Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Not So Fast
Andrew Sullivan has been caught up in Obamania for a while, but this view from one of his readers is going way too far:
The statement is half-right. A two-term presidency could create a new breed of "Obama Republicans" (a point I will address in the near future). But Reagan's sweep was an affirmation of his first term. Yes, he won a convincing 44-state win in 1980 -- an electoral personal rejection of incumbent Jimmy Carter.
Obama is running in an open general "adjustment" election -- more like 1960, 1968 and (to a slightly lesser degree) 1976. Such races are inevitably close. Re-elections that affirm the judgment of the previous adjustment have the capability of being total landslides -- 1964 (the Kennedy/Johnson "re-election), 1972 and 1984. Obama may still win, but let's put the brakes on the "looming landslide" talk.
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This has the potential to be a landslide election. I think it could rival Reagan’s 49-stste sweep in 1984. In the future, we will be speaking of "Obama Republicans" in the way we now speak of "Reagan Democrats".Uh, no.
The statement is half-right. A two-term presidency could create a new breed of "Obama Republicans" (a point I will address in the near future). But Reagan's sweep was an affirmation of his first term. Yes, he won a convincing 44-state win in 1980 -- an electoral personal rejection of incumbent Jimmy Carter.
Obama is running in an open general "adjustment" election -- more like 1960, 1968 and (to a slightly lesser degree) 1976. Such races are inevitably close. Re-elections that affirm the judgment of the previous adjustment have the capability of being total landslides -- 1964 (the Kennedy/Johnson "re-election), 1972 and 1984. Obama may still win, but let's put the brakes on the "looming landslide" talk.
Labels: Andrew Sullivan, Barack Obama, elections
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Andrew, Andrew...
Clearly, Mr. Sullivan is confused:
Honestly, where does he get these things? Maybe he comes from some country where they don't understand that what the leader of the country says goes, you know?
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Here's a pretty revealing statement:Well, duh, Andrew! Why wouldn't you trust the judgment of the president to be correct in all matters? Next thing you'll be saying that he or his advisers could possibly be wrong in their assessment of who is or isn't an enemy combatant -- or, heaven help us, that the administration might just switch designations to avoid court scrutiny!By a 2-1 ruling, the court held that an alien terrorist who is lawfully in the United States may not be held without trial as an enemy combatant.Notice that Andy McCarthy knows that someone is an alien terrorist - before any trial or any due process. How does he know? Because the president has said so.
Honestly, where does he get these things? Maybe he comes from some country where they don't understand that what the leader of the country says goes, you know?
Labels: Andrew Sullivan, civil liberties, enemy combatant
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Ain't No Hannity Clause
Andrew Sullivan is a little taken aback at Sean Hannity's latest show. One of his readers is equally appalled: "'Enemy of The State'? Who doesn't immediately associate that phrase with Communism or Nazism?"
Oh, lighten up, guys. Maybe Hannity is just a big fan of the Fresh Prince?
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Oh, lighten up, guys. Maybe Hannity is just a big fan of the Fresh Prince?
Labels: Andrew Sullivan, Will Smith
