Michael Moore: Maureen Dowd. Nails it.

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@MMFlint: Maureen Dowd. Nails it. http://t.co/NKyz1Q7Ite

MM not happy with Obama it seems

OP-ED COLUMNIST
Peeping Barry
By MAUREEN DOWD
Published: June 8, 2013 40 Comments

WASHINGTON — THE acid that corroded George W. Bush’s presidency was fear — spreading it and succumbing to it.

You could see the fear in his eyes, the fear that froze him in place, after Andy Card whispered to W. in that Florida classroom that a second plane had crashed into the twin towers.

The blood-dimmed tragedy of 9/11 was chilling. But instead of rising above the fear, W. let it overwhelm his better instincts. He and Dick Cheney crumpled the Constitution, manipulated intelligence to go to war against a country that hadn’t attacked us, and implemented warrantless eavesdropping — all in the name of keeping us safe from terrorists.

Americans want to be protected, but not at the cost of vitiating the values that make us Americans. That is why Barack Obama was so stirring in 2007 with his spirited denunciations of W.’s toxic trade-offs. The up-and-coming senator and former constitutional law professor railed against the Bush administration’s “false choice, between the liberties we cherish and the security we provide.”

[madokie]

1. Maureen Dowd is not happy with herself is what you mean

Last person I'd hitch my wagon to would be her

[eShirl]

4. True. However,

once every blue moon or so, she writes something good, i.e. something I agree with.

[uponit7771]

9. +1

[truebluegreen]

2. You know what they say about broken clocks...

she did nail it.

[John2]

5. She needs to

reset her compass, and quit her assault on the President. What she needs to do is attack the Congress and Republicans. She is still part of the corporate media, so who really knows what agenda this woman has? The only thing she does is attack the President.

[eShirl]

6. I think her agenda is drunken snark, mostly.

[Berlum]

7. "Bingo!" - George AWOL Bush (R)

[Unknown Beatle]

3. It wasn't fear

that corroded McMonkey's presidency, it was opportunity. The opportunity to instill fear on the populous and steal money while doing so.

Money was a great motivating factor in going to war for bush and cheney, and they were looking at every opportunity to invade two countries. 9/11 opened the door for them.

[MattSh]

8. ^^ That ^^

[elehhhhna]

10. well, when you spend reconstuction bucks IN the USA

the citizens can see if anything's actually being built. Overseas, not so much. This was ALL ABOUT THEFT.

[One of the 99]

11. When she apologizes for the lies she wrote about Al Gore

I'll consider taking Dowd seriously. Reading her column is like reading a spoiled teenager's slam book.

[ProSense]

12. More

WASHINGTON — THE acid that corroded George W. Bush’s presidency was fear — spreading it and succumbing to it.

You could see the fear in his eyes, the fear that froze him in place, after Andy Card whispered to W. in that Florida classroom that a second plane had crashed into the twin towers.

...idiotic Bush apologia. Yeah, it was genuine "fear" that led Bush to launch the illegal Iraq war, sanction torture and engage in illegal wiretapping.

What utter drivel.

ACLU Ad: The President Lied to the American People and Broke the Law
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022973979

[Skittles]

16. oh I absolutely AGREE

absolutely it is drivel - it wasn't fear at all - republicans looked at 9/11 as an opportunity and ran with it

[randome]

13. Bush had 'better instincts'?

Did he keep them in an 'undisclosed location'?

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[indepat]

14. And by promoting the aegis of fear, junior brought out a vilest instincts of many of our people,

vitiating us as a nation, a people, an economy, and leader of the free world. Much of the harm inflicted, imo, is irreversible, and lives with us today. Yeah, right-wing governance: let's hear it for the gipper too. All hail the mighty gipper.

[Skittles]

15. I remember when that repuke whore cared more about the colors Al Gore wore

she can rot in hell

[usGovOwesUs3Trillion]

17. "nothing lite about it" - Ouch

thats gonna leave a mark with the cheer leaders.

[One of the 99]

18. Sound more like Michael Moore

wants to nail Maureen Dowd.