Comments on: What makes a pro-Israel president? http://www.yourish.com/2008/05/19/4835 Cutting straight to the point Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:40:44 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Yankev http://www.yourish.com/2008/05/19/4835/comment-page-1#comment-32003 Yankev Wed, 21 May 2008 17:41:56 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=4835#comment-32003 Friedman has been wrong so often it is miraculous -- and sad -- that anyone still takes his Olympian pronouncements seriously. If he told me that Tuesday follows Monday I'd look it up instead of relying on his word for it. Friedman has been wrong so often it is miraculous — and sad — that anyone still takes his Olympian pronouncements seriously. If he told me that Tuesday follows Monday I’d look it up instead of relying on his word for it.

]]> By: Michael Lonie http://www.yourish.com/2008/05/19/4835/comment-page-1#comment-32001 Michael Lonie Wed, 21 May 2008 04:10:32 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=4835#comment-32001 I think Baker's cunning is of the "too clever by half" sort. Or to put it another way, Baker's cunning plans are like those of Baldrick in the Blackadder TV series. I think Baker’s cunning is of the “too clever by half” sort. Or to put it another way, Baker’s cunning plans are like those of Baldrick in the Blackadder TV series.

]]> By: Gary Rosen http://www.yourish.com/2008/05/19/4835/comment-page-1#comment-31997 Gary Rosen Tue, 20 May 2008 05:32:20 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=4835#comment-31997 Friedman thinks Carter is "tough, cunning and fair"?!?!?!?!? I didn't think they *made* drugs that strong. Baker at least can be reasonably described as tough and cunning, but he's about as fair to Israel as Nasrallah. Friedman thinks Carter is “tough, cunning and fair”?!?!?!?!? I didn’t think they *made* drugs that strong. Baker at least can be reasonably described as tough and cunning, but he’s about as fair to Israel as Nasrallah.

]]> By: Michael Lonie http://www.yourish.com/2008/05/19/4835/comment-page-1#comment-31995 Michael Lonie Tue, 20 May 2008 03:30:28 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=4835#comment-31995 Friedman writes "...focus first on what kind of America you think he’d build and second on whether you believe that as president he’d have the smarts, steel and cunning to seize a historic opportunity if it arises." That's exactly what I have done. Senator Obama looks to be the Second Coming of Jimmy Carter. His supporters have a creepy, quasi-fascist adulation for him (remember those women fainting). America under an Obama Administration would be a mess, economically, socially, spiritually, and in terms of foreign and defense policies, just as it was under Carter. As for smarts, steel and cunning, I see none of them in Senator Obama. He is an empty suit, and a leftist radical, touting the failed nostrums of the past. Teddy Roosevelt's comment on McKinley is likely to fit him well: He has the backbone of a chocolate eclair. Just look at his practice of voting present or simply not being there for votes on controversial issues. Using Friedman's own criteria one should prefer Senator McCain. Nobody can suspect him of a lack of smarts, steel and cunning, whether to seize an historic opportunity or just to know who are our friends and who are our enemies, something Seanator Obama hasn't yet mastered. Friedman writes “…focus first on what kind of America you think he’d build and second on whether you believe that as president he’d have the smarts, steel and cunning to seize a historic opportunity if it arises.”

That’s exactly what I have done. Senator Obama looks to be the Second Coming of Jimmy Carter. His supporters have a creepy, quasi-fascist adulation for him (remember those women fainting). America under an Obama Administration would be a mess, economically, socially, spiritually, and in terms of foreign and defense policies, just as it was under Carter.

As for smarts, steel and cunning, I see none of them in Senator Obama. He is an empty suit, and a leftist radical, touting the failed nostrums of the past. Teddy Roosevelt’s comment on McKinley is likely to fit him well: He has the backbone of a chocolate eclair. Just look at his practice of voting present or simply not being there for votes on controversial issues.

Using Friedman’s own criteria one should prefer Senator McCain. Nobody can suspect him of a lack of smarts, steel and cunning, whether to seize an historic opportunity or just to know who are our friends and who are our enemies, something Seanator Obama hasn’t yet mastered.

]]> By: David M http://www.yourish.com/2008/05/19/4835/comment-page-1#comment-31989 David M Mon, 19 May 2008 15:17:59 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/?p=4835#comment-31989 The Thunder Run has linked to this post in the - <a href="http://thunderrun.blogspot.com/2008/05/web-reconnaissance-for-05192008.html" rel="nofollow"> Web Reconnaissance for 05/19/2008 </a> A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention, updated throughout the day...so check back often. The Thunder Run has linked to this post in the – Web Reconnaissance for 05/19/2008 A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention, updated throughout the day…so check back often.

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