I find stories like this to be perversely fascinating:
Top Democratic donors say they are exasperated by a lack of leadership from the White House on policy and are questioning whether they should throw money into midterm elections they believe won’t change Washington.
…mostly because I invariably end up asking myself, How do ‘top Democratic donors’ manage to make money when they apparently spend all their time in deep comas? Seriously: if you’ve taken this long to figure out that Barack Obama is bored by his job, doesn’t do any part of it that he absolutely doesn’t have to, and can’t be bothered to show consideration to others… then I don’t know. Maybe you shouldn’t give money to Democrats. Instead, give money to me.
I won’t spend it on stuff that liberals would like, either, but at least I’m upfront about it. Also: considerably cheaper.
Via Hot Air Headlines.
Moe Lane
PS: Barack Obama’s future business model kind of depends on a Republican being the next President, by the way.
I should give some thought to capturing some of that sweet donation money myself. I’ll even spend it on stuff liberals like. I’ve been thinking about solar panels for the barn. There is a small overlap in “things I would do” and “things liberals like”, not a large one mind you, but its there.
Maybe I should have a kickstarter where the rewards are just “feeling satisfied that you’ve helped the Earth”..hmm..maybe a stretch goal of “stop me from burning this tire”…just spitballing here…
like the old shoot the dog threat but for greenies?
“PS: Barack Obama’s future business model kind of depends on a Republican being the next President, by the way.”
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This is the real take away, I would almost feel bad for the next Dem nominee but then I remember 2008
I’d really like to see Moe expand on that line of thought, please and thank you.
I dunno who the nominee is going to be, sorry.
Except for the fact that s/he will be years younger, and definitely healthier, than the Democratic one.
Suppose we elect a Democrat in 2016. Suppose further that this isn’t Joe Biden, Hilary Clinton, Michelle Obama, or some variety of Pat Buckman.
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In such a case, they might well deliver on some of Barack’s promises.
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That is about the only way that Obama might be discredited in the eyes of those who still might otherwise be willing to hear him after his term of office.
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Post term income, fiscal prudence, and good life planning skills.
That’s an awful lot of GOP candidates caught with a proverbial live boy or a dead girl, sicsemper..
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I’m not gonna rule out the possibility that a significant percentage of idiots, poseurs, perennials, and book-sales-builder types will run for the GOP nom, of course, but ….
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2008 is the model, only .. reverse the parties. Unpopular president, unpopular foreign entanglements, unpopular domestic policies, lots of “static electricity” in the air just waiting for a bottle to jump into.
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So. 2008 traces back to 2004 when a young upstart from Chicago gave a speech, right? Go back and watch GOP-CON 2012 and look for the speech…
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More seriously, for the Dems to have a non-Biden/Clinton/Michelle candidate, they *need to have a candidate* .. so name some. List off all the Democrat governors or former governors and senators or former senators, do a sort on all the ones younger than Hillary, and .. you show me *one* who can get to 270.
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Mew
Suppose Obama thinks about what he might do in the future to any given degree. Suppose he does any personal financial planning. After he leaves office, what’s he going to do with money? Live frugally and carefully within his means? That’s a little too much fantasy for our hypothetical future Caesar.
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The best bet for him is fleecing marks who still think he has anything of worth and value to say. The best way to do that is to leave some of them thinking he was a great man who chased goals that proved to be unattainable thanks to the vile magics of the right wing. The folks who would say, for example, soldiers killed to no good end is fine so long as gays openly serve might not have enough long term loyalty to still be shelling out money in ten to twenty years. Obama will be measured against the following president. If a Republican, he can message that, and it will help his sales pitch. If a Democrat, it depends more on the Democrat. If as competent as Obama or less, they won’t embarrass Obama by doing something he couldn’t be bothered to care about. Hence, as Moe more or less said, the only thing he needs to worry about is a Democrat who is more competent than him winning.
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I assume that that is what Erin asked to have expanded.
This was too much a wall of text, so I removed it. I need to go off rather than edit, or rewrite concisely, so I include this mess in case more clarity is desired. Above bit came from between the .. lines, and was to be followed by something saying that the stuff at the end is merely nits in your argument, said nits being not at all relevant.
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I would like to think you are correct. My only reasons for not agreeing completely are general caution, and a hesitation to emotionally invest in any outcome of the 2016 elections at this point.
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I’d desired that Obama lose in 2012, to minimize the damage, but figured another term would both extend the damage, and give time for the damage to catch up to him, and for the American people to reassess exactly what was going on. If there is life in the Republic, and the diasters I expected showed up, more of the same would be less likely to be chosen.
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I was less forecasting the election, I’m a bit demoralized about my long term forecasting ability, and more speaking to Obama’s interests from the perspective of some fantasy land or another.
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I would say fraud. Fraud may well have played a decisive role in FDR and JFK being elected.
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Or given the Buckman mention, a three cities type event, leading to some Buckman cognate from the Democratic Party winning on a Wake Up America platform.
I’m not sure he’s thinking that far ahead. I’m becoming more suspicious that he generally just sort of floats along with no real plan in mind.
NTTAWWT… oh, wait, you’re talking about *Obama,* not me. Because I gotta say: don’t knock it until you’ve tried it. 🙂
Do liberals like the BMW i8? It’s a plug-in. Plus the website says it’s “progressive”.
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I would definitely take donations for to purchase one of those. Even (especially?) from liberals.