Camille Paglia is one of those leftists who is fun to read at times, because she brings at least some degree of intellectual honesty to her writing. At least in recent years, she has not shared all the predictable, knee-jerk passions and loathings of the typical leftist. She is, for example, a fan of talk radio and of Sarah Palin.
And so I turned with great interest to Paglia's new column out today at Salon . The title and subtitle are promising:
Heads should roll
President Obama's clumsy, smirky staff is sinking him -- and resurrecting a deflated GOP! Plus: Lay off Rush! And a Brazilian diva, up close and electric
Paglia -- who says she still has "great hope and confidence" in Obama -- is beginning to take notice of "the embarrassing series of flubs that have overshadowed President Obama's first seven weeks in office."
Paglia puts the blame for all the recent "flubs" on the anyone other than Obama -- who is, after all, still the object of her political affections. Instead of blaming Obama, she blames his advisers and staff -- his "flacks, fixers, and goons."
Would it be too undiplomatic to point out that all of Obama's "flacks, fixers and goons" were picked by Obama? If we can't blame him for their "flubs," can we at least blame Obama for being a poor judge of competence and character?
In any event, here's an excerpt from Paglia's column:
Free Barack!
Yes, free the president from his flacks, fixers and goons -- his posse of smirky smart alecks and provincial rubes, who were shrewd enough to beat the slow, pompous Clintons in the mano-a-mano primaries but who seem like dazed lost lambs in the brave new world of federal legislation and global statesmanship.
Heads should be rolling at the White House for the embarrassing series of flubs that have overshadowed President Obama's first seven weeks in office and given the scattered, demoralized Republicans a huge boost toward regrouping and resurrection. (Michelle, please use those fabulous toned arms to butt some heads!)
First it was that chaotic pig rut of a stimulus package, which let House Democrats throw a thousand crazy kitchen sinks into what should have been a focused blueprint for economic recovery. Then it was the stunt of unnerving Wall Street by sending out a shrill duo of slick geeks (Timothy Geithner and Peter Orszag) as the administration's weirdly adolescent spokesmen on economics. Who could ever have confidence in that sorry pair?
And then there was the fiasco of the ham-handed White House reception for British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, which was evidently lacking the most basic elements of ceremony and protocol. Don't they read the "Iliad" anymore in the Ivy League? Check that out for the all-important ritual of gift giving, which has cemented alliances around the world for 5,000 years.
Wake up people.(Liberal)(my way or the high way types)
United we stand devided we fall..
Stay at home and make cookies..just another chicken cackling..no mission no goals just chaos.
Better yet make macaroni n meatballs.
Don't forget the cheese..grated please
Posted by: Supreme Knight | March 11, 2009 at 06:15 AM