[GreyFriar]

There is also this article on the same topic

http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2014/09/whom_is_president_obama_really_listening_to.html

it contains this real and disturbing comment from Charles Krauthammer:

“The man lives in a cocoon surrounded by sycophants. There’s not anyone of independent stature around him. There was in the first term, because he needed them to prop him up. But now that he entered a second term, he’s the master of the universe, so there’s nobody around him. He is impervious to outside advice, real advice that he takes.”

Go to the link and read Krauthammer’s full comment.

[Kaslin]

Charles Krauthammer is correct. 0bama is so arrogant he thinks he does not need any advise and that he alone knows better

[zot]

Thanks for the ping. I went to the link and read Charles Krauthammer’s full comment. I agree with him.

[Kenny Bunk]

Obama, like all bad PR clients, has now come to think he actually is the legend that was created for him. The studios made many a star, but not many stars became a studio.

However, in the last week he has made a very well stage-managed bit of a comeback. At least they got him a suit that fits .... except from behind! The meds are titrated better, so he looks more engaged ... unless you look very closely.

They are, on the whole, rather successfully "wagging the dog."