Originally Posted By Dabob2 <<< He needs to be less concerned about being liked and more concerned about doing what he thinks is right. >>> <In other words adopt the George W Bush model. > As I said elsewhere: not to Bush's extent. But there's got to be a happy medium.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan He is using the happy medium approach. But the scales have tipped so far right by the hysterics that it seems too subdued. Obama fired back once with the clinging to guns and religion comment. It was spot on, of course, but it also fed perfectly into the narrative of the far right that obama hated "real Americans."
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "He is using the happy medium approach. But the scales have tipped so far right by the hysterics that it seems too subdued." Which is exactly why I wish Obama would crank it up to counteract the crazies. The problem is, with the economy mired in crap, people aren't feeling warm an fuzzy about him anymore. He's got the statesmanship thing down pat. What I'd like to see him do is get back to the fighting tone that he carried during the campaign.
