Today's Linda Chavez column COMPLETELY delusional. (Re: Obama, McCain, the economy and the debate.)

[bbernardini]

http://snipurl.com/3vvl9

I'm trying to figure out just how to respond to this. Some choice bits:

"The nation's economy is on the precipice, but Barack Obama has more important things to attend to. He's a man in a hurry to be president, and a little thing like the collapse of the U.S. credit markets won't deter him. In fact, he sees it as an opportunity. By Obama's calculation — and that of many of his supporters — the worse mess the economy is in, the better his chances are to win the Oval Office."

"Barack Obama has what can only be described as a Messianic vision of his own powers. It is beyond hubris; it verges on delusional. Before securing the Democratic nomination, Obama's single biggest achievement was to win his Senate seat by beating a perennially losing candidate and carpetbagger from Maryland."

"Since his election to the Senate, Obama has produced scant legislative accomplishments. He's lent his name to largely noncontroversial bills — like the Lugar-Obama initiative to destroy stockpiles of heavy conventional weapons that might end up in the hands of terrorists and promote nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction — but he hasn't engaged in the nitty-gritty of forging difficult legislation with bipartisan support."

"McCain, on the other hand, is consistently rated by his fellow senators and outside groups as one of the Senate's most effective members. He's tackled thorny issues from campaign finance and immigration reform to overcoming gridlock on judicial nominations — all with bipartisan support. And, unlike Obama, McCain doesn't just put his name on an effort and show up for photo ops, he involves himself in the actual drafting of proposals and participates in negotiations that achieve real results."

[Captain Hilts]

1. I saw her parking in a handicapped parking spot at Giant supermarket in Chevy Chase...

x years ago and shook an adminishing finger at her. You can imagine the look she shot me! I think I still have burn marks in that shirt.

[ixion]

2. yeah, and McCain doesn't have aspirations for the Presidency at all

:eyes:

Typical freeper hypocrisy.

[bbernardini]

3. Kick!

[gratuitous]

4. Oh noes! Obama just keeps running for president!

I mean, we all know what sort of power a freshman Senator has to wield in fixing the global economy. How dare Obama squander his awesum powers to just run for president; he should be saving Linda Chavez's tanked investments, the selfish git. But contrary to what you might think from Chavez's ranting, Obama's not all that powerful after all, because he doesn't have any legislative accomplishments. Unlike John McCain, who has so many accomplishments, he just doesn't slap his name on all of them, because he's so self-effacing. :crazy:

Newspaper syndicates should have a policy of turning down columns scrawled in red crayon and feces.

[riverdeep]

5. Except that McCain wouldn't have been allowed in the negotiating room

where the actual process was taking place, since he isn't a member. But don't let facts get in your way.

Linda Chavez, former Secretary of Labor under the current Fiasco in Chief. Fits the pattern of hiring people who absolutely despise the institution they're asked to head.