Wavels
Well-Known Member
I think Peggy nails it with big hammer here.
Either way it is high grade lumpy grist for the mill.
The presidents problem right now is that people think hes smart. They think hes in command, aware of pitfalls and complexities. Thats his reputation: Hes risen far on his brains. They think he is sophisticated.
That is his problem in the health insurance debacle..................................................................................................................................................................................................................
But lets go back to the first paragraph, and the original point of this piece.
Mr. Obamas problem now is that people think he is smart.
They think, as they look at his health-care vows, that either he didnt know how bad his program was, what dislocations it would cause, what a disturbance it would be to the vast middle class of America . . .
Or he knew, and deliberately misled everyone.
If they thought he wasnt very bright, they might give him some leeway on that question. But they think hes really smart.
So they think he knew.
And deliberately misled.
They think he knowingly quelled peoples fears when he knew they had every reason to be afraid.
Which makes him just another dishonest pol, just another guy hiding in the deliberately obscure paragraph on page 1,037 of the omnibus comprehensive reform bill.
He has taken himself down, lowered his own stature.
Commentators like to decry low-information votersthe stupid are picking our leaders. I think the real problem is low-information leaders. They have so little experience of life and have so much faith in magicin media, in wordsthat they dont understand people will get angry at you when you mislead them, and never see you the same way again.
Either way it is high grade lumpy grist for the mill.
The presidents problem right now is that people think hes smart. They think hes in command, aware of pitfalls and complexities. Thats his reputation: Hes risen far on his brains. They think he is sophisticated.
That is his problem in the health insurance debacle..................................................................................................................................................................................................................
But lets go back to the first paragraph, and the original point of this piece.
Mr. Obamas problem now is that people think he is smart.
They think, as they look at his health-care vows, that either he didnt know how bad his program was, what dislocations it would cause, what a disturbance it would be to the vast middle class of America . . .
Or he knew, and deliberately misled everyone.
If they thought he wasnt very bright, they might give him some leeway on that question. But they think hes really smart.
So they think he knew.
And deliberately misled.
They think he knowingly quelled peoples fears when he knew they had every reason to be afraid.
Which makes him just another dishonest pol, just another guy hiding in the deliberately obscure paragraph on page 1,037 of the omnibus comprehensive reform bill.
He has taken himself down, lowered his own stature.
Commentators like to decry low-information votersthe stupid are picking our leaders. I think the real problem is low-information leaders. They have so little experience of life and have so much faith in magicin media, in wordsthat they dont understand people will get angry at you when you mislead them, and never see you the same way again.
