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Obama’s Indispensable Leadership
Free Beacon ^ | 10/6/14 | Andrew Stiles

Posted on 10/06/2014 9:17:24 PM PDT by Nachum

What would President Obama say in such an interview? How would he answer a question like: “What would you say you do here?” This is not an entirely rhetorical question. Obviously being president is an incredibly grueling job that no well-adjusted individual would ever apply for, but looking back on some of the Obama administration’s most noteworthy accomplishments and scandals, what role, if any, did Obama play? And what does it say about his leadership?

In his new memoir, Obama’s former defense secretary and CIA director Leon Panetta describes the president’s “most conspicuous weakness” as “a frustrating reticence to engage his opponents and rally support for his cause,” and his tendency to invoke “the logic of a law professor rather than the passion of a leader.” As result, Obama “avoids the battle, complains, and misses opportunities.”

Does any of this sound particularly surprising or out of character? Or is it, in fact, perfectly in keeping with the assessment of Obama’s critics, including those in his own party. It’s almost as if a notoriously aloof Obama has been repeatedly overwhelmed by a job for which he lacked any relevant qualifications.

When it comes to the signature accomplishments of Obama’s first term—the stimulus package and Obamacare—by all accounts the president took a “hand-off approach” to both, outlining a few vague principles before entrusting Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi to work out the details. The same goes for the stalled immigration reform bill, which was meant to be one of the signature accomplishments of Obama’s second term. Chuck Schumer did all the heavy lifting, and Obama is still scrambling to come up with a plan of his own.

Since Republicans took over the House in 2010, Obama seems to have accomplished very little apart from getting reelected and presiding over a number of

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: indispensable; leadership; obamas
The man who sold out the world.
1 posted on 10/06/2014 9:17:24 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum
[...] and his tendency to invoke “the logic of a law professor rather than the passion of a leader.”

And yet, was he actually a law professor - or maybe only a mere lecturer?

Regards,

2 posted on 10/06/2014 9:24:11 PM PDT by alexander_busek (Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.)
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To: Nachum

The guy is a fraud, and he has defrauded this country of leadership and rule of law. Experience, knowledge and wisdom beat Obama’s arrogance and wrongheaded ideology, but the people wanted a symbol and pop star to make them feel good. They don’t feel so good now. ...Chances are they will elect Hillary as another symbol to make them feel better.


3 posted on 10/06/2014 9:38:32 PM PDT by pallis
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To: pallis

......They don’t feel so good now. ...Chances are they will elect Hillary as another symbol to make them feel better.


Perfectly said. That’s what we’re up against. We might survive Obama but we won’t survive the types who elected him.


4 posted on 10/06/2014 10:03:32 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals don't get it .... their minds are diseased.)
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To: Nachum
.. and his tendency to invoke “the logic of a law professor ..

             

5 posted on 10/06/2014 10:03:51 PM PDT by tomkat (the bastards are lying 24/7 .. it's what they do, it's who they are)
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To: alexander_busek

“And yet, was he actually a law professor - or maybe only a mere lecturer?”

My question, too.


6 posted on 10/06/2014 10:33:01 PM PDT by kitkat (STORM HEAVEN WITH PRAYERS FOR OUR COUNTRY)
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To: Nachum

it seems to me that Zero is treating the Presidency in a similar way to how he conducted his college career - show up when he feels like it and expect a passing grade under color of privilege (AA policy)


7 posted on 10/07/2014 12:23:47 AM PDT by blueplum
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To: Nachum
OBAMA-NOMICS,
Bringing unemployment to the masses!

OBAMA-CARE,
Bringing denial of service to the masses.

OBAMA BORDER SECURITY,
Bringing disease and DEATH to the masses.

OBAMA'S RULES OF ENGAGEMENT,
Destroying our military on all fronts.

IF you voted for this ILLEGAL ALIEN IN CHIEF, this MUSLIM TERRORIST IN CHIEF,
8 posted on 10/07/2014 12:26:21 AM PDT by Yosemitest (It's Simple ! Fight, ... or Die !)
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To: Nachum
Obama’s Indispensable Leadership

They misspelled "Despicable."

9 posted on 10/07/2014 12:32:28 AM PDT by EternalVigilance
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To: EternalVigilance

Odumbo has done nothing to “lead” this country other than towards it destruction. He has no personal “vision” towards success and does what his handlers tell him to do. He has surrounded himself with communists and worse, numerous muslims who hate this country for our religious beliefs. Being a leader takes courage, foresight and will, all of which are seriously lacking in odumbo.


10 posted on 10/07/2014 3:58:40 AM PDT by DaveA37
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To: kitkat; alexander_busek
“And yet, was he actually a law professor - or maybe only a mere lecturer?”

A guest lecturer at that.

11 posted on 10/07/2014 4:32:00 AM PDT by Rummyfan (Iraq: it's not about Iraq anymore, it's about the USA!)
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