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Heh. NPR
runs (with puckered sphincter, no doubt) Ramesh
Ponnuru's timely analysis of why the new congress will not mirror
failures from 1994. This has been on my mind of course,
especially what ultimately saved Clinton's bacon in his 1996 reelection
bid.
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Most
analysts trace the beginning of Clinton's comeback to the Oklahoma City
bombing, when he was able to become the country's mourner-in-chief
while also linking the atrocity to his opponents' antipathy to big
government. Obama seems far less deft. His response to the Fort Hood
shootings last year showed no ability to rally the country at a moment
of trauma.
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Everything this poseur president has done has been scripted. He
reaches into history's bag and pulls out pieces of FDR, Reagan,
Clinton, Lincoln, et al, as suits his current need.
One of the first reactions from Democrat strategists after the election
was from Mark Penn, who opined that
Obama needs an Oklahoma City event to happen to get his mojo
back. Ahem.
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