Comments on: The Surge Is Working! http://www.noiselabs.com/blog/2008/09/05/the-surge-is-working/ If It's Unpredictable, It's Informative: -∑p(x)log[p(x)] Wed, 26 May 2010 20:52:10 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Steve http://www.noiselabs.com/blog/2008/09/05/the-surge-is-working/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Steve Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:31:25 +0000 http://www.noiselabs.com/blog/?p=265#comment-78 Right. He's trying to win an election in a country where <a href="http://www.pollingreport.com/right.htm" rel="nofollow">80% of voters think we're on the wrong track</a>. He's trying to win an election in a country where <a href="http://www.pollingreport.com/iraq.htm" rel="nofollow">two-thirds of adults oppose</a> the Iraq war. So, explain to me again how this guy will win an election by repeating, verbatim, Republican talking points about the glorious success of the surge? Wasn't the entire groundswell of his support predicated on that brave speech he gave back in 2002 opposing war in Iraq? The most charitable explanation I can think of is that Obama's advisers — the same craven Democrats who managed to lose the last two national elections, and who have given Dear Leader everything Dick Cheney wished for — his advisers are telling him this is what he needs to say to win. Based on evidence, common sense, and — naively — basic dignity — it seems to me that praising the continued occupation and domination of Iraq isn't really "Change We Can Believe In." Right. He’s trying to win an election in a country where 80% of voters think we’re on the wrong track. He’s trying to win an election in a country where two-thirds of adults oppose the Iraq war.

So, explain to me again how this guy will win an election by repeating, verbatim, Republican talking points about the glorious success of the surge?

Wasn’t the entire groundswell of his support predicated on that brave speech he gave back in 2002 opposing war in Iraq?

The most charitable explanation I can think of is that Obama’s advisers — the same craven Democrats who managed to lose the last two national elections, and who have given Dear Leader everything Dick Cheney wished for — his advisers are telling him this is what he needs to say to win.

Based on evidence, common sense, and — naively — basic dignity — it seems to me that praising the continued occupation and domination of Iraq isn’t really “Change We Can Believe In.”

]]> By: dr.hoo http://www.noiselabs.com/blog/2008/09/05/the-surge-is-working/comment-page-1/#comment-77 dr.hoo Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:51:57 +0000 http://www.noiselabs.com/blog/?p=265#comment-77 <cite> Can somebody PLEASE tell me why the DEMOCRATIC nominee for President is on FOX NEWS spouting REPUBLICAN TALKING POINTS???</cite> He's trying to win an election. Can somebody PLEASE tell me why the DEMOCRATIC nominee for President is on FOX NEWS spouting REPUBLICAN TALKING POINTS???

He’s trying to win an election.

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