
. . . but a shooting by someone opposed to the war doesn't put others opposed to the war on the defensive, even when the headline acknowledges a political motive?

Of course they are sound.
—Christina Romer, March 15, 2009
I think a quote from Senator Obama might be appropriate here:
[W]hat economy are you talking about?"
—Barack Obama, September 15, 2008
OpinionPolitics agrees that the fundamentals are strong, but if they're strong now, they were definitely strong when McCain made his much-criticized assessment during the campaign.
"[T]he fundamentals of our economy are strong, but these are very, very difficult times."
"He doesn't get what's happening between the mountain in Sedona where he lives and the corridors of Washington where he works. . . . Why else would he say, today, of all days—just a few hours ago—that the fundamentals of the economy are still strong? Senator—what economy are you talking about?"—Barack Obama, September 15, 2008
"We’ve got the most dynamic free market economy on earth."—Barack Obama, March 14, 2009
But if I were an Obama partisan I would be worried that his mistakes have a common thread - pride.
Obama seems to want to do things on his own, and on his own terms. It’s understandable. Obama has his own crowd – from Chicago, from Harvard, and from a new cadre of wealthy, Ivy-educated movers and shakers.
With his foot firmly implanted in his mouth, he continued with what OpinionPolitics would call a "backhanded compliment." After mentioning Palin a few seconds later, the crowd booed, and Obama attempted to stop them:LEBANON, Va. -- "That's not change," Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., said of what Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., is offering.
"You know, you can put lipstick on a pig," Obama said, "but it's still a pig."
The crowd rose and applauded, some of them no doubt thinking he may have been alluding to Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's ad lib during her vice presidential nomination acceptance speech last week, "What's the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? Lipstick."
No, she's new. She hasn’t been on the scene, you know, she’s got five kids and my hat goes off to anybody who’s looking after five. I’ve got two and they tire Michelle and me out!By stating that his two children "tire" him out, Obama is, for the first time, raising the issue that keeps popping up on liberal blogs--whether Palin can serve as Vice President while also raising her children. If you don't agree, ask yourself whether you've ever heard Obama compliment President Bush (or any other male politician) for rasing a family.