The White House argues that Mr Obama was not on the ballot last week and there is therefore no need to fret. The problem with this complacency is that voters were angry about the state of the economy, which Mr Obama can't keep blaming on his predecessor. With unemployment now above 10 per cent, Mr Obama needs to show Americans that he can relate to what they're going through, and take responsibility.

It could do him good to show he has a bit of fire in his belly. Perhaps he might make a decision or two based on gut instinct and deep conviction. In other words, maybe he should try being a bit more like Mr Bush.

Perhaps he might make a decision or two based on gut instinct and deep conviction.

That requires guts and pre-existing convictions.

Maybe he could learn how to mispronounce "nuclear".

Good point Cookfish.

One reason for the thread. This is one unfeeling dude in the Half White House.

If my choice is between a "bloodless" Obama and GW with his feelings and what they meant, I'll take Obama hands down. And I didn't vote for the man.

If he experiences passion, he seldom shows it. It is often anyone's guess as to whether an event or issue truly moves him...

How about the Skip Gates incident? Seems like he had plenty of passion. We all know he couldn't wait to open his yap and call out racism when he thought Gates was some innocent lamb. Of course once the truth came out, Obama changed his tune. Begrudgingly I would add.

Righties yearn for an actor instead of a president and want "decision or two based on gut instinct and deep conviction." I think I prefer serious reflection and examination of the facts. Gut instinct and deep conviction are what got us into Iraq, created the huge debt and bankrupted our economy.

Wow the chapel and cookie are yearning for Duuuhbya.

What a surprise.

George Bush's guts didn't know shit.

I'll take reasoned and deliberate any day.

The only idiots "yearning" for dipshit-are rtards-
and-of course-the dick "formerly known as" bushblowertoo.......

"I'll take reasoned and deliberate any day."

FF.

Some Americans.

No doubt some Iraqis are wistful for Saddam too.

"Wistfulness about Mr. Bush...."

Reminds me why some people keep getting drunk. They can't for the life of them recall how bad it felt the next morning puking their guts out.

"Reminds me why some people keep getting drunk"

Any Docs in the house?

And when O is finished the hangover will be some kind of headache.

Like mixing Jaeger and Tequila shots all day and night for a month.

Has everyone already forgot what happened Saturday night?

If you don't call that "deep conviction", what else does Obama have to do?

Granted...Obama's not sneaking in boyfriends at all hours of the night, but I don't think that's the kind of deep conviction you'd want anyway.

So what you are trying to say is that a bad decision is better than no decision at all?

I beg to differ.

1 | POSTED BY THE_CHAPEL AT 2009-11-08 10:38 AM | REPLY | FLAG:

Speak for yourself Shrub fan.

I for one am pleased as punch that dingbat is no longer anywhere near the Football.

Better a shrub than the current chimpy in charge.

Not that GW was a Conservsative in the vein of Reagan but sure beats anything I have seen thus far from the Marx Brother.

Not fiscally for sure. At least at the end of his tenure.

We have been screwed since the early 1900's anyway and the road has been widened and the speed limits to the end of the US as it should be exceeded every admin in recent years.

#5 | Posted by Hagbard_Celine

Oh Hell, I have to agree with H-C again.

the only people who yearn for bush are the same idiots that dont' mind pushing the doctrine of christian sharia on us.

*** Americans wistful for George W Bush ***

......I'll send them a Hallmark card to ease their pain......

.......which institution should I address it to ?.....