Denial is a powerful thing.....
So is "complete fantasy"...
http://thehill.com/opinion/campaign...have-lost-even-if-obama-was-tougher-on-russia
It’s the latest Democratic talking point: Former President Obama knew about Russian meddling and should have done more to stop it.
“You know, big fan of President Obama’s, obviously, but there’s no question that things were going on, that meddling was occurring in the presidential race — and there’s even evidence now to indicate in other races — in a real way,” former Hillary Clinton campaign surrogate Christine Quinn told CNN this week. “And I think it was a frustration for all of us close to the Clinton campaign towards the end, and after the election, about why ... President Obama didn’t move more quickly and aggressively.”
Mary Anne Marsh, a former adviser to Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry who I often debate on Fox News, has been saying the same for two years.
“The fact is, the Obama administration did too little, too late to deal with the Russian interference in our election. That is a fact,” Marsh said during a recent interview, adding the Trump administration and its allies are also responsible. “The Obama administration did not do enough.”
But while it is true Obama could have and should have done more to stop the Russians on a number of fronts, it is complete fantasy to believe those actions would have somehow changed the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. Further, this narrative continues to displace responsibility away from where is belongs: with Clinton.
Obama didn’t take Russia seriously during a 2012 debate with GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, when Russian President Vladimir Putin regained a serious foothold in Syria or when Russian forces annexed Crimea. He did, however, take them seriously after Clinton lost — ensuring his legacy would be altered rather than preserved.
So is "complete fantasy"...
http://thehill.com/opinion/campaign...have-lost-even-if-obama-was-tougher-on-russia
It’s the latest Democratic talking point: Former President Obama knew about Russian meddling and should have done more to stop it.
“You know, big fan of President Obama’s, obviously, but there’s no question that things were going on, that meddling was occurring in the presidential race — and there’s even evidence now to indicate in other races — in a real way,” former Hillary Clinton campaign surrogate Christine Quinn told CNN this week. “And I think it was a frustration for all of us close to the Clinton campaign towards the end, and after the election, about why ... President Obama didn’t move more quickly and aggressively.”
Mary Anne Marsh, a former adviser to Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry who I often debate on Fox News, has been saying the same for two years.
“The fact is, the Obama administration did too little, too late to deal with the Russian interference in our election. That is a fact,” Marsh said during a recent interview, adding the Trump administration and its allies are also responsible. “The Obama administration did not do enough.”
But while it is true Obama could have and should have done more to stop the Russians on a number of fronts, it is complete fantasy to believe those actions would have somehow changed the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. Further, this narrative continues to displace responsibility away from where is belongs: with Clinton.
Obama didn’t take Russia seriously during a 2012 debate with GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney, when Russian President Vladimir Putin regained a serious foothold in Syria or when Russian forces annexed Crimea. He did, however, take them seriously after Clinton lost — ensuring his legacy would be altered rather than preserved.
