I recently wrote a piece called No, Folks. He IS The Boss. Bet On It in which I pointed out:
He [Obama] is the boss.
Bet on it.
“Do Not Tread On Me” might well be the subtext behind all of that Mr. Nice Guy front that he has been running.
Watch.
Now The Daily Kos is rarely worth the electrons it takes to transmit it as far as I am concerned, but every once in a while…well, go to about 1:20 of the following vid for all I need say on this matter.
Read on for more:
I wrote:
He’s a hard guy, this Obama fella. Bet on it. Hard and smart. Argue with him and he will listen. Make sense and he will understand. But fuck with him? I don’t think so. The first cabinet member, congressperson or international power broker who tries to play backroom, backdoor power games with him will have their legs cut off at the knees so fast they’ll think that they were born short.
Watch.
It’s going to be an interesting next two years.
Watch.
FDR level interesting.
Bet on it.
Barack Obama said in this interview:
If somebody comes at me…I will knock ’em out. If not, then I will try to understand their point of view.
I give people the benefit of the doubt; I try to understand their point of view…
—snip—
If…I perceive that they try to take advantage of that, then I will…crush them. (Followed by a self-deprecating laugh that should definitely not be taken too seriously by anyone who wishes to take him on.)
Watch.
This is a tough guy.
Bet on it.
Maybe tougher and smarter than anyone that I have ever seen in or even near the White House.
Watch.
May you be born(e) into interesting times.
In spite of yourself, if necessary.
(Sooner or) Later…
AG
Bring it on.
(If Obama ever says these words…it will mean something. Bet on it.)
Later…
AG
late to the party but you are catching on.
I am not “late to the party”…that is a totally two-dimensional view of my continued appreciation for both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, and it is one of the reasons why I find almost the entire vast leftiness bog/blog wasteland devoid of much in the way of reason or sense whatsoever. As does Obama, by the way, on the evidence of his picks so far.
Including Senator Clinton as Foreign Minister.
Errrr…I mean Secretary of State.
I was “at the party” here:
Obama In Oregon, Hillary In Limbo
May 19th, 2008
And here:
AG’s endorsement. For real. Based On New Information. Bet On It.
Feb 11th, 2008
And here.
A Pilgrim’s Progress. Obama’s March To The (Used-To-Be) White House.
Jan 27th, 2008. (That’s almost exactly a year ago, Booman. Just in case your dysnumeria is acting up.)
But because I saw the plain fact that Hillary Clinton was totally capable of being a fine President of the United States if that’s the way it worked out, as was Barack Obama (Why A Clinton/Obama or Obama/Clinton Ticket? HERE’S Why. Mar 18th, 2008. Why Clinton/Obama or Obama/Clinton? HERE’S Why, Pt. II Mar 21st, 2008 ), I’m late to the party?
I got news fer ya, Booman. On this blog…on the whole lockstep leftinessphere… I was one of the few that was AT the party.
The real party.
This one.
They knew who the class of the field was.
The deal was in one way or another. From the get-go.
Wake the fuck up.
No.
GROW the fuck up.
I await with ‘bated breath the leftiness chorus of boobirds the first tinme anything international doesn’t turn out exacvtly the way they had hoped.
And when it happens…I’m gonna call y’all on it.
Then you can say say I left the party early.
Whadda buncha maroons!!!
Later…
AG
Saw it @ DK yesterday, but good to get it up here as well. Very enjoyable view. And I believe him!
Hi, AG, I still love you and most of what you write, about 90%, lol.
I agree with your comments in the above diary.
I always get a chuckle over your use of words esp. maroon, I hope you don’t mean me. Today my favorite was born(e)and I think I have been and am being born(e) into even more, and not inspite of but rather from choice, I do believe.
Love and take care,
Diane