Sizing up Obama . . .

[AztecWilliam]

. . . and, to a lesser extent, the differences between the Democratic and Republican establishments. But, mostly, about what Obama is and how what he will be seen, over time, by the bulk of average Americans.

online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204731804574391153099885242.html

AzWm

[aztecwin]

Coruscating, not often that I see a word in newsprint that is new to me. I looked it up. I am not apt to include it in my vocabulary, but it made me read the entire article.

Also, the tone of this article will have more to do with getting folks to look at Obama and his administration in a real objective light than the truthful but blunt frontal attacks.

[AztecWilliam]

I've been saying for a long time that Obama is a guy who has been on the fast track most of his life. He has never suffered a setback, which means he is likely unprepared for the kind of rethinking and rebounding one must do after being tested seriously.

In other words, Obama came into office thinking that he was invincible and able to charm the birds off the trees (to steal a bit of the lyrics from the song "Get Out of Town"). Well, he isn't and he can't. Meanwhile, he is setting himself up for many a fall simply because he sees no limits to his ability to get things done.

Compare that with John McCain, a man who was tested to the breaking point, so much so that he knows well his personal limits. . . . and that's a valuable lesson to learn. Better to have learned that BEFORE stepping into the Oval Office.

AzWm