re: #171 Guanxi88

Ruthlessness in the face of unarmed domestic opposition is not a guarantee of strength abroad, anymore than strength abroad is a guarantee of effectiveness against domestic opposition (see GWB for an example of the last one). Building coalition groups around a common ideology in order to gain political advantage in a democratic republic requires a different set of aptitudes than those required to deal with an aggressor on the international scene.

And you know that perfectly well. You are correct, however, that BHO has become an object for projection by many in his opposition. Even as W was a bungling incompetent who managed to steal and election and deceive the whole world about Iraq and the war on terror.

Of course. My only point is, if I was one of those who called Bush stupid, I knew I was spouting political rhetoric. Some here seem to think they have really measured Obama’s guts, etc…