From the Washington Post (Pics added by B.S. Report)
By Fred Hiatt
If it's true that he doesn't enjoy being President, maybe he should do America a favor and step down...
Here’s a theory about why President Obama is having a tough political time right now: He doesn’t seem all that happy being president.
I know, it’s the world’s hardest job, and between war and the world economy collapsing, he didn’t have the first year he might have wished for. And, yes, he’s damned either way: With thousands of Americans risking their lives overseas and millions losing their jobs at home, we’d slam him if he acted carefree.
Still, I think Americans want a president who seems, despite everything, to relish the challenge. They don’t want to have to feel grateful to him for taking on the burden.
I started thinking about this a few weeks ago when Obama confidant David Axelrod, noting that the president always makes time for his daughters’ recitals and soccer games, told the New York Times, “I think that’s part of how he sustains himself through all this.”
Really? Is the presidency something to sustain yourself through? (Read more.)
B.S. Report–We can’t really know for certain whether this reporter’s characterization is correct, but Obama’s temperament is not conducive to compromise. He has shown so far that he wants to rule by fiat–he would just as soon skip all the cumbersome steps of democracy. He’s more Caesar than Washington.
And a lot of Americans are enjoying his presidency even less than he is…
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