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'Obama is overwhelmed.' (Obama ally says he's "too tired")
National Review ^ | Sunday, March 08, 2009 | Jim Geraghty

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.


TOPICS: Editorial; Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 111th; abovemypaygrade; bho44; cantvotepresent; cokeaddict; crybaby; fatigue; jerkwad; lazy; mammasboy; npd; obamawasntvetted; overwhelmed; tired; unfit
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21 posted on 03/08/2009 12:47:37 PM PDT by LibFreeOrDie (Obama promised a gold mine, but he will give us the shaft.)
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To: KevinDavis

Bummer! I guess Obama can’t vote “present” and “pass the buck” because “the buck stops here”.


22 posted on 03/08/2009 12:47:45 PM PDT by baltoga
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To: omega4179; All

McCain had cancer on top of it...


23 posted on 03/08/2009 12:48:08 PM PDT by KevinDavis (No one should question our "Dear Leader"!)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
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.

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.

24 posted on 03/08/2009 12:48:14 PM PDT by wmfights (If you want change support SenateConservatives.com)
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BS----Obama has started a feud with England by returning the bust of Winston Churchill, who Obama detests for the heavy criticism that he penned about Muslims in North Africa. Obama seems to have taken Churchill's criticisms very personally.

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.

25 posted on 03/08/2009 12:48:49 PM PDT by Eva (CHANGE- the post modern euphemism for Marxist revolution.)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

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.


26 posted on 03/08/2009 12:49:20 PM PDT by NavyCanDo
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
Well, if you PAR-TEED every night with stevie wonder and earth, wind and fire (hey, I through barry was cool—these are disco-era has-beens!), you'd be tired too! Bogey on weary O-man!
27 posted on 03/08/2009 12:49:25 PM PDT by Jagman (POTUS Interruptus: The natural way to prevent unwanted stimulus packages!)
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To: frankiep

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.


28 posted on 03/08/2009 12:49:30 PM PDT by Michael Barnes
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To: Behind Liberal Lines; TigerLikesRooster; yankeedame; jpsb; dennisw; dfwgator; Vet_6780; ...
Oh Man.....and there is this going on ...FR Thread:

'Run on UK' sees foreign investors pull $1 trillion out of the City

29 posted on 03/08/2009 12:49:33 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (What happened to my IRAs)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
and the president's surprise at the sheer volume of business that crosses his desk.

A little executive experience might have been helpful, huh?

30 posted on 03/08/2009 12:49:35 PM PDT by Anitius Severinus Boethius
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

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.


31 posted on 03/08/2009 12:49:46 PM PDT by detective
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To: Soothesayer

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.


32 posted on 03/08/2009 12:50:00 PM PDT by Old North State
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Is it hard work? I still recall the merciless drubbing W got for saying this. Obama expects and gets sympathy. Poor baby.


33 posted on 03/08/2009 12:50:33 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: Bon mots
Cut him some slack.

SLACK is for taking up, not for giving out.
;)

34 posted on 03/08/2009 12:50:45 PM PDT by grobdriver (Impeach Obama for Incompetence!)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

nervous breakdown

will we ever know?


35 posted on 03/08/2009 12:51:13 PM PDT by silverleaf (Freedom's just another word for "nothing left to lose")
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

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.!!


36 posted on 03/08/2009 12:51:30 PM PDT by True Republican Patriot (GOD BLESS AMERICA and Our Great President George W. Bush)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Obozo is not overwhelmed, he is a Lying Commie!


37 posted on 03/08/2009 12:51:44 PM PDT by Texas Fossil
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

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.


38 posted on 03/08/2009 12:51:52 PM PDT by AmericanVictory
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

OBAMA AFTER 100 DAYS IN OFFICE

39 posted on 03/08/2009 12:52:06 PM PDT by SC DOC
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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.

40 posted on 03/08/2009 12:52:11 PM PDT by HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity
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