{"id":8635,"date":"2009-03-03T22:11:34","date_gmt":"2009-03-04T03:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theanchoressonline.com\/?p=8635"},"modified":"2017-03-15T22:16:21","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T22:16:21","slug":"my-message-to-obama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/theanchoress\/2009\/03\/03\/my-message-to-obama\/","title":{"rendered":"My Message to Obama:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Wherein I am the Oddball, and Mr. President is Moriarty.<\/p>\n<\/iframe>\nLet me say it again:<\/p>\nIs this <a href=\"http:\/\/moneyrunner.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/planned-impoverishment.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">planned impoverishment?<\/a><\/p>\nI don\u2019t know, but the president seems content to let the economy crash. His press secretary seems <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mediabistro.com\/tvnewser\/cnbc\/white_house_knocks_jim_cramer_for_calling_obama_budget_greatest_wealth_destruction_by_a_president_110203.asp\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">amused<\/a> by it all \u2013 at least he seems to be giggling as the White House names <a href=\"http:\/\/pajamasmedia.com\/eddriscoll\/2009\/03\/03\/another-pundit-comes-to-his-senses\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">yet another public voice<\/a> that is to be laughed at and dismissed for daring to question this administration.<\/p>\nThe condescension<\/em>.<\/p>\nWELCOME:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/corner.nationalreview.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Corner Readers<\/a>, and thanks, Jonah, for the link. Today we\u2019re also talking about <a href=\"http:\/\/theanchoressonline.com\/2009\/03\/04\/anchoress-writes-at-first-things\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">angry defiant nuns trying to smackdown Rome<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/theanchoressonline.com\/2009\/03\/02\/will-the-dow-hit-5000\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">whether the Dow will hit 5,000<\/a>. Please look around!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wherein I am the Oddball, and Mr. President is Moriarty. Let me say it again: Is this planned impoverishment? I don\u2019t know, but the president seems content to let the economy crash. 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