Why is it that whatever is bad news for America is good news for liberals?
Yesterday we found that while out of one side of his mouth Barack Obama has been clamoring for troop withdrawal from Iraq, on the other side he's been secretly trying to convince Iraqi leaders to slow any withdrawal...until he might get a chance to take credit for it.
Now we hear that Obama's been rooting for financial hard times in order to capitalize on that. Apparently the country's financial problems are (yay!) providing him that opportunity.
From NewsBusters on CNN:
DAVID GERGEN, CNN SENIOR POLITICAL ANALYST:...And there is the opportunity for Obama to seize the momentum back on his side. I don't know if he's going to do it or not. He is trying. McCain has an opportunity here as well. But there's no question right now that this -- this really dark economic situation is now going to be -- is going to really -- is going to, I think, blot out a lot of this question about who -- the backing-and-forthing and the advertising, and focus on the issues.
ANDERSON COOPER, HOST: Right.
GERGEN: And that's what -- that's what Obama has wanted to do. He's now got the opportunity.
Remember what happened right after 911? Bill Clinton was about 8 months out of office when the terrorists struck, and what was the cry from the Clinton camp?
Darn it! Why couldn't this have happened while Bill Clinton was in office. This would have given him an opportunity to look great! This would have been the perfect tragedy to make him look presidential.
Conservatives...we like it when America succeeds. We like it when America's doing well.
We also never seem at a loss to find reasons to praise and rejoice in our country...while liberals never seem at a loss for reasons to bash her and her heritage.
I wonder which of those attitudes is better suited to lead the country?
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