Debt Crisis Shows Obama Lacks Presidential Skills (Now they tell us!)

US News and World Report ^ | July 29, 2011 | Mary Kate Cary

[2ndDivisionVet]

As the negotiations and the vote-getting on raising the debt ceiling have dragged on these last two weeks, it's became clear that President Obama really is not a good negotiator. Several times, just as a deal seemed imminent, the discussions have collapsed—and very publicly. There were leaks from the administration, he-said-she-said accounts from both sides, angry White House press conferences—just a "parade of horribles," as lawyers would call it. The result is a rising tide of public disgust and frustration. Not only has he lost bipartisan support in both the House or the Senate, his lack of ability to persuade people to join his cause has cost President Obama the vital center of the electorate.

According to yesterday's Pew Research national survey, with results collected just this week, only 31 percent of independent voters want to see Obama re-elected, down from 42 percent in May. Two months ago, Obama held a 7 point lead among independent registered voters two months ago, but independent support has swung 15 points the other way, giving an 8 point advantage to a generic Republican. "This is consistent with a drop in Obama's approval among all independents. Currently, a majority (54 percent) disapprove of Obama's performance for the first time in his presidency," according to Pew.

Maybe it's because Hillary Clinton's "three in the morning" ad was right—maybe he just doesn't have the experience to be president. Of the top 100 jobs that would qualify one to be president, being a law professor isn't one of them. A plumber would be better qualified than a law professor. Seriously—a plumber is a problem solver who has to keep customers happy. A used car salesman knows how to close a deal. A UPS deliveryman knows how to meet a deadline. A diplomat knows how to be, well, diplomatic. Meaning he doesn't lecture people about "eating their peas" when he needs them to jump on board.

Think about some of our former presidents and their qualifications for the job. Bill Clinton had been a governor, a job that involves being an executive decision-maker. Ronald Reagan had headed the Screen Actors Guild and worked for General Electric, in addition to being governor. President Bush 41 had served as ambassador to the U.N., liaison to Communist China, head of the RNC during Watergate, director of the CIA during its most difficult years, and had even served as a freshman Republican in a Democratic Congress. Harry Truman had run a men's clothing store that failed in a recession and narrowly escaped bankruptcy—certainly something that would have prepared him for the job today. Surely some of them got elected for reasons other than their qualifications—after all, the desire for economic or political change can be a powerful force among voters, no matter who is running— but certainly some presidents' past experiences helped them once they got in office.

Peggy Noonan writes today that "the secret of Mr. Obama is that he isn't really very good at politics, and he isn't good at politics because he doesn't really get people." I think that's right. Being a plumber or a used car salesman—or a union organizer or a men's clothing store owner or the liaison to Communist China—requires you to know how to deal with people and how to negotiate in good faith. Being a law professor doesn't.

[Huskrrrr]

“Can you beat a pair of twos?”

[Jeff Chandler]

The happiest man in the world right now is John Boehner. Obama saved Boehner from agreeing to an $800 billion dollar tax hike (and thereby ending his speakership) when Obama made an additional $400 billion demand at the last minute.

Oh my goodness -- you're right. The whole thing was a macabre dance of the brain deads.

[wjcsux]

I am glad someone told us, otherwise, we woldn’t have a clue. How are you feeling BTW? You have been in my prayers.

[econjack]

Man, and I going to have a field day telling a bunch of stupid friends: “I told you so!” Obozo’s one talent is reading a teleprompter. Everything else is a fraud.

[MattinNJ]

Well, this no talent ass clown has been kicking our asses. The GOP is the only thing propping him up.

[Justice]

Like Clinton, Obama is having an "I'm still relevant" moment.

Only for Obama, it's going to be more than a moment. Hot dog.

[Orange1998]

Only a fools says “Dont call my bluff!” when holding a losing hand. And when you call their bluff they become a cry baby throwing a conniption fit. He has just been tested and now everyone knows the Emperor has no clothes.

I only give the definition so everyone knows how perfect it describes the event.

A conniption fit is generally characterized by a tirade of strong language accompanied by signs of frustration, rage and/or sadness. Sometimes a person having a conniption fit is reduced to stutters and incomprehensible epithets.

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

“they become a cry baby throwing a conniption fit”

Obama threw a major [bleep]-fit late this afternoon
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2756820/posts

[BobP]

He is simply a failed president. And his failure was pre-ordained by the contempt in which he holds the people he is supposed to lead, and his failure to prepare for the realities and needs of the job.

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Spot on tlb.

His 'leadership' style is classic liberalism: No vision + utter incompetence = total failure

We said; cut, cut, cut. But it looks like we got; spend, spend, spend. A hamburger today for payment later.

So Obama's economy continues on a downward track. Once you go over a cliff you cannot stop half way down, and the DeathCare bill that he and Nancy put in place might finish it off.

BOHIC-A!

What the Tea Party wants is what most Americans want - fiscal sanity. I don't think it is possible for this country to have a more sorry bunch of losers running the show.

 An arrogant Marxist was spending
 Trillions of bucks without comprehending.
 The piss-stream media concurred
 Without saying a negative word
 For the Republic they thought was ending.

The Gross Domestic Product, Second Quarter 2011 (Advance Estimate) is reported by the Bureau of Economic Analysis at 1.3% (as of 8:30 A.M. EDT, Friday, July 29, 2011). If they tell us we had 1.3% growth, it really means we had no growth or negative growth.

2011 Q1 GDP was revised down from 1.9% to 0.4%. So in the first quarter, real GDP increased 0.4 percent. We're economically frozen as a nation with this jackwagon president in office. We have an economy that lags behind Canada and Mexico!

June's employment report showed a growth of just 18,000 jobs, and July is on track for about 85,000 -- that's below our population growth.

God help us all.

[sjmjax]

Don’t call my bluff!

[D-fendr]

Well, this no talent ass clown has been kicking our asses. The GOP is the only thing propping him up.

I disagree. The Dems won big big big in 2008. Obama did his damage until the GOP took the House and stopped him. Rather, Obama let Reid and Pelosi loose. It's been downhill for them since.

This was a big loss for Obama personally. He'd hope to make the GOP complicit in the economic woes and split them from their base with new taxes. Fail.

[Danae]

(Facepalm)

Ok.... who is the photoshopper here???

We need a blending of Oblidiot’s face and ... wait for it..... Megamind... you know the little blue freak in the cartoon movie. Yeah, and use Megaminds play off of the red and blue “Hope” poster that says .... “oh no I can’t”

Beyond that, has anyone else seen Leo Donofrio’s post on July 1, 2011????? It has a link to this post: http://naturalborncitizen.wordpress.com/2011/06/30/the-express-lane-to-natural-born-clarity/#comment-18616

Justia.com - the supreme court site, has been deliberately erasing references to Minor vs. Happersett since 2008. WTH is SCOTUS doing erasing case law? More importantly THAT case law? The one with binding legal definitions of a natural born citizen being born to TWO parents who are citizens????? Woah.....

[GeronL]

If Newsweek went for a buck, this one is probably worth two bits

[LALALAW]

Obama is a fool—running for President when he was woefully unqualifed. There is no finer example of faileed affirmative action. The silver lining will be total repudiations of leftist ideology for at least a decade.

[GeronL]

The new “deal” will bring tax hikes

[GeronL]

This new deal will bring us higher taxes. The debt commission will say raise taxes and this bill says if Congress says no there will be real cuts in defense/medicare that the MSM will use to bludgeon the GOP.

It’s as plain as the nose on Waxman’s face

[thecodont]

Good catch, Danae, thanks for posting this.

Quote from Leo (Leo: thanks for your tireless efforts on this):

“This is a very important point we take from Minor v. Happersett, that some ‘born citizens’ are not ‘natural born’.”

[rosepetal2010]

And the media lacks vetting skills. Thanks media for being the bright bulbs you are. Now don’t let the hitcha....

[rosepetal2010]

that’s ‘door hitcha...’ must be bedtime.

[Danae]

I have passed this onto a radio personality I have done an interview with in the past. I am hoping he jumps on this.

This scares the pee out of me. This happened in June of July of 2008. Someone hoofing for Obama in SCOTUS was laying the path, they KNEW there was a problem.

Who has the ability to edit Justia.com??? Thats no little matter. Who had that ability in 2008? Man I want to connect the dots on this.