The Obama Delusion, Explained

[dark-weezing.livejournal.com]

The Weekly Standard's Andrew Ferguson has some nice analysis/commentary/opining about liberal reporter James Fallows and his new e-book, "The Obama Presidency, Explained." Mainly, the article explains about both the book and the "liberal disenchantment with President Obama—that is, how one of his sophisticated admirers perceives the president’s failure to reconcile his uninspiring presidency with the dizzying expectations he goosed them all into way back in 2008." Enjoy the punchline by the end, as Fallows will still vote for Obama for reasons that will become clear. Special thanks to Hotair.com.

Link: http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/obama-delusion-explained_651376.html

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[mosinging1986.livejournal.com]

Obama Delusionists - What a perfect term!

This was (unintentionally) hilarious.

It turns out they really did expect a “transformative” presidency that would move us beyond left and right. They meant it!

Of course they did! And since believing something makes it 'true for you', then of course they had no doubt that it would come to pass. And why they cannot face his disastrous performance now. Their entire worldview would fall apart. It's quite sad, actually.


And in this childish belief they were encouraged by their candidate, who might have meant it too, for the same reasons. Obama’s admiration for Barack Obama, after all, was even greater than theirs, and his ignorance of the messy practical realities of self-government almost as complete.

*applauds*

[marycatelli]

"Conservatives who consider Obama a thinly disguised Leninist will be surprised that liberals have grown disenchanted with their onetime hero."

Dear me. I remember all the anticipatory Schadenfreude within days after the election about how reality would set in. It was the only thing many conservatives were looking forward to.