All of Mr. Anonymous’ flip-floppery and ingratiating with the Left punditocracy is for naught. The latter (like those on the Right) remember, and have been keeping track of the zig-zags. (h/t Glenn Reynolds)
The WSJ editors on President-elect’s picks for key national security posts: “With these personnel picks, Mr. Obama reveals a bias for competence, experience and continuity. Hence the caterwauls from his left flank.” But don’t expect the MSM to recognize that “continuity” means continuity with the key policy successes (e.g. the surge) of the Bush presidency.
An odd way to put it: “In exile for eight years, the Democrats have an opportunity to reset the nation on the right track. Mumbai proves how difficult this will be.” Yeah, reality is a drag and its hard to abandon the War on Terror in a world of terror.
The Left is shocked or in denial about the non-Left national security appointments. But let’s be real — they never much care about the pacifist agenda when the Democrats are in the White House. No protests and peace marches about Bosnia, were there?
Are you really surprised about a “precipitous drop in profile” for Joe Biden? It’s well deserved and indicative of the superior talent that the President-elect has at his disposal. Who would you listen to on Iraq — Biden or Robert Gates? On the economy — Paul Volker or Biden?
The White House hails passage of the Iraq security pact by the Iraqi Parliament. It would seem the sort of thing that might be celebrated by the President-elect as well. Perhaps on Monday, when his national security team is announced, we’ll hear some appreciation for the formation of a stable Iraq with improved capacity to govern and eventually defend itself.
Cliff May’s take on the decision to keep Robert Gates as Secretary of Defense is on the money: “By retaining Gates, Obama sends the message that he intends to focus on the economy, that he will be spending most of his time attempting to fix what is broken, rather than tinkering with what’s working reasonably well. Some might see that as a conservative impulse — or maybe just good management. Come to think of it, that does represent a kind of change.”
Brent Bozell observes the media fawn-a-thon and gives Chris Matthews (who declared it his job to aid in President Obama’s success) a backhanded compliment for “the courage to admit the attitude of servitude that his colleagues so piously deny.”
California voted to end gerrymandering by the state legislature. If you think this was utterly ignored by the MSM you are right. If you think incumbents won’t like this you are right again.
