Obama's Giant Leap?

Maureen Dowd, in her recent column entitled “Slouching Toward Washington” highlighted Bill Maher’s comments on Christine O’Donnell, and offered a detailed litany against those who would dare question the superior intelligence of the scientific community. See the full column here: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/26/opinion/26dowd.html


But the real exposé of Maureen’s sentiments popped out in this paragraph:

"President Obama was supposed to be a giant leap forward in modernity, the brainy, rational first black president leading us out of the scientific darkness of the W. years. But by letting nutters get a foothold, he may usher us into the past."

Interestingly, Maureen has just unwittingly admitted that Obama has spawned a new awareness in conservatives and freethinking Americans, and that he has been a disappointment in the eyes of the Progressives.

Also, just how would Maureen propose that Obama prevent "nutters" from getting a "foothold"? There's a dark implication that some sort of forceful imposition should be made to stifle dissent. I don't believe the Constitution would support such action.

Oh, silly me, I forgot that Maureen thinks the Constitution is outdated and doesn't matter anymore.