High Ground Underground

The “Great Victory” Charles Krauthammer said that Obama is like Lucy & the football (in the Peanuts comic strip).  As much as he says we need to stop governing by crisis, he continues to do so.  And to use them to further his political objectives – as Rahm Emanuel said, “never let a crisis go to waste.” They called this a “great victory”???!!!  They merely kicked the can down the road a few months, and did nothing to address the problems with Obamacare, the deficits, debt, etc.  All of which are hurting our economy already.  In his “victory” speech after the CR, Obama called the shutdown “completely unnecessary” – that’s right, he could have negotiated earlier, but was the one in the end who didn’t give an inch, and was willing to go beyond Oct. 17.  It takes 2.  “The American people are fed up with Washington .”  Spoken in his usual accusatory tone, as if he were not part of Washington , and part of the problem – even a big...

Contents Shutdown Personal Impact Maximum Pain Republican Rally Name-Calling Blame for All? Subverting Democracy? The Good Old Days A Crisis of Leadership Late-Breaking Update Iran Shutdown The partial government shutdown is now about to enter its 3 rd week.  It appears that the GOP gambit of total defunding of Obamacare has evolved into a compromise position of making it at least applied equally to all -- granting individuals a year delay (like some businesses), and making Congress live under the same rules as the rest of us.  That's language even Liberals can understand.  But as discussed later, it appears to have evolved further yet.  Some initial talks have begun, and we will see if they can avoid the default deadline of Oct. 17 this week. Personal Impact The company where I work, The Aerospace Corporation, thought it was through the woods on the shutdown, and was saying so up to a few days into the shutdown.  ...