"Mr. Obama portrays himself as a nonideological, bipartisan voice of reason.
Everyone resorts to straw men occasionally, but Mr. Obama's persistent use of
the device is troubling. Continually characterizing those who disagree with you
in a fundamentally dishonest way can be the sign of a person who lacks
confidence in the merits of his ideas.
It was said that Lincoln crafted his
arguments in 'resonant words that enriched the political dialogue of his age.'
Mr. Obama's straw men aren't enriching the dialogue of our age. They are
cheapening it. Mr. Obama should stop employing them."
I noted this same thing in my post on the Congressional address. But Karl Rove nails it. Pres. Obama constantly positions his policies as the rational alternative to irratational positions he leads you to believe are the positions of his foes. But they are really just straw men - extreme positions that are advocated by no serious adversary. I wonder if he could make a case for his policies if he had to defend them against rational alternatives?
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