I'm going to predict the right-wing talking point re the pirates.

[drm604]

"This just shows that our military can save the day in spite of a weak Commander in Chief".

Wait for it.

[mix]

1. or how about:

"You go to war with the military you have. The Bush-Cheney Pentagon made this possible. Obama should thank them."

[drm604]

9. Basically a variation of what I said, n/t

[mix]

10. it's not enough to call him weak

the MSM will expect Obama to grovel while denying him credit.

[drm604]

12. Good point. n/t

[theoldman]

Obama does not micro manage.

That is another sign of a good manager.

[mix]

4. that is my impression too

He's also smart enough to realize that there are political costs to putting yourself at the center of every crisis, a la 43.

[OregonBlue]

2. So far the reaction of FR is "what, they only killed three?" See he is weak.

[The Straight Story]

3. "bush would have done it right and invaded somalia " fight pirates there before they come here

:)

[PopSixSquish]

6. Well Invading Somalia Didn't Work Out So Well the Last Time

but the knuckledraggers blame that on Clinton rather than remember that 41 decided to get his war on one last time.

[IDemo]

14. He would have f*&ed up and invaded Samoa

[krkaufman]

16. "Samoa" ... HA!!! good one. n/t

[katanalori]

5. just went to dark side

aka Gretawire on Fox News blog and YES, the Navy did it and "O" had NOTHING to do with it.
Nevermind that their "O" is COMMANDER IN CHEIF of the Navy.

[drm604]

8. For real?

I called it!

Do you have a link?

[dem629]

7. Yep. It's as easy as this for them.....

Things go wrong: Obama's fault

Things go well: Military success in spite of Obama

:eyes:

[MineralMan]

11. Now the moron Freepers are speculating about

how the rescue was done. The 101st Keyboard Division knows it all, no doubt.

Buncha morons. Most of them can't walk to the corner and back without breathing hard, but they're experts on special ops strategy.

[alsame]

13. It's simple - President Obama

bowed to the pirates and they released the Captain.

[CTyankee]

15. Sorry, it won't work. Obama will get a huge surge in public approval for

handling this crisis in a mature, but firm, manner. If the RW tries what you suggest they'll end up even lower in the eyes of the nonfreeped American public. I say give them enough rope...

[DS1]

17. He only used 1/5th of his options

Where were the Air Force, Army, Marines, and Coast Guard? :D

[Hanse]

18. Jack-booted thugs terrorize ocean going pleasure craft.

The biggest threat from big government since the ATF burned down a church with tanks.