<![CDATA[RealClearPolitics - Articles by Lorie Byrd]]>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/authors/?id=15500Author <![CDATA[Opposing President Unity]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0600 While those on the left demand those on the right now bow at the alter of Obama in the name of unity, many continue to bash President Bush in ways that can best be described as childish and petty. From the verbal "nana nana boo boo" President Bush received from some in the crowd at the inaugural ceremony to the classless digs at Bush on the new White House website, the new administration and its followers seem to have trouble following their own new rules for national unity. Journalist Nina Easton noted that not once in Barack Obama's inaugural speech did he give Bush credit for any of the things he did right. She specifically referred to the portion of the speech in which he said the...]]> <![CDATA[Factors that Could Lead to Obama's Downfall]]> Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Obama is spending significantly more in my state of North Carolina than McCain, so I see a lot of Obama ads. One I saw several times this week was incredibly reminiscent of some Bill Clinton ads from 1996. I remember the Clinton ads because even though I opposed him, I was impressed by how good and how persuasive they were. Bill Clinton sat in what looked like could be a living room, or perhaps a large homey office, with natural lighting, and talked directly to the camera. He told voters that he was for a middle class tax cut and for "ending welfare as we know it." I couldn't argue with either of those ideas. I knew enough about the Democratic party at the time to know it was pretty...]]> <![CDATA[The Case Against Obama - In His Own Words]]> Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Obama's youthful appearance is often cited as one of his biggest assets, but when he opens his mouth he doesn't always come off as presidential or even particularly intelligent. The political figure who perhaps has received the most ridicule in the past twenty years is Dan Quayle (due largely to a misspelled word on a flashcard he read during an appearance at a school). I wonder how much more grief would have been heaped on Vice President Quayle if he had made any of the following gaffes committed by Barack Obama (from Michelle Malkin):

ยท Last May, he claimed that Kansas tornadoes killed a whopping 10,000 people: "In case you missed it, this week, there was a tragedy in...]]>