Anyone else think this has spoiled everything?

[babsbunny]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obama_bush_tribute

[monmouth]

1. Damned if he did, damned if he didn't. Spoils nothing...n/t

[Jakes Progress]

5. bs

[Jakes Progress]

2. Added another brick in the wall.

[Ozymanithrax]

3. Spoiled. That is an awfully big thing to say about one speech.

No, it did not spoil everything.

[VMI Dem]

4. I won't comment on the wisdom of Obama's comments on Bush.

He had every right to say it though.

[rucky]

6. heh

[Swamp Rat]

7. yuck!

:puke:

[VMI Dem]

9. Who's that guy with Bushie?

[mrs_p]

11. that pastor guy, rick warren?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Warren

[Swamp Rat]

15. Ho ho ho!!! You dink you smart Jedi!

:D

[Swamp Rat]

13. Jabba da Rick

[VMI Dem]

14. The guy that lead the prayer at Obama's inauguration?

Small world.

[Swamp Rat]

17. yep

[damntexdem]

8. This instance, no. The attitude, yes.

That he would say this is the problem.

[Jakes Progress]

10. Where is the bridge too far?

Is there any point beyond which the very faithful supporters will not go?

If he praises palin's dedication to the people of Alaska? If he invites dick cheney to a dinner to discuss war in Afghanistan because Obama says he is so knowledgeable?

If he declares a national donald rumsfeld day for celebrating patriotism?

I remember an old Gahan Wilson cartoon. People in strange robes were gathered around an empty pedestal, bowing and praying. One turns to another and asks the question I now ask. "Is nothing sacred?"

[VMI Dem]

12. I'd say when he invites a homophobe to lead a prayer at a huge event.

[Jakes Progress]

16. That was mine.

[virgogal]

18. Grinning here---a great cartoon. Thanks.

[RufusTFirefly]

19. Why is this so shocking? After all, he admired Reagan as well.

There are many reason progressives should admire Ronald Reagan, politically speaking. He realigned the country around his vision, he brought into power a new movement that created conservative change, and he was an extremely skilled politician. But that is not why Obama admires Reagan. Obama admires Reagan because he agrees with Reagan's basic frame that the 1960s and 1970s were full of 'excesses' and that government had grown large and unaccountable.

Those excesses, of course, were feminism, the consumer rights movement, the civil rights movement, the environmental movement, and the antiwar movement. The libertarian anti-government ideology of an unaccountable large liberal government was designed by ideological conservatives to take advantage of the backlash against these 'excesses'.

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