Scott Stanzel nominates the hardest-working man in politics this year:
Straw Man should be the person of the year. He’s been employed by President Obama so much this year that he is certainly the busiest person in Washington…Most of the time he is referred to by his nicknames “some say” or “those who say.”
He has a long but not-exhaustive list of Obama’s employment of Straw Man:
Obama: “There are those embrace a view that can be summarized in two words: anything goes.” Obama: “There seem to be a set of folks, and I don’t doubt their sincerity, who just believe we should do nothing.” Obama: “”I reject the view that . . . says government has no role in laying the foundation for our common prosperity.”
