Today Iraqpundit weighs in on Samantha Power’s Salon interview, and her declaration that the problems of the Middle East revolve around the Israeli-Arab conflict:
Ah, that “Arab-Israeli situation.” Power is demonstrably in harmony with the Arab world, especially its long line of dictators. Her words reminded me of the unceasing echo we heard growing up under Arab dictatorship. To wit, Palestine comes first; everything else is to be sacrificed for the cause. Solve the Palestinian problem and everything else (especially our own freedom) will fall into place. That’s exactly what we were told, and it’s what the Egyptians were told, and what Arabs all over the Middle East and North Africa were told. Nobody in Iraq would dare comment on the shortages of food and ordinary supplies, but we could all comment on the injustice being done to Palestinians.
His conclusion:
I have a suggestion for people who support Barack Obama: They should make their support contingent on Obama finding a new foreign-policy adviser.
Take that, John Adams!!
Come on Mr. Vice President-Elect, Vice President Anybody wasn’t just no one. You’d be better served if you compared yourself to nobody. As a matter of fact, there are plenty of pundits already referring to you as Vice President Nobody.
Hey, I guess he’s taking a bucket of warm spit and making spit-ade. Can’t wait until the victory dumping of the Spit-Ade on Obama, when Team Hope and Change wins the Smart Power Bowl.
I think Cheney is/was the best VP this country has ever had. Granted, I can’t name many accomplishments of previous VPs (and perhaps that’s part of the point), but Cheney was the star of the administration of you ask me. I’m half considering trying to meet him some time at his ranch in Wyoming just to say thank you.
bidenisms!
brilliant
but, sadly, jake thinks joe’s the bee’s knees…& obama is the second coming…
i guess, like dubya, not all yale graduates can be sharp….
(or, like cheney, all yale drop-outs can be effective vice presidents…)
I was distraught the day after the elections. Fear gripped me. I could hardly get out of bed, so upset at the raw inexperience that had just been elected President. Then I remembered! Joe Biden! “We’re saved!!”, I sang out loud. He brings such vast domestic and foreign policy experience to the administration. I felt comforted knowing that Biden will be ready to share his enormous wisdom with our new President and how much Obama will lean on Biden for big decisions.
Not only does Biden have an indestructible sense of his own indispensibility, an occupational hazard of working in Washington too long, but he is the president of his own fan club. Now if only his fan club included any other members.
@7, ” if only his fan club included any other members”
It is a very exclusive club.
His self-admiration brooks no rivals.
He is, and always will be, Joe the Dumber. Or, to pay homage to his past nickname “Chump”.
Joe “Chump” the Dumber.
(I know of people who voted for 0bama so that JtD would be VP. They are stupider than a wet paper bag full of hammers.)
Vice President Biden. A reality that will cause me to pray hard for the continued health and safety of our new President. Lord help us!