The Fix over at the Washington Post—a political staple in this election year—has a little bit of election analysis out for us the night after the president of the United States slow jammed the news with Jimmy Fallon. The Fix pronounces the meme of the race: Barack Obama is cool. Mitt Romney is not. (There’s some serious analysis of the “coolness gap” after that, but I’m still stuck on the pronouncement itself.)
I’ll allow that Mitt Romney doesn’t seem that cool. That preppie vibe, that business-like, you know, thang he has going. But I’m really not looking to date the POTUS. I just want a leader who doesn’t FUBAR the economy, foreign policy, the military, and the country.
So let’s ask ourselves:
– 10k dead in Syria, how cool is that?
– Iran about to have the makings of a nuclear weapon, how awesome is that?
– Islamists on the march throughout the Arab world, how rockin’ is that?
– Russia’s return to dictatorship, how sweet is that?
– Al Qaeda taking over Yemen, how wicked is that?
Really, who wants a President Cool? I’d settle for a President Grown-up.
Please elect a ‘grown up’ this November, America.
Lame.
Are there no serious commentators on your side of things???
Bin Laden dead = cool.
More jobs created in last 2 years than all 8 under Bush = cool.
Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell = cool.
Saved the auto industry = cool.
Ended the war in Iraq = cool.
Save the country from the worst economic disaster in American history = cool.
Yeah Bin Laden’s dead. When you do what’s expected of you, you don’t put that on your resume as an accomplishment.
The rest of your post is drivel or BS.
Bin Laden died in 2001. That was REPORTED AROUND THE WORLD but our “news” ignored it. When obama PRETENDED to kill obl, the muslims didn’t react BECAUSE they knew obl as already dead!
Things are getting better DESPITE obama, not because of him.
NDAA signed by obama allows indefinite PRISON without a trial.
obama’s last Executive Order essentially put the USA under Martial Law
The “debt” of General Motors was “paid off” with another LOAN so it’s NOT REALLY paid off!
obama did NOT end the war in Iraq and he’s increased it to syria and the whole middle east is under his THREAT of more wars
obama CONTINUED bush’s LOUSY bank bailouts, showing he is OWNED by the banksters, just as bush was.
Yeah, Joe Citizen is right. You don’t “get it.” Foreign policy is boring. Why can’t you be serious? Don’t you have anything to say about his clothes?
Bravo, Ms. Pletka!
I think even the teeny bops have gotten a clue that Obama is not cool and not too bright either, matter of fact he’s just another late night TeeVee Clown.
One and done, we will move these classless creeps out of any power position!