The Phantom Menace

Yeah, that sounded a lot like a "gotcha" question to me. I think Ed's still a little sore from when Obama shot him down during his last press conference.

AS, did you take the dumb pills this morning? Given Obama's emphatic pledge about FOCA ("first thing I'd do"), one can reasonably infer that Obama's anxious to get something signed, so the question isn't an unfair one or a "misstatement". Second, Obama, politically speaking, may not want abortion rights legislation to be on his desk, but in his policy heart, it's clear that he'd love to sign FOCA (or more accurately, FOCA, as previously introduced). And that means that the "non-nit-picky pushback" is a BS one. I'd like to think that when politicians say things like "first thing I'd do", reporters can ask them questions about what they've done on the issue and what they hope happens, without silly ankle-biting from others making very technical arguments. Yeah, Obama isn't technically breaking his pledge, but so what? Besides, isn't he a different kind of politician?
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Wouldn't FOCA, as previously proposed, do away with things like waiting periods, informational packages, parental consents etc. and even possibly some tort suits?

darius, how is it a "gotcha" question? When you say "first thing I'd do as President . . . .", if you've pretty much ignored the issue for 100 days, then it's legitimate to ask a question about it.

In a startling reversal, President Obama has utterly failed to do any of the scary stuff that his opponents warned you about with absolutely no basis.
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Details at 11.....

PD,
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You mean the scary Muslim hordes didn't come and murder me in my bed??
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Why wasn't I told about this? I was soooo looking forward to that...
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Now I'll have to change my plans.

PD, your comment is foolish. When a politician whose record entirely dovetails with one of his promises, it's reasonable to presume that he will try to get the promise done. Barack Obama thinks that it's perfectly acceptable to suck the brains out of a viable, healthy fetus. So yeah, those of us who think that appalling are kinda worried about his judicial nominees, what legislation he'll sign etc. etc.

To whom it may concern . . .
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I'd be careful lecturing ANYONE ELSE on "taking dumb pills" and making foolish comments.

"I think Ed's still a little sore from when Obama shot him down during his last press conference."
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On my first read, I missed that little gem. Funny, Obama's retort was in regards to the AIG bonus brouhaha. Pretty much everyone's view (after calming down) was that his comments weren't exactly helpful. So, basically, after thinking about something, Obama said something inflammatory and undercut the comments made by his own Administration. Not too mention that his comments should worry anyone who's going to cut a deal with the government (something which is very in vogue right now). So yeah, Obama slapped him down, but the slapdown was just nastiness not correctness. In most places, when you say things like that, people think youre a jerk. But of course, in most places, political cronies don't help you buy a house.

Are we interested in this topic here?
Isn't there some thread from a few weeks ago we could just paste the comments from, and call it a day?

You see, afguy, ad hominem is ok if you back it up with argument. You don't. So you just look like the Obama analinguist that you are.

Sadly spob's mother wasn't pro choice.

She is pro-choice tantef.

Henry is such a phony. Ask questions concerning what a vast majority of Americans care about, not some extremist query meant to trap the president.

http://www.political-buzz.com/

And by the way, anyone who thinks that AS shouldn't get comments like "dumb pills" is mistaken. AS apparently thinks nothing of nasty comments about Bush wanting to taunt Katrina victims. Turnabout is fairplay.

Dear Amy Sullivan:
So what?

Matt, does every question have to be what the country cares about at a certain point in time. Obama supports expanding abortion access in America. Clearly. And when you couch your promises in "first thing I'd do", reporters should ask about it if nothing's happened. What is the issue with this question?

Sanity:
http://insidecatholic.com/Joomla/index.php?option=com_myblog&show=Where-The-FOCA-is-FOCA-.html&Itemid=127
Not sanity:
http://swampland.blogs.time.com/2009/03/28/no-fly-fishing-in-the-pyrenees-for-cheney/#comment-53714

[...] Posted by Amy Sullivan | Comments (0) | Permalink | Trackbacks (0) | Email This Forget the Vatican. Apparently, most American Catholics need to get on-message as [...]

She chose wrong spob.

Are we interested in this topic here?
Isn't there some thread from a few weeks ago we could just paste the comments from, and call it a day?
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Joe,
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You have a point. These topics with no apparent point to them just seem ultimately to turn into a game of "bait-a-troll" or "whack-a-mole". Slap one on the head, another just seems to pop up. And they ALL make have the same talking points and make about the same amount of sense when cornered.
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If anyone comes across their host den in their travels, call the local pest control office.

You know, afguy, if you're going to toss around "troll", you should have some coherence. My posts have been on point here (except to deal with what others have written), and I notice you cannot dispute them.
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Even dKos wouldn't consider my post to be troll worthy.

tantef, go f*ck yourself.

I honestly can't think of two people who deserve each other more than spob and Amy Sullivan.

Does Obama have enough support from members of Congress who agree with Obama that it should be legal for a mother to kill an infant who survives an abortion?

And AS, how do you come to the conclusion that FOCA is a bogus issue. I took a look at the proposed legislation. It would (arguably) gut the states' ability to regulate abortion.