“The Sunday Telegraph understands that one of Mr Obama’s most prominent African American backers, whose endorsement he spent two years cultivating, has told friends that he detects a weakness in Mr Obama’s character.”
“The one real serious flaw I see in Barack Obama is that he thinks he can manage all this,” the well-known figure told a Washington official, who spoke to this newspaper. “He's underestimating the flood of things that will hit his desk.”
And just who could this mystery “African-American backer” be?
0 is being trashed in a foreign newspaper by his new best friend forever Colin Powell.
I think he truly thought being president was nothing more than mastering the teleprompter and playing with all the shiny perks the office brings.
FWIW, I sure do miss the ole "kill people and break things" General! He was my--and a whole lotta people's--hero back in the Desert Storm days. Now he seems--like so many Washington insiders these days--to be just another political hack! But--maybe this criticism of the "dear leader" is a sign of hope. Or, otoh, maybe deep deep doo-doo!
OI!
If this is true, then it seems that certain people are hinting that BO should step down. Will he do that?
“0 is being trashed in a foreign newspaper by his new best friend forever Colin Powell.”
You are probably right. Backstabbing and leaking are what Gen. Bowell does best.