The Day The Roof Fell In

[Valin]

Via Meadia:

Walter Russell Mead

9/12/12

 

Sometimes trouble blows up out of a clear blue sky. That’s what happened to the White House yesterday.

 

Coming out of the Democratic Convention, despite an uninspiring speech, President Obama had a united party and a comfortable bounce. While the economy was no great shakes, the President’s stewardship of foreign affairs helped give his administration an air of competence and professionalism. At a time when war-weary and terror-wary Americans, buffeted by storms at home and upheavals abroad, want nothing more than a quiet life, “no drama” Obama was ready to campaign as a safe and experienced steward of the national interest against a gaffe-prone challenger.

 

But that was before 9/11/12, the day the roof fell in. The Chicago teacher strike raised doubts about the President’s domestic leadership, the publication of Bob Woodward’s new book raised questions about his economic management and political skills, and 11 years to the day after the 9/11 attack, radical America-hating Islamists stormed the U.S. embassies in Cairo and Benghazi, assassinated the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three others even as U.S. and Israeli relations sank to another low point.

 

(Snip)

 

[RedlegDuke]

Well, what do you expect from Jimmy Carter II?

 

Talk about a perfect storm, and the media is busy committing suicide, attacking Mitt Romney for rightly condemning the pResident's limp-wristed response.

[pollyannaish]

Prager just had a great line: Murder is worse than mockery. I don't see why this isn't clear to the left. Anyway, he has a great show today.