Forgive Me If Already Posted, But This Is The Best Editorial I've Read On CNN In Years.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

Borger: Republicans Twittering away credibility

snip:
But new presidents are always tested, as Joe Biden famously predicted. But not just on one front, on all fronts. And Obama has had more than his share, as he likes to remind us -- an economic crisis that threatened to take down the economy; a North Korean nuclear warhead that soared into space. And finally, the pirates of Somalia -- threatening an American crew -- hold an American captain hostage. A high-stakes, visible, compelling story, with inevitable winners and losers.

snip:

That's when you learn about a president.

The president played it cool -- in fact, pitch-perfect -- as it turns out. We now know that while he was saying little in public, he was completely engaged. He sent his secretary of state to warn the pirates publicly -- while the president privately held more than 17 briefings on the matter and made sure the bureaucrats at all agencies were working together (no small task).

snip:
And when it was all over, as a top administration official told me, Obama "didn't wrap himself around the bravery of those military seals." Indeed, he commended the captain, the SEALs, called for multilateral efforts to stop piracy -- and went on the next day to give an economic speech. Indeed, this aide adds, "He's not about to put on a flight suit on an aircraft carrier and declare mission accomplished."

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I LOVE the ending message. You gotta read the whole thing. GOBAMA!

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/14/borger.republicans/index.html

[scheming daemons]

1. A BIG K&R

[pacalo]

2. K&R

[Spazito]

3. Wow, that IS excellent!

She is so right on point!

Thanks for posting this, I would not have seen it otherwise!

Recommended.

[The Straight Story]

4. Hell no I won't forgive you, don't you know that Dupes are killing baby seals?

:rofl:

[BlooInBloo]

5. Yup - that is good; very good.

[yodoobo]

6. I like how they gave Newt an evil beard.

shades of Star Trek episode I remember.

[DevonRex]

7. K&R. Excellent piece. nt

[Egalitariat]

8. a North Korean nuclear warhead that soared into space???

When did that happen?

Did that get posted on cnn.com w/o an editor reading it?

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

10. It's An Editorial. She Exaggerated To Make A Point.

I do agree that it was a bit much, but that's a very petty and small part of the overall point of the article. Overall, ESPECIALLY the message at the end, is incredibly powerful for our side. One of the best on a MSM site I've seen in god knows how long.

[Uzybone]

9. The truth on CNN...I've missed it

How long before they finds a way to muzzle Borger.

[Doctor_J]

11. 17 briefings? that's 6 months work for Smirk

:thumbsup:

[JeanGrey]

12. EXCELLENT!!!