The Thrill Is Gone
The polls are showing that the honeymoon is officially over for President Obama and all he has to show for his spent political capital is a highly disputed stimulus package and a floundering government-run health care scheme. (Michael Gerson, 'After the Thrill Is Gone,” The Washington Post, 8/7/09)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/06/AR2009080602932.html
Can You Hear Me Now?
President Obama's real problem isn't the town hall protesters; it's his inability to understand Middle America. (Dorothy Rabinowitz, 'Obama's Tone-Deaf Health Campaign,” The Wall Street Journal, 8/10/09)
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204251404574342653428074782.html#printMode
Republicans Are 'Un-American?'
Nancy Pelosi and Steny Hoyer think Republicans are 'un-American.” (Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Steny Hoyer, '‘Un-American' Attacks Can't Derail Health Care Debate,” USA Today, 8/10/09)
http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2009/08/unamerican-attacks-cant-derail-health-care-debate-.html