By Robert Laurie ——Bio and Archives--January 22, 2015
American Politics, News | CFP Comments | Reader Friendly | Subscribe | Email Us
I kept thinking tonight that there’s a real world out there he didn’t really talk about, and had perhaps overambitious notions about where we stood in the war against ISIL - the Islamic State. He doesn’t want to call it the Islamic State, but that’s what they call themselves. Those two Japanese people, with no guilt on their shoulders - just staring there out of the desert - who are going to be apparently decapitated. ...That reality - what’s going on in Nigeria is reality. How close was the President to reality overall, globally, tonight?Wow. That's actual skepticism from Chris Matthews! He must be back on his meds. Andrea Mitchell replied:
I think that on foreign policy, his projection of success against terrorism and against ISIS, in particular, as I said, is not close to reality. They have not come up with a strategy. And they built a global coalition but, again, he’s talked about Ukraine, he’s talked about Putin being isolated. Yes, Putin is isolated economically and the falling oil prices have hammered his economy. But at the same time, there’s renewed fighting in Donetsk, and we haven’t figured out Ukraine, we haven’t figured out how the NATO alliance can push back. Sanctions have not really worked, and Ukraine is going to need more weaponry, and they have not reached that point. So... you’re right, Chris, it doesn’t match the reality.Could it be that, despite everything we've assumed, there actually is a breaking point for the folks at MSNBC? Has the moment arrived where, despite their love for their fringe liberal ideals, they've realized how ridiculous they sound when they laud this President's nonexistent "accomplishments?" Probably not. More likely, the Charlie Hebdo attack finally stripped them of their faith in progressive invulnerability. It sounds like they've finally figured out that their usual plan - involving politically correct maneuvering and sympathy for the enemy - isn't working anymore. How sad to think that the brilliant minds at the left wing network of record were loathe to acknowledge the President's detachment until the media became a target of radical Islam. ...But it appears that may be what's happened.
View Comments
Robert Laurie’s column is distributed by HermanCain.com, which can be found at HermanCain.com
Be sure to “like” Robert Laurie over on Facebook and follow him on Twitter. You’ll be glad you did.