The Same Old Washington Blame GameI am just not accustomed to this kind of refreshing candor coming from a Communication Director for this or, for that matter, any administration. After all, the job of a Communication Director is "spin" - to frame everything in the most positive light for the President and the administration. But there it is... Pfeiffer delivers on the promise of the title "The Same Old Washington Blame Game" with much more of the same old Washington blame game in the body of the post.
Posted by Dan Pfeiffer on December 30, 2009 at 03:34 PM EST
In the first paragraph, Pfeiffer writes "too many are engaged in the typical Washington game of pointing fingers and making political hay...". In the rest of the post he points fingers and makes political hay:
"..for seven years after 9/11, while our national security was overwhelmingly focused on Iraq – a country that had no al Qaeda presence before our invasion – Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda's leadership was able to set up camp in the border region of Pakistan and Afghanistan, where they continued to plot attacks against the United States."
"Seven years of bellicose rhetoric failed to reduce the threat from al Qaeda and succeeded in dividing this country."
"The difference is this: President Obama doesn’t need to beat his chest to prove it, and – unlike the last Administration – we are not at war with a tactic (“terrorism”), we at war with something that is tangible..."
I can only hope this trend will continue. Perhaps other political bloggers will be inspired to be more candid about their blog posts. Perhaps even DWSUWF should follow Dan's lead and replace this post title with "A Smarmy, Cynical, Sarcastic And Unfunny Take On The White House Blog".
Hat Tip - Kate at Small Dead Animals
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