I love the continuous small insights from the Chicago journalists who knew President Obama best from his Illinois days. Their contempt for the Chicago Way is powerful, but I don't think it necessarily blinds them to the truth. Obama was a shadow rising in the ranks on image and hope and not substance. He was a backbencher. He learned the game to his credit and hit the jackpot. Unfortunately for us he's the leader of the free-world and his abilities are more and more rhetorical. The quotes in the article below truly are telling. He reminds me of the Godfather when Michael tells Tom Hagen that he's out of the major decision making because he's not a wartime Consiglierie. Obama is not a wartime president. Well, I'd rather have Tom Hagen than Obama. Hagen got a raw deal though he wasn't as ruthless as Michael or Sonny. Obama is becoming an egghead Fredo. Nobody wants that. Nobody wants a backbencher for POTUS.
While Obama searches for clarity, we're plunged into another war
The second article is Maureen Dowd's new one on the women who are giving Obama a spine.
Fight of the Valkyries (Obama's ladies of war)
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Not that I'm a big fan of his, but what would you suggest a "wartime president" do? Be ruthless? "leader of the free-world"? so many things wrong with that statement.
Well, a lot happened b/w my post and yours. Obama did move forward with an agenda. Again, doesn't seem to be strong enough, but we'll see if airstrikes are CIA ops are good enough for victory. At least he addressed the people.
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