Rachel is on Lawrence's show analyzing

[malaise]

the Obama speech

[tallahasseedem]

1. And doing a damn fine job...

as always!

[elleng]

2. As always

as always!

:thumbsup:

[Pisces]

3. She is brilliant.

[The Hitman]

4. Maddow '16

I'd vote for her. She'd never win, but I'd vote!

[Pisces]

5. She should at least be VP.

[jimlup]

7. Indeed but in some ways she would be wasted that way

She is far too keen to be wasted doing the work of the empire even if it is trying to stir it towards a saner course.

[The Hitman]

9. You remind me of those on the Right who say the same about Palin.

Although you might be correct.

[Horse with no Name]

13. Are you REALLY comparing a multiple community college dropout

to someone who had a Bachelors Degree in Public Policy from Stanford AND a doctorate in Political Science from Oxford on a RHODES SCHOLARSHIP????

Give me a fucking break. Rachel is probably more qualified to be a politician than the majority of politicians in DC.

[malaise]

6. Denis Kucinich on now with Weiner n/t

[snappyturtle]

8. I'm of a different viewpoint. I was disappointed in not hearing the President

name the Arab allies as he enumerated other allies.

I think we're being set up for a long participation, i.e. waiting for Gadhafi to step down. Waiting, rather than going after Gadhafi specifically, would be less expensive, in the President's eyes. I was surprised he didn't use the 'we don't do regime change' meme.

The President could have made me feel better had he given a clear picture of what the rebels want once Gadhafi leaves. Well, time will tell.

[mazzarro]

10. Why is forced regime change not applicable to...

Yemen, Syria, Bahrain, Morocco, Iran, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia? After all these are not governed by democratic regimes? I am against the blatant hypocrisy in foreign policy and wars!

[snappyturtle]

11. Me too..nt

[AdHocSolver]

12. The countries you mention either have no oil or their dictators play nice with the oil companies.

Saddam had to go because he wasn't cooperating with OPEC, and Gadhafi has tried to make independent deals. Afghanistan wanted a better deal to allow the gas pipeline to be built on their territory.