OH, COME ON – AT 10:10 A.M. ET:  Related to the post just below, the Dems as the party of whiners, is the latest political assessment by the president of the United States:

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says he believes the Tea Party is built around a "core group" of people who question whether he is a U.S. citizen and believe he is a socialist.

Cheap, cheap, cheap.  Begin with a slur.  Question the sanity of the opposition.  Kind of reminds me of the way they did things in the old Soviet Union – putting anyone who disagreed into a mental institution.

But beyond that, Obama tells NBC he recognizes the movement involves "folks who have legitimate concerns" about the national debt and whether the government is taking on too many difficult issues simultaneously.

Gee, thanks, Mr. President.  We're glad you acknowledge that these American citizens have legitimate concerns.

In an interview broadcast Tuesday on NBC's "Today" show, Obama said he feels "there's still going to be a group at their core that question my legitimacy." But he said he didn't want to paint Tea Party activists "in broad brushes" and he hopes to win over members who have "mainstream, legitimate concerns."

Of course you wouldn't want to paint these folks "in broad brushes."  No, not at all.  Then why are you saying these things?

And, by the way Mr. President, why is it always about you?  There are real issues out there, and real worries, and not everyone wakes up every morning debating your "legitimacy."

March 30, 2010