Monday, February 9, 2009

(Un)Trusting President Obama

Here's President Obama's opening remarks from tonight's press conference:

We find ourselves in a rare moment where the citizens of our country and all countries are watching and waiting for us to lead. It is a responsibility that this generation did not ask for, but one that we must accept for the sake of our future and our children’s. The strongest democracies flourish from frequent and lively debate, but they endure when people of every background and belief find a way to set aside smaller differences in service of a greater purpose. That is the test facing the United States of America in this winter of our hardship, and it is our duty as leaders and citizens to stay true to that purpose in the weeks and months ahead. After a day of speaking with and listening to the fundamentally decent men and women who call this nation home, I have full faith and confidence that we can. And with that, I’ll take your questions.
Dan Riehl has some fair and balanced thoughts on the meeting:

Obama's a talented speaker ... He's also incredibly disingenuous as to the causes for our current problems. The Bush tax cuts did not cause them and even Obama fans have enough sense to know that.
I simply don't believe this president. He lied during the primaries and the general, and he's going to play doom and gloom until he gets what he wants now.

Check
Memeorandum for more commentary. I'll have more tomorrow ...

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