Obama Thinks He’s “a Pretty Darn Good Politician.”

Hoo, Boy:

Barack Obama may have added more fuel to the fire for those who want to paint him as arrogant or elitist, praising himself Wednesday as “a pretty darn good politician.”

In a speech to Jewish community leaders in

And what was Obama’s response? He compared Ayers to Senator Tom Coburn, who opposes abortion. Of course, Coburn hasn’t bombed abortion clinics, but Obama can’t tell the difference between a Senator and a terrorist. That won’t help him in Middle

After the debate last night, I noted a whole lot of traffic… all asking questions about Obama and Ayers, apparently following up on Hillary Clinton’s questions during the debate itself. (Yes, I know it was Stephy who asked the questions,

Lucianne Goldberg once wrote to the effect that Maureen Dowd has really good about writing about the chick stuff.   To expand, MoDo can write.   Her problem is that she all too often writes about what she does not understand.    When

It is perhaps inspirational, that as I sit down and gather my thoughts, my MP3 player, on it’s own, comes up with Pat Metheny doing “It’s Just Talk” off 1987’s “Still Life (Talking)“. (The 1990 version, not the

Do we know, as Rush Limbaugh, George Will and Bill Kristol argue that Barack Obama(BO) is a Marxist?   Not for one hundred percent dead certain.   What do we know one hundred percent dead certain about BO is that he has

Bruce McQuain, last night on the BlogTalkRadio show he and Dale Franks do, made reference to a 2004 appearance on the ostensibly friendly confines of Charlie Rose’s show. Bruce makes the point that Obama here is expressing pretty much the

Barack Obama took direct aim at Mrs. Clinton and promptly shot off his own toe,  On the campaign trail, BO invoked Annie Oakley.   In response, Jeralyn, Talk Left  suggested:

Obama doesn’t seem to know much about Annie Oakely:

True,

SCRANTON, Pennsylvania (CNN) – After a weekend spent making direct appeals to gun owners and church goers, Hillary Clinton said Sunday a query about the last time she fired a gun or attended church services “is not a relevant question

But what has Barack Obama accomplished that entitles him to look down on his fellow Americans?

William Kristol, New York Times.

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Dan Drezner grew a bit, apparently, over the weekend. He’s still got a long way to go, in this, but the progress is notable.

Remember when I said earlier this week that, “Glenn Greenwald might be a good blogger/collumnist, but

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s secret service has declined to assist U.S. agents guarding former U.S. President Jimmy Carter during a visit in which Israeli leaders have shunned him, U.S. sources close to the matter said on Monday.

 

Carter angered the

[F]or all her claims of “experience” and leadership abilities, Hillary Clinton has now presided over two disastrous national enterprises, the most important professional undertakings of her adult life, both of which she began with ample wind at her back: the

Greg Sargent at TPM, yesterday:

Hillary chief strategist Geoffrey Garin dramatically raised the stakes in the battle over Barack Obama’s comments about small-town America, saying in an interview that they would be “damaging” to him in a general election, could

Is Mrs. Clinton a staunch defender of individual freedom, or she merely a shriveling hoplophobe?    Well it depends on whose vote she is seeking.

In the previous century while seeking a Senate seat in hoplophobic New York State, Mrs. Clinton