I've noticed this in him all along, and yet his fans shriek about his "wanting to hear all sides" and such. It's simply not true--he merely offers the pretense of such.
Michael Barone warned, mildly, that when he met Obama he observed that he showed evidence of being wildly overconfident. That plus an inability to stand other points of view is a scary combination. What happens when Israel and Palestine don't just agree to get along, will he stomp out of the room?
He's got John Kerry's haughtiness and Al Gore's arrogance. That's some combo.
‘...Michael Barone warned, mildly, that when he met Obama he observed that he showed evidence of being wildly overconfident.....’
Recently, 2 different reporters on Fox, made comments to the effect that Obama was “very confident”....their tone sounded to me like they meant he was “over confident for someone of such limited experience” or that he was “arrogant”.....imho, both apply.