This Is The Guy I Voted For

Folks who don't like President Obama sometimes call him arrogant, or cocky. Given that this was a perfect description of the last guy to sit in that office, and basically everyone I can think of who has the gall to effectively run for President, not sure it's much of a dig. And, when push comes to shove, if they can walk the walk, they can talk the talk. (Again, not so much with that last fella.)

So, even though it plays right into this characterization, I'd love to see a LOT more of this:

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday made clear he was not going to take advice from Republican Sarah Palin when it comes to decisions about the U.S. nuclear arsenal. ... "I really have no response to that. The last I checked, Sarah Palin is not much of an expert on nuclear issues," Obama said in an interview with ABC News.  ...

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Pressed further on Republican criticism that his strategy restricts the use of nuclear weapons too much, Obama added:   "What I would say to them is, is that if the secretary of defense and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff are comfortable with it, I'm probably going to take my advice from them and not from Sarah Palin."

This is the thing - there's no precedent for someone like Palin, especially in the way she continues to get tons of media exposure, and remains credible as a challenger for the Republican nomination in 2012, remarkable for someone who chose not to finish a single term as Governor of Alaska.

She's famous for essentially not knowing anything. Some people like her for this (which is probably worth a lot more discussion on its own), but nobody should consider what she thinks of a certain issue as being something the President would concern himself with.

Or, for that matter, anyone with a mind of their own. What a nincompoop. And good on the President for calling it like it is.