Comments on: NY Daily News reporter on meeting President Obama at Arlington National Cemetery http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2009/11/ny-daily-news-reporter-on-meeting-president-obama-at-arlington-national-cemetary/ A black bourgeoisie perspective on U.S. politics Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:13:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: JeffLhttp://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2009/11/ny-daily-news-reporter-on-meeting-president-obama-at-arlington-national-cemetary/comment-page-1/#comment-339981 JeffL Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:34:04 +0000 http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/?p=16997#comment-339981 In my memory (going back to my first vote for Carter), I don't remember ANY president taking such active interest in the lives of veterans and their families. I'm talking not just about the more symbolic acts but also about his policies and support for legislation.<br><br>I think he does this sincerely from the heart. But I also think he knows this is smart politics. He has called the conservatives' bluff. He does the right thing in a show of support that demonstrates more genuine respect for the women and men in uniform than the jingoistic right. In my memory (going back to my first vote for Carter), I don't remember ANY president taking such active interest in the lives of veterans and their families. I'm talking not just about the more symbolic acts but also about his policies and support for legislation.

I think he does this sincerely from the heart. But I also think he knows this is smart politics. He has called the conservatives' bluff. He does the right thing in a show of support that demonstrates more genuine respect for the women and men in uniform than the jingoistic right.

]]> By: JeffLhttp://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/2009/11/ny-daily-news-reporter-on-meeting-president-obama-at-arlington-national-cemetary/comment-page-1/#comment-312161 JeffL Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:34:04 +0000 http://www.jackandjillpolitics.com/?p=16997#comment-312161 In my memory (going back to my first vote for Carter), I don't remember ANY president taking such active interest in the lives of veterans and their families. I'm talking not just about the more symbolic acts but also about his policies and support for legislation.<br><br>I think he does this sincerely from the heart. But I also think he knows this is smart politics. He has called the conservatives' bluff. He does the right thing in a show of support that demonstrates more genuine respect for the women and men in uniform than the jingoistic right. In my memory (going back to my first vote for Carter), I don't remember ANY president taking such active interest in the lives of veterans and their families. I'm talking not just about the more symbolic acts but also about his policies and support for legislation.

I think he does this sincerely from the heart. But I also think he knows this is smart politics. He has called the conservatives' bluff. He does the right thing in a show of support that demonstrates more genuine respect for the women and men in uniform than the jingoistic right.

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