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Former Vice President Dan Quayle made news by seemingly praising President Obama. But was it praise or a very clever line of attack?
According to a report at The Swamp, Dan Quayle:
…is offering President Barack Obama kudos for surrounding himself with talented advisers on national security and the economy.
But then he goes on to say:
"Now I think they will have to make some tough decisions,” Quayle said of Obama in the Lake Tahoe talk. "He knows the deficit is menacing. Whether he is willing to stare down the left wing of his party and say, ‘Guys, we’ve got to get this budget in order before we take on too many things,’ I don’t know."
How nice. Except Quayle stayed mum on the deficit when George W. Bush was in office. I guess running up deficits to give tax breaks to the richest 1% of the country is allowable. But run up a deficit to keep the economy from collapsing or to try and ease the suffering of the rest of America and it’s grab your pitchforks time!
This is an attack by another means and a very clever one because it’s loaded inside a compliment. If the GOP had been running these kinds of attacks instead of calling Sonia Sotomayor a racist or trying to prove Obama wasn’t born in Hawaii citizen they might actually be getting somewhere. That and, you know, actually offering solutions to the problems. Instead they remain a bunch of sound and fury signifying nothing.
One thing is for sure, the Republicans have reached the point where Dan Quayle is the smartest guy in the room.
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Well I had to check this out since Quayle is from my state (unfortunately). My favorite quote of his was the one about a mind….
“What a Waste It Is to Lose One’s Mind” or was it “what a waste it is to step on a landmine.”
I never laughed at him…. just with him.
Things do change however. I remember at one point Barry Goldwater was the most liberal Republican out there because he was pro choice and for gays serving in the military.
Dan is the funniest Republican for quotes but give Sarah and Bobby time:).
Dan asked a slanted question I could easily say Obama needs to stand up to the rights wing of his party the blue dogs and cut spending on 2 wars we can’t afford.
Thats slanted now why because I don’t say why my Left wing spending is better than Dan’s right wing spending and tax cuts.
First what are we getting in return value for war spending? No more terror attacks then where is Ossama? It has been years as long as he is around we have to worry about terror.
Now then we can take the war money and spend it on national healthcare which costs less than private care.
Public Private money is spent but we can insure everyone at the cost we insure some right now.
Thats the return value we get spending on LEFTY ideas.
Dan slanted questions are good only if you don’t have a follow through argument. If you only have talking points.
This sounds like a test sound bite for a presidential run.
Lots of buzz out there for him to run with Huckabee.