-——They think the problem is the messaging.-——
I don’t think so. They know the scope of the problem....disaster.
They think they can finesse the problem with the use of words. They fineness every problems with lies and double speak.
Their real problem is that the fineness is not succeeding this go round. Worse, the other fineness is wearing thin as realization dawns
Evidence for what you say was at the recent press conference, where Obama seemed shaken (unlike his usual condescending self), which indicates he knows he’s in deep doo-doo that he can’t talk his way out of, or get rescued by someone.