3-16-2009

Frank J: We may have entered a new era, but much of the world is still Obamaless and mired in the fear and mistrust of pre-Obama times. It will be up to us to help assure the world that Obama’s hope and change is for them as well. They need to know that if Obama’s actions seem stupid or insulting to them, it’s only because they are not yet able to understand his splendor. We must remember that while Obama’s brilliant radiance may fill us with awe, it could actually hurt the eyes of those unused to such light.

Tom McGuire: Let’s see - if the prisoners are dangerous, Europe doesn’t want them; if they are not dangerous, the US ought to keep or release them.

Glenn Church: If you’re in Missouri, it might be better to take that old Ron Paul or Bob Barr bumper sticker off your car. A February 20 report to help Missouri law enforcement identify domestic terrorists has some alarming advice.

President shakes his money tree: The Obama grassroots network—now known as Organizing for America, a project of the Democratic National Committee—has launched an e-mail pledge drive on MyBarackObama.com in which supporters sign their e-mail address to the statement: “I support President Obama’s bold approach for renewing America’s economy.”

Victor Davis Hanson: Imagine that last fall before being elected, Barack Obama had outlined the positions he has embraced since being inaugurated as president. An honest campaign speech could have gone something like this: “As we approach Election Day, the American people should not waste the crisis we find ourselves in.

Jules Crittenden: Our Dark Lord Cheney turns his adversary’s own light saber against him: Obama’s using the economic crisis as an excuse for the “greatest expansion of federal authority over the private sector in the republic’s history.” I dunno, FDR and LBJ set that bar pretty high. 

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