Wednesday, June 04, 2008
Obama Versus Canute the Great
Let's start with the old guy. It is a 1000 year old story that King Canute, king of England and most of Scandinavia, Canute the Great, in order to shut up his sycophantic courtiers, had them place his throne at the shore where he commanded the incoming tide to stop, which, of course, it did not. There is indeed a limit to human ability vis a vis the power of nature.
Compare that to this little piece from Senator Obama's speech last night:
Yeah, if Obama tells the seas not to rise, they should tremble and obey.
Oh, and there are two ways for us to end the war being waged against us, beat the Jihadists or surrender to them. Any bets which way Obama leans? Anyone? Anyone?
Compare that to this little piece from Senator Obama's speech last night:
...I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children that this was the moment when we began to provide care for the sick and good jobs to the jobless; this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal; this was the moment when we ended a war...
Yeah, if Obama tells the seas not to rise, they should tremble and obey.
Oh, and there are two ways for us to end the war being waged against us, beat the Jihadists or surrender to them. Any bets which way Obama leans? Anyone? Anyone?
Labels: Barack Obama quote, King Canute the Great
