Why is President Obama struggling? This is the question many liberals are asking these days, but the answer really isn’t that hard. Those who didn’t buy into Obama-maina knew this President could have problems. Jim Geraghty at the Campaign Spot sums it up very nicely:
Look, conservatives spent much of 2007 and 2008 arguing that Obama was a pleasant, charismatic man with few legislative accomplishments, no experience as a manager, few concrete results in any area he had worked, some naive beliefs hidden by extraordinary eloquence, and no idea of just how hard the job of the presidency is. He underestimated the intractibility of certain problems (Middle East peace), wildly overestimated the effectiveness and efficiency of government programs (stimulus spending), had a bad eye for talent (Biden, Geithner, Richardson, Daschle, Napolitano), often had bad first instincts (“I can no more disown him than I can my white grandmother”), seemed to trust those who didn’t deserve it (Iran) and had sailed along in the world of politics because up until now, everyone was inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt.
A few nights ago Chris Matthews talked about how President Johnson made things happen in Congress. The left wants Obama to do the same thing but Johnson had been a member of Congress for twenty years. Obama doesn’t have any experience. This White House is flying by the seat of its pants.
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