POWIP Piece of Work In Progress

Steyn on Jarrett speaking trooooooooof! to pow-ah…

The appointment of a new "Blame Czar" and other amusing miscellany.  But he makes some fairly good points:

Ah, right. People “putting up signs.” Can’t have that, can we? The most powerful woman in the inner circle of the most powerful man on earth has decided to speak truth to powerful people standing in the street with handwritten placards saying “THIS GRAN’MA ISN’T SHOVEL READY.” Was it only a week ago that I wrote about this administration’s peculiar need for domestic enemies?

The Senior Advisor seems to have forgotten that she is the power. Admittedly, this is a recurring lapse on the part of the administration. There was Barack Obama only the other day blaming everything on the president — no, no, silly, not him, the other fellow, the Designated Fall Guy who stepped down as head of state in January to accept the new constitutional position of Blame Czar. Musing on problems in Afghanistan, Obama blamed the “long years of drift” under his predecessor. The new president — okay, newish president — has been Drifter-in-Chief for almost a year but he’s too busy speaking truth to the former power to get on top of the situation. It could be a while yet. In his more self-regarding moments, such as his speech to the U.N., he gives the strong impression that the “long years of drift” began in 1776.

It seems that Ms. Jarrett has forgotten just which side of the power relationship she and Obama are on; just who are the mau-mau-ers, and who the mau-mau-ees.  I mean, it's kind of hard to decry the inherent villainy of The Man ! when you are the man.  On the bright side though, Obama need not worry about the usual suspects accusing him of racism...

And Steyn has a particularly amusing post at "The Corner" where he contrasts the genuine pleasure that Indian Prime Misinster Singh enjoyed during his recent meetings with former President G.W. Bush, with the stunned Pakistanis following Hillary's recent scoldings; Smart Diplomacy Watch indeed.  As he snarks:

Good thing those arrogant swaggering Texas cowboys aren't blundering around the world screwing up America's global relationships anymore.

Both posts are pretty good, which is usual for Mr. Steyn, take a moment, read them both, and get a few laughs from stuff that otherwise might make you want to cry.

Rocketman