Obama, what a kill joy

[grantcart]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/daschle_taxes


WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is taking responsibility for mistakes in the handling of the tax controversy that led to Tom Daschle's withdrawal as President Barack Obama's nominee to be health and human services secretary, saying: "I screwed up."

The president did a series of back-to-back television interviews in which the subject of failed nominees was a top subject.

Obama told NBC "I'm frustrated with myself" for unintentionally sending a message that there are "two sets of rules" for paying taxes, "one for prominent people and one for ordinary folks."

"I take responsibility for this mistake," he told Fox News.

No prevaricating explanations, no mumble jumble syntax deficient offerings providing us historical context and obtuse rationalizations?


Man this guy is just going to suck up all the fun out of President bashing.

[Harry Monroe]

1. My God, what a concept!!

A President who actually owns up to his mistakes!!

[maxsolomon]

2. it's almost as if there's buck stopping at his desk.

[Skittles]

3. I really respect Obama for this

I thought it was a hideous pick and I am grateful to see him take responsibility for it

[opihimoimoi]

4. Whattsa Basher to do these days.?..Damn

[fadedrose]

5. Maybe Michelle has been whispering in his ear

and she never was overly impressed with his infallibility, only with his ability.

Listen to HER Mr. President, not that DLC hack playing president...she's nobody's fool.

[grantcart]

10. and also those that have his email address on the 'blackberry'

it allows him to get some feed back withoug filters.

[fadedrose]

14. Right on

I can't trust his Chief of Staff . . .

[Jennicut]

6. Really? Taking responsibility with his own trusting of Daschle?

My oh my. He is a different breed, that man.

[JayMusgrove]

7. The press will never let him get away with being less than perfect

It's all over, I expect the Republicans will introduce a bill of impeachment tomorrow in the house.... we cannot have a President that is less than perfect, like we had under George W. Bush, who never regretted ANYTHING he did. He must have been the perfect President, no one ever impeached him.

[AtomicKitten]

8. He obviously didn't study at the Bush School for Not Taking Responsibility.

[Ilsa]

9. Exactly. They have nothing to talk about now since he is the one

with the big cahones and owns it. They have nothing to chew on him about. It's brilliant. W.* never had a secure enough ego to do it.

[Urban Prairie]

11. It was hard to defend President Obama's

Pick for the HHS honcho on my hometown's messageboard. I resorted to simply posting a picture of Cheney with the word "So?" in it. The conservatives who post there finally had a juicy target in Daschle to vilify, and sure took advantage of the opportunity to do so.

[grantcart]

12. welcome to DU

[Urban Prairie]

16. Thanks grantcart!!

Wish that I had known about this website long ago, I had been posting once and a while on the Townhall website messageboard during the elections and campaign last summer and fall. What a bunch of nutjob fanatic regulars there that comment on political news and blogs. I have had a lot of fun riling them up, and still do. I also recently found out about the freepers website, by reading the threads here

[grantcart]

18. its addictive

[BattyDem]

13. It's official.

We have a grown-up in the White House! :bounce:

[grantcart]

19. Its all very strange. The most 'normal' family to ever live in the White House is named Obama

[eridani]

15. Good for him

Think of how Bush was completely flummoxed when asked if he ever regretted any of his decisions.

[BklynChick]

17. just watched his interview with Brian Williams, and he was great in saying all of this.

so different and refreshing!