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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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To: Lazamataz

LOL. True. But if the country is run by his minions .....

Poor Barry... Cannot just vote present like in the old days.


41 posted on 03/08/2009 12:52:11 PM PDT by lucias_clay (Its times like this I'm glad I'm a whig.)
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To: omega4179
I could see Biden being better than Hussein, he might be the type to sit in the oval office and eat twinkies and let country recover on its own.

You forgot the last part: And then take credit for it. That's what dems do.

42 posted on 03/08/2009 12:52:11 PM PDT by mc5cents (Show me just what Mohammd brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman)
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To: KevinDavis

Good point, plus he was older than dirt and had more scars than Frankenstein, shows you what a metro sexual we have in DC.


43 posted on 03/08/2009 12:52:38 PM PDT by omega4179 (I hope he fails)
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To: King Moonracer

I’m sorry, but wagyu beef and Crystal just sounds so ghetto fabulous. Probably calculatedly so.


44 posted on 03/08/2009 12:52:40 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2201901/posts

This item from this morning on FR where Obama whined to the NYT’s about how hard is job is - he’s just now realizing that the “buck” is supposed to stop on his desk ...


45 posted on 03/08/2009 12:53:17 PM PDT by VRWCTexan (History has a long memory - but still repeats itself)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

You may have already seen this.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2201864/posts
Poor Baby Obama: I Have To Make The ‘Really Hard’ Decisions
FinkelBlog ^ | Mark Finkelstein

Posted on Sunday, March 08, 2009 8:30:37 AM by governsleastgovernsbest

Two big stories emerged from Pres. Obama’s interview with New York Times reporters aboard Air Force One yesterday:

1. we have a whining, self-pitying president. 2. The Times scrubbed from its article the worst of the president’s comments, the ones that revealed him in that self-pitying light.

snip


46 posted on 03/08/2009 12:53:21 PM PDT by abb ("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
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47 posted on 03/08/2009 12:54:20 PM PDT by RetSignman (DEMSM: "If you tell a big enough lie, frequently enough, it becomes the truth")
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Must be above his pay grade.


48 posted on 03/08/2009 12:54:38 PM PDT by bgill
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

This is why “character counts”. Ever since the Bubba presidency (Clinton) the country has been told that presidents can be trashy, weak charactered individuals and still do the job. No! We have to start looking at our leaders’ lives to see how they have held up under pressure and whether they have stuck to their guns and perservered through rough times. Rock stars need not apply when it comes to the responsibilities demanded by the most powerful office in the world. Fancy phrasing and catchy slogans will be blown away by the storms of reality when put to the test if there is no solid character backing them up. I fear that we have elected a paper mache figure to the presidency. He has never been tested. He is being tested now. Let’’s hope that there is some kind of framework inside that can stiffen in the breeze. Otherwise, I fear for our nation.


49 posted on 03/08/2009 12:54:42 PM PDT by harrym
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To: AmericanVictory

I predict Sarah Palin will continue to look better and better as the Messiah steadily comes down from the mountaintop.


50 posted on 03/08/2009 12:54:43 PM PDT by techno
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Welcome to Hell Obama. Remember, you can always leave.


51 posted on 03/08/2009 12:54:51 PM PDT by Niuhuru (Fine, here's my gun, but let me give you the bullets first. I'll send them to you through the barrel)
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To: mc5cents

ooh yes the dot com bubble credit rule.


52 posted on 03/08/2009 12:55:21 PM PDT by omega4179 (I hope he fails)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Hey it’s a hard job destroying the USA.


53 posted on 03/08/2009 12:55:25 PM PDT by FreedomGuru (Obama lied. The Economy died.)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

He can always go home to Kenya.


54 posted on 03/08/2009 12:55:27 PM PDT by Man50D (Fair Tax, you earn it, you keep it!)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest

It appears that the “Obama is tired” excuse is starting to leak out all over the place.


55 posted on 03/08/2009 12:55:32 PM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
Wassmatta, BO, discovering that being The Messiah actually requires having a work ethic?


56 posted on 03/08/2009 12:55:45 PM PDT by Viking2002 (The Occupation has begun. God help America.)
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To: wmfights
If he's so tired he could:

1. Play less basketball

2. Cancel the Wednesday night bacchanals

3. Tell Michelle to get a fresh set of batteries. Women weaken legs.

4. Slow down and actually read the legislation he signs.

57 posted on 03/08/2009 12:55:53 PM PDT by Callahan
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Leave Obambi alone!!!
58 posted on 03/08/2009 12:56:01 PM PDT by John123 (The US may be going down the drain, but everyone else will drown first...)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
"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."

Sounds like Eddie Murphy in Trading Places.

59 posted on 03/08/2009 12:56:25 PM PDT by meadsjn (Socialists promote neighbors selling out their neighbors; Free Traitors promote just the opposite.)
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To: Behind Liberal Lines
Of course he's overwhelmed.

HE WAS NOT QUALIFIED.
60 posted on 03/08/2009 12:56:26 PM PDT by jessduntno (Tea Party Tax Revolt List:: http://www.freerepublic.com/~jessduntno/)
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