Ever since viewing his depressing and disconnected “energy” speech last week, I have been mulling whether Barack Obama actually wants to be president anymore. That was an address given by a man who looked very much like he didn’t want to be there, didn’t want to continue. He appeared slumped and worn, as if he aged eighteen years in eighteen months. His demeanor was oddly distracted.There's more at the link. I think Simon's on to something.
I am not being metaphorical here — I am quite serious. The more I have thought about this, the more I am convinced Barack Obama no longer wishes to be president. The degree that he admits this to himself, I am not sure. But I rather suspect that in the small hours of the morning he fantasizes he were anywhere but 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. And who could blame him? By almost any measure, he is doing a terrible job.
Of course, as we all know, Obama didn’t really expect to be president. This was to be a trial run. And then it took off. He ended up in the White House with virtually no experience that prepared him for the task. His superior intelligence was supposed to carry him through. Only intelligence — whatever his level — is just one component of leadership, and probably far from the largest one.
But the question here is not his qualifications. They are no longer particularly relevant. This is a beaten man, struggling to show he is not, even though everybody knows he is.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Does Obama Want to Be President?
Roger Simon thinks he might have at one point, but he doesn't act like he wants the job today:
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Barack Obama, unfortunately, is our first Affirmative Action president. He has no experience in leadership, no experience in military matters, no experience in economic function and insufficient knowledge of US history and heritage. Thus, he has little hope of making timely decisions regarding threats to our country. He has developed questionable relationships with countries of the world, often being supportive of our enemies and insulting long standing allies. His inexperience has led to appointments that bring little but ideology to agencies that are supposed to provide expertise. Pres Obama has seen his support erode, his prospects for retention of control of both House and Senate falling daily.
His ambition to be president was based upon an incomplete or flawed knowledge of the job. I believe it likely he might consider a decision not to run for a second term.
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