The Red and the Blue

What a week for the president.

Starting in London, Barack Obama has traversed Europe from one corner to the other (literally).  But something profound happened in the midst of meeting with European leaders: Obama completed his tour of Europe in Turkey, a nation yet to be accepted into the European Union.

“Some people have asked me if I chose to continue my travels to Ankara and Istanbul to send a message,” Obama said to the Turkish parliament yesterday. “My answer is simple: Evet. Yes.”

In his remarks, he stated, “The United States is not and will never be at war with Islam.”

Obama was trying to send a signal that Turkey is a part of Europe, while simultaneously speaking to the Muslim world.  The problem is: he can’t do both. Read more…

Uncategorized Barack Obama, Europe, Turkey

Stephen Colbert and Glenn Beck

To use one of Dan Rather’s signature quotations:  Scott Murphy’s lead is “as thin as turnip soup” in the NY-20 special congressional election.

Fortunately, Murphy, the Democratic candidate, has a big (Republican) family to support him (57 immediate family members!).

Tedisco, the Republican challenger, holds out hope in the 10,000 absentee ballots, but it doesn’t look good for national Republicans.

Obama hits London for the G-20 summit — bearing gifts!

Eric Holder, the attorney general, lets former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens off the hook but keeps a tighter leash on the DOJ on the subject of DC voting rights.

Maybe the stimulus is starting to work?  I’ll leave the details to our colleagues at The Bottom Line.

And Steven Colbert calls out Glenn Beck for being an idiot.

Uncategorized Barack Obama, Glenn Beck, New York, Scott Murphy, Stephen Colbert