Kathleen Parker is OK

Kathleen Parker writes for the Washington Post and is syndicated in a lot of other outlets. She is billed as a conservative. Even so, I respect her integrity, and her writing skills and wit are high caliber. Today's column titled "Obama's Unmacho Diplomacy" is a classic example. The title makes you think she is going to dump on the Prez, but that is not the case. Instead, it's a hilarious skewering of pundits who criticized Obama for not being manly enough on his European tour. After setting up that premise, she observes:
" What they're really asking is: Did Obama do justice to the fire hydrant?"

Later she notes:

Call me a mother of boys. Or call Freud, if you must. But would that life were really as complicated and confused as leaders insist it is.

Unfortunately, most of world history seems to have pivoted on the balance or imbalance of hormones, with testosterone presenting the greatest challenge. (I note this as a fan.)

In what may prove to be an epochal development, Obama seems to have his under control. He doesn't strut, swagger or flex. He doesn't even notice the hydrant.

And she finishes the article with this nice touch:

A man who listens may be perceived as weak by those who prefer to talk big. But playground wisdom holds that showoffs are usually overcompensating, and the strongest one has nothing to prove. To answer the original question: When you're the big dog, you can afford to smile. The saber is understood.

By the way, Kathleen took a raft of shit from the right wing during the campaign for her great, courageous rant in the National Review against Sarah Palin being nominated.

.... just sayin'

T.