Firstly, the reason why I think that understanding the perspectives of foreign observers is precisely because their commentary isn’t polluted with the tiresome “Left vs. Right” battle which is so prevalent in our own country; such observations transcend all of that, for the most part, and for that reason I find them valuable.

I know for a fact that Dr. Ali Ettefag’s politics are hardly to “rightwing,” and to make the claim that such opinions rely heavily on “right-wing fantasy lore” is comical.

The author of this piece never makes the claim that the Clinton Administration “wrecked” the US economy. Obviously during the Clinton years, much deregulation took place; this can be attributed to both Republicans and Democrats (If you ascibe to “left-wing fantasy lore,” then it was all Phil Gramm).

If you are “defending” Clinton to me, then I hope you know that I am no serious critic of Clinton. For one, I am highly complimentary of his free-trade policies and multilateral foreign policy style. Sorry, but if you are looking for a partisan, cookie-cutter conflict with a conservative, call up Rush Limbaugh.

I support the Obama Administration as long as I feel that Obama is doing the right thing for this country. Neither Ali Ettefag nor I are “passing judgement,” instead, Ettefag is giving Obama some advice which he feels would help the president to have a successful presidency. And I merely posted such advice.

Maybe you should try reading the entire article before “passing judgement.” Being hysterically protective of President Obama won’t do him any favors, believe me.

The Obama administration is what, five days old? Give him a couple of years to try and clean up the mess and then you can pass judgment.