The comment by Richard Danzig that the future of US strategy in the war on terrorism should follow a lesson from the pages of Winnie the Pooh got its share of criticism from NRO’s Jim Geraghty,  Slublog, and others, as Danzig is one of Barack Obama’s key foreign policy advisers.
But wait… there’s more!
What went unnoticed in the accounts I read is that Danzig is in Obama’s Veepstakes.  Some might pooh-pooh Danzig’s chances in the wake of his Pooh remarks, but he is at least responsible for getting Obama to put the flag lapel pin back on — because of the symbolism. Moreover, the other former military types on Obama’s list do not fare much better.ÂÂ
Retired Gen. Tony McPeak would be asked about his comment that Jooos in New York City and Miami were preventing peace in the Mideast (must be that shuffleboard diplomacy). Retired Maj. Gen. Scott Gration is known for his platform of global nuclear disarmament, which undoubtedly influenced the Obama wackiness shown in the video our host Jeff G posted recently. Retired Gen. James Jones, the former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, is probably disqualified by serving on the boards of Chevron and medical equipment company Invacare, not to mention his decades-long friendship with John McCain.
Frankly, Team Obama would be well-advised to avoid military types for Veep. Military types have not fared well in presidential contests since Ike. Moreover, the theory that such a choice would address Obama’s lack of foreign policy experience and military bona fides has always seemed as flawed to me as the press chatter about Dick Cheney lending his gravitas to George W. Bush in 2000. People almost never vote for president based on the vice-presidential pick, and these types of choices only cause the 24/7 news cycle to dwell on the candidate’s supposed weakness, thereby reinforcing the perception of weakness in the public mind.
Comment by CArin -BONC on 6/18 @ 10:57 am #
You know, it’s odd that Danzig sounds like such a pussy now. He used to be such a bad ass:
Mother
Tell your children not to walk my way
Tell your children not to hear my words
What they mean
What they say
Mother
Comment by Roboc on 6/18 @ 11:09 am #
Great, what’s next, Eeyore’s non-poliferation strategy!
Comment by thor on 6/18 @ 11:15 am #
but he is at least responsible for getting Obama to put the flag lapel pin back on
Please try and note your conjecture as such unless you yourself are confused as to a statement of fact.
Comment by SarahW on 6/18 @ 11:17 am #
What do Jagulars do?” asked Obama, hoping that they
wouldn’t.
Comment by SarahW on 6/18 @ 11:21 am #
They cry “halp halp” and then they drop on you.
Comment by Rob Crawford on 6/18 @ 11:21 am #
Thor, from the linked story:
HTH. HAND. FOAD.
Comment by thor on 6/18 @ 11:35 am #
Read it slow, maybe that’ll work for you. I can’t help you further than advice.
No where is there any indication Danzig was responsible for the decision as to whether Obama wears his flag pin. Those flag pins do seem to torment so many emotions, eh. Danzig is describing future events in a strategic frame but does lay claim to the kernel responsibility for said flag pin strategy, devastatingly important as that flag pin strategy is.
Comment by nikkolai on 6/18 @ 11:36 am #
“The war in Iraq is lost,” Eyore sadly brayed.
Comment by Karl on 6/18 @ 11:45 am #
Of course, when thor wrote “Danzig… does lay claim to the kernel responsibility for said flag pin strategy,” he’s saying the same thing, but let’s keep that just between us.
thor = silly old bear
Comment by Karl on 6/18 @ 11:56 am #
Obama is the only candidate advocating tough, direct presidential diplomacy with the Heffalumps and the Woozles.
Comment by Roboc on 6/18 @ 11:58 am #
“If the person you are talking to doesn’t appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear.â€Â
Comment by guinsPen on 6/18 @ 12:02 pm #
@ #5 Before the word spread that the bears were in a tree, a neighbor was made aware of the bears after being urinated on.
Caption to one of the pix.
Comment by Kirk on 6/18 @ 12:03 pm #
Pure gold.
Comment by McGehee on 6/18 @ 12:17 pm #
Willy-nilly, silly little candidate.
Comment by Scape-goat Trainee on 6/18 @ 1:33 pm #
Future Headline:
And as the Iranian President thumbed his nose for the 3,579th time at the UN pleas for the regime to stop building Nuclear Weapons, ( since the first dozen bombs should be more than enough), President Obama was overheard turning to one of aides and saying:
“Oh Bother”.
Comment by thor on 6/18 @ 1:55 pm #
KK, how many times I have to tell not to sip Zima with a straw. Shit goes straight to your head when you do that.
Comment by kelly on 6/18 @ 2:09 pm #
Damn. There’s a snark line using the large colon and thor’s fixation with blowing O! here but it just won’t come to me.
Comment by Karl on 6/18 @ 2:10 pm #
thor’s history of commenting while drunk had already tipped me off to that.
Comment by Karl on 6/18 @ 2:14 pm #
kelly,
I think what you’re looking for is “shit goes straight to your head when you’ve got your nose so far up O’s ass that you’re eyeing his kidneys.” Tends to turn one into a shithead.
Comment by kelly on 6/18 @ 2:23 pm #
That’s it, Karl. Thanks.
And thanks, again, for your great posts. Fine work, indeed.
Comment by PalmettoTiger on 6/18 @ 2:28 pm #
“I’m feeling rather 11 o’clockish,” Said Obama as he tried to finish his waffle.
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