Politics and Culture

I've decided to combine all of my campaign thoughts in one post. Is this better?

1. "I want all of you to like me."

-Barack Obama

If the press liked him any more, they'd be up on his leg (Commonly known as "humping," it's the superior analogy since humping is purely instinctual, requiring no thought.).

This is a revealing quote. Dennis Prager says that a man whose primary goal is to be liked is a man unworthy of respect, as people who seek to be liked are unlikely to make tough decisions.

Maybe Obama's desire to be liked explains his elastic policy positions in general and his foreign policy, based entirely on the world "liking" (taking advantage of) the United States as it is, in particular.

2. It also reminds me of that Bronx Tale quote, "It's better to be feared than loved."

A Bronx Tale

3. I wonder if Bush will get credit for lower oil prices. It's appropriate since the decline coincided with his lifting of the executive offshore ban.

4. According to Obama, a "surge" is needed in Afghanistan eventhough it wasn't the deciding factor in Iraq. The more Obama talks about Iraq, the dumber he sounds.

5. Chris Matthews, on Leno, said that he wants people to "think like children" for the election. This would be a disaster for McCain and all Republicans. Which kid doesn't want daddy to buy them toys every day?

6. Bobby Jindal won't be veep. I feel that it was the right choice. When somebody becomes so "hot" so quickly, he tends to burn out. This rule is a bad portent for Obama, by the way.

7. The more Obama talks, the more I think it was a good decision for him to avoid debating McCain.

8. According to my friend, this is the new McCain satire-cover on Vanity Fair: