Friday, March 27, 2009

Even CNN now has negative comments about President Obama.

It's not looking good for Team Obama when even a commentator at CNN says, "Obama is flunking economics." Ruben Navarrette, Jr. complains that Obama
is trying to do too much at once, and so he is not doing any of it well. He
vows to cut the federal deficit while proposing an avalanche of new spending
that will -- says the Congressional Budget Office -- increase the national debt
by as much as $9.3 trillion over the next decade.

Navarrette also points to the Obama supporters who immediately attack anyone who dares challenge Obama.

He even shows some doubt as to Obama's ability to speak convincingly. He admits that "anyone who tuned into this week's press conference has to wonder whether the president hasn't lost his touch. The popular narrative from conservatives -- that Obama stumbles when he is off the teleprompter -- is becoming more believable."

Obama's inability to answer difficult questions without a teleprompter providing his answers has to be clear to anyone by this point. Inability to respond articulately to tough questions in a public environment does not necessarily imply an inability to be a good president.

The frightening problem at this point is that Obama's incoherence may indicate a lack of ability to deal with the complex issues he faces. Incoherence in public speech can be forgiven; a president's inability to grasp and deal with the complex issues facing this country cannot be forgiven or allowed to continue. It may well be the President rather than the Secretary of the Treasury who may need to consider resigning at some point.

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