Obama's Rhetorical Dodge?

I haven't noticed this, but I find it so interesting I want to put it out there to see if there is, indeed, the pattern Rocks has suggested:

[Quoting Obama:] "It is important though to recognize if we keep on adding to the debt, even in the midst of this recovery, that at some point, people could lose confidence in the U.S. economy in a way that could actually lead to a double-dip recession," he said.

Anyone else notice Obama has a habit of saying I, like in his speeches, when speaking of good things but uses WE when speaking of bad things?

'Everything is better since I was elected but WE need to stop spending so much money."

"My administration will save us from the depths of despair but WE need to do more."

Who the hell signs the checks anyway? Hello?

I passed the stimulus that saved the world; we need to stop spending so damn much.

It seems to me it's gotta be what's going on here. Hopefully someone with a Lexis/Nexus account can do a little digging and see if it's a real pattern.

posted by Ace at 04:35 PM

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