congressmen
"terrorists" who were wielding "nuclear weapons". And they must have missed the editorial by Ruth Marcus of the Washington Post that was published on the same editorial page today. The one where she likened the GOP to "carjackers" who were "holding a gun to the head" of the President.
The D&C has been reduced to spouting liberal talking points and shameless hypocrisy towards partisan politics. If not for Bob Mathews column in the sports page, I probably wouldn't bother reading the D&C anymore.
First, its main thrust is that taxes on the "wealthy" should be raised. The editorial states that polls show a majority feel that the wealthy should pay more. Really, a majority of people in a country where almost half of them pay no income taxes think that such taxes on wealthier people should be raised. Who would have believed that?
The D&C Editorial Board, like all good liberals, would rather raise taxes on the "rich" that cut spending to responsible levels and balance the budget.
The biggest joke is the reference to Rep. Gifford's appearance on Capitol Hill to cast her vote on the debt limit compromise. The editorial concludes with this:
"Ironically, as the fractured House of Representatives voted on Monday, who should appear but Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. A gunman shooting the Arizona Democrat in January prompted dialogue about the harsh partisan rhetoric dominating Washington.
It shouldn't be too much to expect that after these contentious weeks, Congress and President Barack Obama can find ways to keep future debates more collaborative. Fed-up citizens should remind lawmakers of that while they're home."
I must have missed that D&C editorial criticizing VP Biden for calling GOP Congressmen
"terrorists" who were wielding "nuclear weapons". And they must have missed the editorial by Ruth Marcus of the Washington Post that was published on the same editorial page today. The one where she likened the GOP to "carjackers" who were "holding a gun to the head" of the President.
The D&C has been reduced to spouting liberal talking points and shameless hypocrisy towards partisan politics. If not for Bob Mathews column in the sports page, I probably wouldn't bother reading the D&C anymore.
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