Over at Right Wing News today:

• The U.S. moving in the right direction? Well, sure, from Obama’s point of view.

An excerpt:

Imagine a chess player, moving his rook into danger for no apparent reason, except for the real possibility of advantage seven moves down the line that only he can see.

Or a general, calling a retreat from a long-defended and beloved city. Neither the troops, nor the people, nor the general’s bosses will be happy, until the withdrawal proves strategically decisive later on.

Or a football coach, calling three straight running plays that go nowhere at the beginning of a game, despite his Pro-Bowl quarterback. A wasted possession, unless he learned something about the defense that will come in handy later on.

I’m not saying Obama is like any of those examples. I’m saying that we’d be stupid to assume that he isn’t. Go read the whole thing.

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