[Thanks.  But it's difficult to believe that under-30's, Blacks, Hispanics, Jews and other previously pro-bh0 demographics weren't part of the shellacking last November. -ED]

EDDO! This is a Big high five BINGO to you on this one!

Yeah, All of us other alleged conservative dimwits ought to be slapped for not seeing this caddywampus contradiction before now.  Now let's compound it a bit.

How many of you are aware that while Egypt rioted President Sarkozy of France joined Merkel of Germany and Cameron of the UK to proclaim emphatically that MULTICULTURALISM HAS FAILED... Citing that all it has done is wet-nurse enclaves of Islam that have no intention of assimilating... Do you people understand what an enormous indictment of leftist fuzzy-feel-good-policy that really is? Where's C.R.O.W. weighing in on that subject? No need to answer that.

Would he have resigned after 18 days of protests in Washington? No. But you can bet when he's out of the Whitehouse in 2012 there's going to be some kind of attempt to hang on to it ~ and it won't be pretty.

patrioticcynic

Montgomery, AL Advertiser

Seems to me that if conservatives had something big enough to complain about that would put them on the Oval for 18 days, they would have done it. But they didn't . . . they went home after yelling and screaming for a day, wearing ridiculous costumes and waiving signs with English so poor you would think a bunch of illegals did the lettering for them.

Obama will not resign because, unlike Mubarak and Nixon, he has done nothing to merit a resignation. It is not "tyranny" when duly elected Congressmen pass a statute, EVEN IF some people in the country don't like it. And that is an irony. Conservatives seek to ignore the election of 2008, where more than 200 million people voted and elected a Dem president and Dem House and Dem Senate, but act as if the 2010 election, where far fewer people voted, should trump 2008. It doesn't work that way, of course. Dems still hold two of the three levers of government (the Senate and the White House) because THE VOTERS wanted it that way. You cons can work with them and get something done, or you can sit back and b*tch and moan, but you can't do both.

Anonymous
Beachwood, OH

[Thanks for providing additional proof that the left is all about personal attack/demonization and non-defense of the Bill of Rights.  It can just as easily be said, now that Obama no longer has a dictator's majority, that he better work with those who "shellacked" his ineffective socialistic agenda or be prepared to experience the same "shellacking" in his next campaign.  See my response (above) to the lefty in Phoenix. -ED]

I think the difference is how the Prez acknowledged the two different protests. The tea party was peaceful, they wanted to be heard, and they instead were demonized. The Egyptian protest turned ugly and there has not yet been a solid resolution as to what may come, and O heralds this moment. We made change thru our votes, Egyptians made change through threats, and demands, yet he still can not hear us.

...With the tea party it was about being seen and heard, letting Obama know this was not the change we were expecting. Not knowing what was in thousand page bills before voting in them, transparency through opaque windows, apologizing for the greatest country on earth. Much like pearl harbor, obama woke a sleeping giant that was content with getting up everyday and doing the right thing.

dogpound
Palm Springs, CA Desert Sun

Individualism-collectivism is a continuum. Most arguments are about the optimum point on that continuum.

brerrabbit

Lafayette, LA Daily Advertiser

As to the question about whether Obama would resign should that scenario happen here -- I believe not.

What I do think is that the Egyptians were magnificent because they held it so together and for the most part, it was a non-violent uprising compared to other uprisings and revolutions. What happens next -- well, we'll see.

carirose

St. Cloud, MN Times

If we keep going the way we are, who's to say it won't happen?

2AxMax

Great Falls, MT Tribune

No Ed.  Obama would call a press conference and announce to the World that he has not done a good enough job of explaining his
policy to the angry mob on the street. Then he would promise them all a new Kia Soul car to get them to chill out. Of course the Cars would come at the Taxpayers expense.

Also, nobody would ever know about an uprising against Obama here in the States. NBC would report it was a rally for Obama, not against. Mubarak's state-run media is not as effective as Obama's.

CommyLeftist

Des Moines, IA Register

[Good one! -ED]

Very good question. Washington D.C. the great Capitol of our Nation. Unlike Cairo where there is some commerce, our Capital is a socialist utopia. No one would notice if Washington was shut down by protest. Costs per student in public schools are the highest in the land by far and they have the lowest HS Grad rates a real Public worker union dream land. The overpaid Federal government workers would still get their money via cyber space as would the masses of residents on the dole. The high-riding murder and other crime rates would continue unabated as usual. The AFDC kids would still be in their beds with visions of dependency still dancing in the heads. Shutting down Washington D.C. would do no good, total socialism now stinks up the place where Freedom once stood...

oscarthepig

Wausau, WI Daily Herald

Obama calls it a peaceful protest in Egypt and refers to the teaparty attendees as those that "cling to their bibles and guns" and we are wondering who the "extremist" amongst us is?

m2march

Palm Springs, CA Desert Sun

Mr Bloggo, You would have given the same response that you got here, had someone invoked the idea of such a protest against George W. Bush. Note also that none of our presidents has held power for 30 years, nor do they have political opponents arrested. It can't be said however, that none of our presidents has sanctioned torture of prisoners.

GimmeChoclate

Lafayette, LA Daily Advertiser

[Ms. Chocolate, bh0's predecessor was scrutinized under the system of checks and balances for his entire term, certainly for the final two years. Yet, lefties blame him for everything -- which tortures logic and is a crime that victimizes everyone.-ED]

Impact of mob mentality on a setting president. I can think of no better example than LBJ's decision not to run for a second term. Without doubt, his decision was in direct response to mob mentality. He started a war and didn't have the backbone or conviction to finish it. He couldn't, or wouldn't, face the mob with the same conviction he expected of those he sent to war.

OgleEyes

Palm Springs, CA Desert Sun

[Your example is a good one....except that LBJ did not START the war in SE Asia. He inherited it from his previous two (some say 3) predecessors who inherited it from one or more of our allies. -ED]

Ed....It's interesting for me that this hypothetical comes up now. Three of my children and two of my brother's children (all adults with their own children) were having this discussion last week; well, as part of a larger discussion about Egypt and other nations in general. It had nothing to do with us being near anything like that, but the question seemed relevant or they wouldn't have bothered. It actually seems a natural thing to wonder about in today's world. Whether it would or could happen and how it would happen is part of the discussion for those unafraid to talk about it. I like hearing them interact and entertain any subject of national and global significance. I will have to tell them they are extremists and fanatics, according to some, for even bringing this up. Sure I will. I think I will continue to encourage them to discuss whatever they think is important and relevant. I love that they are unafraid; it's encouraging.

pbwesley

Lafayette, LA Daily Advertiser

...I think most conservatives simply want to point out the dangers of turning more and more freedoms over to the Government. If we let it, it will chip away little by little until we wake up one day and our country is forever changed. I point to healthcare reform, border security, government injecting themselves more and more into the private sector, the Fairness Doctrine...etc. All of these are about government power and interference. Some of it needs to be stopped in its tracks. The last election was clearly proof that most Americans think the Obama admin. has overstepped its bounds. I don't know how anyone could see it any other way.

krm1619

Montgomery, AL Advertiser

Well, we have sort of been there and done that. Remember Nixon? Of course that took a lot more than 18 days and fortunately in this country we have an orderly process where we end up with a new president...without the military stepping in. What happened in Egypt is the equivalent of the Joint Chief's of staff taking over the country.

No thanks.

BurtJohnson

St. Cloud, MN Times

…A large unruly demonstration [may not be] not the legal way to remove a president. [But] I think that if hundreds of thousands were to hold demonstrations on The Mall near election time encouraging change, it would have an impact.

I found it very arrogant for Obama to call for a head of state to resign - especially when he and others in his party were very vocal in their criticism of Bush for his "meddling in other countries politics." While not surprising, the fact that the current administration is not making any attempt to hide it's very left leaning agenda indicates to me they realize they are a one-term gig, and they are going to do all they can in the remaining time they have.

PSDesertRat

Palm Springs, CA Desert Sun

So what would you guys be protesting in DC? Hopefully it would be against the special interests and corporate interests that have taken over ALL politics and government actions since the eighties. Yes, I know it started before then, but that's when it exploded.

No matter how much rhetoric is raised about the leadership in this country, past or present, we have it much better than most of the world.

ColdMockingbird

Montgomery, AL Advertiser

[Once we had it better than ALL of the rest of the world. Once we had it FAR better for ourselves. "Corporate interests" and average Americans alike know that government is ON our backs but does not HAVE our backs. -ED]