Doonesbury Say What?

"We're on the fringe right now. We can barely defend ourselves."
— Rep. Bobby Schilling, member of the Armed Services Committee, on the U.S. military

Yeah, right. Yes, the Navy has some serious maintenance issues. Yes, the Army is exhausted. We can still project power like no one else, and no one else represents a serious threat to the U.S. mainland.

What a tool.

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"Hard to follow sometimes."
— Fox News host Gretchen Carlson on Spongebob Squarepants

Now, I know that most Foxies are hired for their ability to toe the party line and not for their stunning intellect, and I could accept someone saying that they have problems following Proust or Kierkegaard, but Spongebob? I guess someone is not smarter than a 5th grader.

New York Times: What happened to Obama's passion?

Written by a psych professor who talks about Obama as a leader being unable to tell compelling stories with clear villains, among other things. He talks about essentially Obama allowing himself to be bullied by the RNC and others instead of standing up to them, and in the process, really surrendering the power of his office. I found it interesting and more than a little sad, I don't think he is what we needed, which is not to say that I think McCain/Palin was a better choice.

The prof was on Talk of the Nation a couple of days ago.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/opinion/sunday/what-happened-to-obamas-passion.html?_r=1&pagewanted=print