"Here I am, Lord."

"Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night..."

Honestly? The best thing we could do for the Obamas, I truly believe, is to get them the heck out of Washington and let them figure out a way to work their charitable impulses in the private sector, with no government funding needed.

Something's unhealthy in that family: Michelle and the girls don't seem too happy* being trotted out as props; despite today's "good news!" on the economic front, he's not finding satisfaction in his own work or job performance, I'm sure; and with his newfound committment to Christianity, surely he's not strong enough to stand up to Israel and his foreign-policy advisers like He-man Hil to actually practice Christian doctrine.

And G-d help us all if the Iranians make good on their "Do unto others" threat here to avenge the killings of the Iranian scientists. I don't care if it is just Jews in America being targeted and potentially killed -- the payback will come. I suspect Obama would be safer, and the country too, if he's well out of office before the heat really gets turned up...

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* Look at her face there.
She knows him. She's not a poseur so much, or it doesn't come as naturally to her, given her upbringing compared to his. He's not a saint, and he's not even interpreting Jesus' message properly. Had he at least kept in touch with that Chicago reverend, he'd of had somebody in Washington to consult first. But now?

He's grabbing at Scripture, like the economists are busy spinning the numbers, to make it say what they think they need at this point in time. Short-term strategis like that rarely work.