Commentary on Politics and the Culture Wars from Outside the Beltway
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GOP's Worst Nightmare
After years of portraying themselves as the party of the alpha male and the Dems as effete, whimpy wonks, the GOP clearly feels stymied.
For what they now face in the White House is a youthful, vigorous and energetic black male, who is not only smart but incredibly athletic as well, with street cred who is comfortable in basketball pickup games.
Driving the point home is the swift, decisive action that brought a close to the Somali pirate hostage situation. Regardless of whether the President deserves "credit" for the outcome, for now he is inexorably tied to the daring action of the Navy SEALS and U.S. military who took their action with his executive decision and under his watch.
And as the usual whiny, crybaby reaction of many in the GOP show, they can't even show class in the happy outcome and are positively flummoxed on how to deal with this president.
For what they now face in the White House is a youthful, vigorous and energetic black male, who is not only smart but incredibly athletic as well, with street cred who is comfortable in basketball pickup games.
Driving the point home is the swift, decisive action that brought a close to the Somali pirate hostage situation. Regardless of whether the President deserves "credit" for the outcome, for now he is inexorably tied to the daring action of the Navy SEALS and U.S. military who took their action with his executive decision and under his watch.
And as the usual whiny, crybaby reaction of many in the GOP show, they can't even show class in the happy outcome and are positively flummoxed on how to deal with this president.
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