The aircraft was large, modern and considered among the world’s safest. But that night it was flying straight into a huge thunderstorm. Turbulence was extreme, and airspeed indicators may not have been functioning properly. Worse, the pilots were incompetent. As the plane threatened to stall they panicked by pointing the nose up, losing speed when they ought to have done... Read more
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Fouad Ajami: Barack Obama the Pessimist – WSJ.com
August 1 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, ObamaA narcissist and a pessimist.. ==== By FOUAD AJAMI In one of the illuminating, unscripted moments of the 2008 presidential campaign, Barack Obama said—much to the dismay of his core constituency—that the Reagan presidency had been “transformational” in a way that Bill Clinton’s hadn’t. Needless to say, Mr. Obama aspired to a transformational presidency of his own. He had risen against the background of... Read more
A Leadership Default
July 27 | Posted by mrossol | Obama7/25/11 WSJ The Obama Presidency has been unprecedented in many ways, and last night we saw another startling illustration: A President using a national TV address from the White House to call out his political opposition as unreasonable and radical and blame them as the sole reason for the “stalemate” over spending and the national debt. We’ve watched dozens of these speeches... Read more
Toying With Default
July 26 | Posted by mrossol | American Thought, ObamaI just hope “they” don’t make the situation worse than it already is. ======== Barack Obama was in full-scold mode Friday night, summoning Congressional leaders to the White House to “explain to me how it is that we are going to avoid default.” It’s a terrific question, albeit one the President refuses to answer. He remains far more interested in maneuvering to... Read more
Obama Playing Russian Roulette? – R Benko
July 26 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, Obama, Party Politics, US DebtRight on the money… =========== Ralph Benko, Forbes-commentary: President Barack Obama is on the verge of terminally discrediting himself by playing some very bad games very badly. The means of avoiding default are crystal clear. Obama is not just ignoring them, but evading them. He is guilty of playing Russian Roulette with America’s creditworthiness. His administration is playing Three Card Monte with... Read more
AttaBoyBoehner – Joel Rossol
July 26 | Posted by mrossol | Economics, Obama, The Left, US DebtNot a bad perspective for a young man [of whom I’m proud]. (emphasis, his) === If Obama REALLY THINKS we are going to stumble into disaster should the debt limit not be rasied… then it seems to me that as a leader… the impetus is on him given he is largely responsible for getting us into this mess. But he cares too... Read more


