Maureen Dowd - "The Bitter Distraught of Helplessness"

Serial Bush-Cheney basher Maureen Dowd seems to think the gulf oil spill has changed the "feeling" around the White House.  She suggests, "the fairy dust of hopefulness" has been replaced by "the bitter distraught of helplessness." We hope she is wrong. 

If Dowd is right, it is likely because there has been too much "feeling" and not enough "thinking" going on.  "Feeling" that government can do anything is suddenly crashing headlong into the reality that stuff happens.  And when stuff happens (Katrina - Oil Well Explosions), it might be a good time to start "thinking" that government is the last thing to rely on if you need something quick.  And not coincidentally, it seems to be amazing these days how often we need something quick.

Unwittingly, Columnist Dowd does what James Carville and now Frank Rich have done (see above).  She joined the chorus of those who want to blame the White House for whatever is bothering them.  This gulf oil disaster is not Obama's fault.  And while there are certain things that could be done better, our president is, after all, trying to motivate a government bureaucracy to run when crawling is its specialty.  Read more:

Maureen Dowd - "The Bitter Distraught of Helplessness"