If he'd been a political wonk rather than a movie buff, the skit might've gone something like this:
Hey, remember way back in August of 2007 when Obama said "If we have actionable intelligence about high-value terrorist targets and President Musharraf won't act, we will" and he was called "irresponsible" and "dangerous" by his Democratic opponents? And the White House backed away, emphasizing joint action? And then last month, the U.S. conducted its fifth strike against al-Qaeda targets in Pakistan since January?
Yeah, that was awesome.
Remember...remember when Obama said it's important for the U.S. to conduct talks with enemies as well as allies, that we can't afford to simply freeze out leaders of rogue nations, and that stubbornness is not synonymous with strength? And Clinton called him "naive" and Bush went out of his way (Israel's out of the way, right?) to paint him as an appeaser? And then this past week it was announced that officials from the State Department would meet with Iranian nuclear affairs officials without Iran first meeting the precondition of suspending its enrichment of uranium?
Yeah, that's what they call...call a "reversal," right?
Remember when Obama set forth a plan and timetable for troop withdrawal, saying that the onus of long-term security should be placed on the shoulders of Iraqis? And that U.S. soldiers were needed elsewhere, especially in Afghanistan? And he was called a typical, cut-and-run liberal, pining for surrender? And then this week Bush & Nouri al-Maliki agreed to a general time horizon for reducing combat forces in Iraq? And Maliki publicly declared his support for Obama's plan?
That was f%#$in' awesome!
I'm sure Obama can expect apologies from his critics any day, right? At this point, I'm not sure if the media's failure to cover this reflects their willful ignorance or their incredulity at an "inexperienced" candidate using "good judgment." The cognitive dissonance must be deafening.
In other news, I saw The Dark Knight yesterday. Believe the hype. I will be seeing it again next month. In Memphis. In IMAX.
Mileage is up to 136.33. I did NOT ride my bike to the theater last night. Thunderstorms and tickets to the midnight showing made two wheels seem like an imprudent choice. Lame, I know. But nearly three weeks in, I'm learning how un-bike-friendly my suburban environment is. My neighborhood has a Walk-Score of "15" out of 100. This is classified under "car-dependent," which to my mind is a good indicator of a similarly low - however hypothetical - Bike-Score.
