Roy Cordato already has explained for us how President Obama?s anti-recessionary policies represent little more than ?George W. Bush on steroids.?
Now, TIME?s Mark Halperin suggests that Obama might have to address his Muslim mosque problem by seeking a little political cover from Bush and the other living presidents:
Obama has so bungled the mosque issue that he may be unable to solve the problem by himself. His tentative, uneven comments; his growing reputation for partisanship; his waning poll numbers; and his party’s vulnerabilities just a few months before the midterm elections (along with the mystifying suspicions of some citizens about the President’s religious background) have him in a real bind. So far, Carter, Clinton and Bushes I and II have shown no interest in publicly weighing in on the Ground Zero fight. George W. Bush, who reached out aggressively to Muslims after 9/11, is sticking to the strict silence he has maintained for 18 months about Obama’s presidency.
Whatever the final location of the Islamic center, Obama must send an unambiguous message to the world: that the U.S., despite the ongoing struggle against violent extremists, is not at war with Muslims or their faith. It is essential that Obama make this point clear ? and to do so, he may need a little help from his friends.
