George W. Obama

That headline's not fair to W. When he ordered a surge in Iraq, you sensed he believed in it. I'm not sure Obama believes in what he's doing. At this rate, I may need to start lobbying for Jon Stewart to get real journalism awards, for noting some striking similarities.



By the way, Jon, the references to "vague, unnamed critics" is typical of Obama. But I do like the Discover card line.

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By the way, Stewart was off a bit in his conclusion. Both the Left and the Right hated at least some of the substance; the Right hated the 18-month timetable, and the Left hated the troop increase entirely. And while the Right certainly didn’t like the style, the Left wasn’t singing any hosannas about it either.

That's because the style sucked. Gallup seems to indicate that Obama's managed to get a majority of Republicans and Democrats on board... but not a majority of independants. I'm not sure what to think, except that if the center isn't in favor of this, I'm not sure Obama has a long leash. And if he has to shift away from the planned strategy either way, he may lose one side or the other quickly. The President is walking a tightrope... actually, the good news is that he's not the one walking it. The bad news is that he's got our troops walking it. Of course, they're used to pulling off miracles. I hope they've got one more in them.