Nathan Moore's Thoughts
Obama the Swordfish
The individual responsible for preparing Hillary Clinton for last night’s debate ought to be travel-officed.
Obama did not have a good performance last night, which was what Hillary needed. However, the fact is that neither did she. Last night’s debate could have been an exceptional opportunity for her to demonstrate Barack Obama’s lack of depth and preparation for the presidency. The questions were actually laid out in a way where she would have had the opportunity to do so effectively (and avoid stilted and poorly delivered lines like that xerox “zinger”), but none was forthcoming. From foreign policy to legislative accomplishments, Hillary Clinton should have waxed the floor. Instead, she didn’t even take the opportunity to mention Obama’s repeated entry of “present” in the Illinois State Senate, or failure to sponsor any legislation of note while being in the US Senate. Or point how ridiculous he is for even considering meeting with the world’s pettiest dictators without precondition.
Apparently, some overnight poll noted health care as the number one issue in Texas, so she chose to repeatedly babble on about the differences in their universal plans, pointing out slight differences that have yet to really gain traction with Democrat voters. She has put that record on repeat. Tactically, the Hillary campaign appears to be tone deaf - or just message deficient.
Perhaps I expect too much of the people behind Hillary Clinton. Maybe the candidate herself is beyond rehabilitation. Either way, the SS Hillary Clinton’s rudder is sticking, and her campaign is spinning in aimless circles.
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:28 am
[...] Nathan Moore: Obama did not have a good performance last night, which was what Hillary needed. However, the fact is that neither did she. Last night’s debate could have been an exceptional opportunity for her to demonstrate Barack Obama’s lack of depth and preparation for the presidency. The questions were actually laid out in a way where she would have had the opportunity to do so effectively (and avoid stilted and poorly delivered lines like that xerox “zinger”), but none was forthcoming. [...]
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:09 am
Hillary’s resume isn’t too impressive either. She was my senator for six years and met not one campaign promise. She has not sponsored any significant legislation for fear of taking a position. She voted for the war and for and against funding it.
If you want a peek at her organizational and fiscal management skills, look at her campaign spending - $106M for what?
Neither she nor Obama voted on the FISA bill, a real test of concern for the national security - the primary job of the president.
If Clinton and Obama submitted their resumes for $100M company, I would not call either of them for an interview. How can we even consider these two light weights for the CEO of a $14T GDP nation?
February 22nd, 2008 at 11:09 am
Now, now - I’m sure one of them voted “present” on the FISA bill…
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:19 pm
If you want to think in terms of the president as a CEO…
1) I would argue that Obama has been the head of a pretty darn successful organization for the past year. He campaigned to win, and that’s what he’s doing.
2) Maybe CEO isn’t the best definition to follow anyway… Haven’t we just been dealing with a president who aimed to run the country like a CEO? Hm…
February 22nd, 2008 at 3:11 pm
[...] Minister Gordon Brown’s grilling by senior MPs on the Commons liaison committee. (34 clicks) Obama the SwordfishThe individual responsible for preparing Hillary Clinton for last night’s … Rush Off His Meds: Liberals Are ‘Snakes’ ‘To Be Defeated’Rush Limbaugh, [...]