tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post8573247466561487085..comments2024-03-29T01:07:30.224-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Is This the End of the Obama Era?Stuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-28426464706057863432010-01-21T08:36:15.741-08:002010-01-21T08:36:15.741-08:00Why do they keep calling it an "OLD" tru...Why do they keep calling it an "OLD" truck?<br /><br />The truck I have been driving every day for 16 years is a 1939 Ford pickup.<br />Thats oldBruce Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06179692525442488304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-44582964142959621092010-01-21T05:31:31.159-08:002010-01-21T05:31:31.159-08:00Thanks for the comment, Monica...Thanks for the comment, Monica...Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-65298349519393347872010-01-20T13:13:32.841-08:002010-01-20T13:13:32.841-08:00Monica, writing from Paris : always a refreshing r...Monica, writing from Paris : always a refreshing read, brilliant analysis (no pun - and no insult - intended) and right on - we don't want to go down the French road now, do we? Wake up and smell the café, Obama!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-67700026104529084262010-01-20T11:39:09.247-08:002010-01-20T11:39:09.247-08:00Specifically, I believe you are alluding to aversi...Specifically, I believe you are alluding to <b><i>aversion</i></b> therapy.johnhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07016524056962644711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-10377911324626520222010-01-20T11:38:54.251-08:002010-01-20T11:38:54.251-08:00I agree. In other terms, we might say that he does...I agree. In other terms, we might say that he does not have it in him. Mostly for lack of experience. I believe that he is drawn to ideological solutions that derive from a worldview that is anchored in myth and narrative. These compensate for his deficient sense of reality, and the fact that his perspective was not formed out of trial and error.<br /><br />Since he was never an executive he has not gone through an experience where he has tried a plan, seen it fail, and had to go back to the drawing board. It almost feels as though he is dealing with failure and disappointment for the first time in his life and this puts him off his game. The speech he delivered in Boston for Martha Coakley was simply off. For someone who is so glib and so adept at public speaking, it was though he could not adapt or adjust quickly enough to a reality that did not conform to his expectations or did not fit the narrative. This made him feel lost.<br />I cannot be sure but I also think that the deification of Obama has taught him that he cannot do wrong. If things go wrong, you cannot blame the god. And the god will certainly not blame himself. He and his followers will look for ways to protect his fragile sense of his own godliness by blaming others.<br /><br />People loved Bill Clinton, but they did not attribute divine qualities to him. His flaws were far too evident to support such attributions.<br /><br />Bill Clinton had also had many years of executive experience and had come up the hard way, dealing with failure, with adversity, and being forced to adjust. He was less doctrinaire than Obama and did not have to compensate for an absence of knowledge of the real world.<br /><br />Clinton was certainly committed to the Democratic party, and he was certainly interested in maintaining his own position and authority. But, in working with the Republican majorities he was showing the greatest respect for the voice of the American people, as manifested in the 1994 election. <br />Obama seems to see his position as one where he can and must impose his will on others. <br />I hope that these thoughts clarify the issue.Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-88349633477136574612010-01-20T10:37:28.000-08:002010-01-20T10:37:28.000-08:00"Obama is not going to pull a Bill Clinton. &..."Obama is not going to pull a Bill Clinton. "<br /><br />It would be interesting to hear why that is so. My own belief is that he cannot do it due to internal anchors and limitations.vanderleunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10296245324443413545noreply@blogger.com