If I Still Worked at a Wire Service . . .
. . . I'd be tempted to arrange news developments just so: The White House responded to former vice president Cheney's accusation of "dithering" on war decisions by countering that Cheney had "not focused on Afghanistan" for seven years; the following day, President Obama left for a series of fundraisers in Connecticut and Massachusetts and a weekend golf outing.
Politico posted thisWhat if George W. Bush had done that?
A four-hour stop in New Orleans, on his way to a $3 million fundraiser.
Snubbing the Dalai Lama.
Signing off on a secret deal with drug makers.
Freezing out a TV network.
Doing more fundraisers than the last president. More golf, too.
President Barack Obama has done all of those things — and more.
What’s remarkable is what hasn’t happened. These episodes haven’t become metaphors for Obama’s personal and political character — or consuming controversies that sidetracked the rest of his agenda.
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