Perhaps you've noticed how Attorney General Eric We're-All-Cowards-on-Race Holder chose a Friday to announce that KSM and other terrorist suspects would be tried in civilian court in NYC- rather than before a military tribunal.
Clearly there's a pattern of seeking to mute reaction to controversial policy announcements by issuing them late on a Friday- this is yet more of the habitual dishonesty and bad-faith manipulation of public opinion that's got Obama's credibility in tatters already...
CBS News cited a poll yesterday showing that only 14 % of Americans believe Obama’s claim that healthcare reform won’t add to the budget deficit... and only 7% believe that the stimulus has created any jobs at all- this despite frenzied Team Obama claims to the contrary.
"What is unusual is the degree to which this White House has relied on this tactic."
Rove cited these examples of Obama's "Friday dumps" in his WSJ article:
- On Jan. 30, Obama revoked the ban on providing taxpayer dollars to international groups that promote or perform abortions in other countries.
- On Feb. 27, the president announced that U.S. combat activities in Iraq would end in 18 months, a longer period than his antiwar base desired.
- On May 15, another Friday, Obama said he would retain George W. Bush's military tribunals to try terrorist detainees, a move opposed by civil libertarians.
- On Oct. 30, the White House announced that it had "created or saved" at least a million jobs since February. A week later, the unemployment rate hit 10.2 percent.
However, he added that "not even Friday afternoons can offer sanctuary from dangerous or ill-considered policy choices."
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