As our commander in chief, the president of the United States is supposed to lead. Barack Obama has done everything but that.
With each passing challenge, Barack Obama gets smaller and smaller. The limited role he’s defined for himself over the past three and one-half years has turned him into the incredible shrinking president. The latest example may be the one that finally makes him disappear altogether. Will history mark John Boehner’s departure from the debt ceiling negotiation table on Friday night as the effective end of the Obama presidency? Historians aren’t always an agreeable bunch, of course, but, in the full context of his performance as commander in chief, that verdict isn't unrealistic.…
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126 - roger nowosielski
Clavos, this one is for you.
You may not agree with parts of Michael Hudson's analysis or economic theory, but his indirect assessment of Obama's leadership qualities is spot on.
127 - heloise
It's that thousand days thing ala Anne Boulin and JFK. You suggest he has arrived at that watermark and won't survive. You might be right. I decided to stay out of the fray of political tongue lashing.