"Narcissistic Rage"


American Thinker article calls it right. Obama needs to adjust his thinking or even his own party will just work around him.
One thing that has slowed me down since Obama's election is wading through the noise on "both" sides. It's getting harder and harder to separate the stories from the propaganda and the press releases. Did Obama say that? Did the Republicans say that? Who did that? Did it really happen?

Even so, I think James Lewis nailed it here.

One thing that sets Obama apart is his inability to work with others. Say what you want about Bill Clinton (and by all the gods I have a lot to say), at the end of the day he was able to schmooze with the best of them. He may not have quite been in LBJ's class, but he was in shooting distance. For someone who learned his politics in the Kingfish tradition, that's only expected.

But the Chicago way we're seeing from Obama owes more to Al Capone and Richard J. Daley. It's hardball and take no prisoners. Ultimately, it doesn't play well with others. It demands.

Politics makes people self-centered and egotistical. It's how you get heard above the noise. But the best American politicians can seduce people to their point of view.

If Obama doesn't deal with that, he's going to top George "Read my lips: no new taxes!" for the longest lame duck presidency ever.

— NeoWayland

Posted: Mon - November 2, 2009 at 12:33 PM  Tag


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