Simply put--Maureen Dowd is an idiot--check out her latest whopper about Obama.

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15. They're all trying to give him hell over his reaction to the shooting.

I was watching Morning Joe yesterday while I was working out, and they were in an uproar about Obama's speech after the shooting. He didn't "comfort" the country enough, blah, blah, blah.

I imagine he's sick of comforting. It doesn't do any good. It doesn't make anybody feel any better and it does nothing in the way of getting Congress to pass any gun legislation. People apparently don't really give a shit, so he probably was trying to find something worthwhile to talk about.

One thing I've been critical of Obama about in the past is his reluctance to go there with Republicans. He doesn't usually hit them hard enough about their obstruction. He's too damn stoic. I'm glad he said what he said. He needs to keep doing it until election time next year. He needs to tell the people that we're never going to get anything done in this country if they keep electing Republicans. Be as blunt as he can be without cursing too much. I liked what he said and I hope he keeps doing it.