Posted on 03/08/2009 12:41:18 PM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
Perhaps it's just some Obama ally speaking out of school. But these are probably some of the most terrifying words to come from an unidentified source in some time:
Sources close to the White House say Mr Obama and his staff have been "overwhelmed" by the economic meltdown and have voiced concerns that the new president is not getting enough rest.
Allies of Mr Obama say his weary appearance in the Oval Office with Mr Brown illustrates the strain he is now under, and the president's surprise at the sheer volume of business that crosses his desk.
A well-connected Washington figure, who is close to members of Mr Obama's inner circle, expressed concern that Mr Obama had failed so far to "even fake an interest in foreign policy".
The American source said: "Obama is overwhelmed. There is a zero sum tension between his ability to attend to the economic issues and his ability to be a proactive sculptor of the national security agenda.
"That was the gamble these guys made at the front end of this presidency and I think they're finding it a hard thing to do everything."
It's at moments like this I'm reminded of this assessment of Obama, back in 2007: "I think he can be ready, but right now I don't believe he is. The presidency is not something that lends itself to on-the-job training."
That assessment came from . . . Vice President Joe Biden.
Bummer! I guess Obama can’t vote “present” and “pass the buck” because “the buck stops here”.
McCain had cancer on top of it...
1st rate people surround themselves with 1st rate people. 2nd rate people surround themselves with 3rd rate people.
If he has capable people around him why would he be overwhelmed?
Every day we see more and more evidence that he is not up to the job.
So, when Brown arrived, along with typical state department gifts, Brown included a seven volume biography of Obama's favorite British politician, Winston Churchill. Obama must have been so angered that he didn't want to face Brown. Again, he took this gift as a personal insult. Obama probably thought Brown was endorising the Churchill opinions of North African Muslims.
Maybe he should go to bed at the same hour Bush did. The libs are still joking about him turning in early, and how their man can burn the midnight oil. We’ll see how long that will last.
With a caveat; if the citizen has or is receiving Govt’ assistance from State or Federal within the last four years, they are ineligible to vote.
'Run on UK' sees foreign investors pull $1 trillion out of the City
A little executive experience might have been helpful, huh?
Less than two months on the job and already the empty phony is “tired and overwhelmed”. Just repeating hope and change over and over again does not qualify someone to be president. Hey, airhead, this is a marathon, not a sprint.
Nor surprising for someone who has no executive or command experience, no decision making experience, no delegation experience. Maybe someday people will understand the value of such experience and why a Senate position does not prepare you for an executive job...but probably not.
Is it hard work? I still recall the merciless drubbing W got for saying this. Obama expects and gets sympathy. Poor baby.
SLACK is for taking up, not for giving out.
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nervous breakdown
will we ever know?
maybe IF ZERO spent less time sitting in the front row of a freaking Hollywood B Ball game and entertaining the Million Dollar B Ball Babies in The Oval office and spending all weekend at the State department Gym playin B Ball with his Chicago Thug Friends and throwing Ostentatious Wagyu Steak and Caviar Hollywood Caligula like Parties, he Just might have the time and Energy to attempt to play POTUS!! but ZERO will NEVER have the Brains. Ability or Intellect to be a real POTUS, one we respected and adored like George W.!!
Obozo is not overwhelmed, he is a Lying Commie!
We predict that the MSM will not make an honest comparison between the way that the One is handling the large problems at the outset of his rule compared to the way that George W. Bush handled the very large challenges at the outset of his presidency. Narcissist tyranny is difficult indeed when you’ve previously been able to use rhetorical skill to give the illusion that you are really for all sides of every issue.
OBAMA AFTER 100 DAYS IN OFFICE
Maybe because with Affirmative Action schooling and college, he never had to work hard?
What had he actually done before this that qualified him as global healer and messiah?
Why don't they just admit he has no idea what he is doing on economics and budgetary matters?
What seems to be happening is a struggle and conflict between Obama's emotional commitment to Nanny State socialism and the realities of the crashing economy. He's too emotionally committed to Big Government ideology to do the right things. Obama's interior struggle between the fantasy of Nanny State socialism and reality is crashing the economy now. The whole messiah fantasy is falling apart.
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