But shimmering on the distant horizon, beyond the shuttered diner and the foreclosed homes, is a state-of-the-art electric car, the new Fiat Mirage, that should be wheeling into town in a half-decade or so provided it can find somewhere to charge. “We will be able to look back and tell our children,” declared King Barack the Modest of his own candidacy in 2008, “this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow.” Great news for the oceans! Meanwhile, back on dry land, a quarter of American mortgages are “underwater” — that’s to say, the home “owners” owe more than the joint is worth. In Harry Reid’s Nevada, it’s 63 percent. -- Obama’s Road to Nowhere - Mark Steyn - National Review OnlinePosted by Vanderleun at June 11, 2011 10:23 AM
Now imagine the president and first lady riding in their super-heavy limo down that road, bottoming out on each bump. A metaphor to reckon with, I reckon.
Posted by: Ed McCabe at June 11, 2011 12:40 PM“this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow.”
"He was only joking", they say.
A pretty good rebuttal, unless you watch the video of him saying the words.
A picture is worth a thousand words. This is Obama and his hired hands plan for our economy. One speed bump after another for resource extraction, manufacturing, nuclear power, or any real wealth creation.
Posted by: Jimmy J. at June 11, 2011 9:10 PM
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