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Obama has met the enemy, and they are him
Peter Wehner, Commentary...It appears to me that Obama is a man of tremendous internal contradictions. He fancies himself as a post-partisan, post-ideological figure who alone can elevate public discourse. He obviously took great pride in presenting himself as Americas Socrates during the presidential campaign. At the same time, Mr. Obama is a man of unusual arrogance who, if things dont go his way, becomes prickly. He lashes out. And he begins to feel sorry for himself. Notoriously thin-skinned and accustomed to worshipful treatment by those around him (including the press), Obama is now clearly disquieted. On some deep level, Obama must understand that, at this moment at least, his presidency is coming apart. Its not at all clear to me that hes particularly well equipped to deal with the shifting fortunes, the hardships, and the battering that a president must endure. Difficult circumstances seem to be bringing out his worst qualities rather than his best. And that may be what was on display this afternoon. Posted by: Mike 2010-12-07 |
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