that Obama believes the mundane administrative aspects of leadership to be beneath him. Witness the number of ‘czars’ whom he has appointed. He wants them to make his decision for him. Making decisions is hard and can have negative politcal consequences. Much better to have lackeys whom he can blame if things go wrong.
Meanwhile he gets to do the part of the job that suits him. He gets to party with sports and entertainment VIPs in the world’s coolest party venue – and all at the taxpayers expense. He gets to jet around the world on the planet’s coolest airplane and play the part of ‘The Humble Conscience of the Enlightened Elites’. He gets to travel to fundraisers and throw red meat to the Obamatons, who respond like devoted, tail-wagging dogs. He flies to trouble spots around the country that have been scourged by his idiotic policies, and while there shifts blame to others and feigns concern for his victims.
Barack Obama is not a leader. He is The Great Pretender.

“We are in the Expectations Management Business now.”

Gibbs et al want to create conditions such that unless the Republican utterly annihilate Democrats in November then they will have failed miserably.

Republicans, OTOH, want to tamp down expectations so that anything more than winning uncontested seats is a total beat down.

Yes, a little extreme but you get the idea.

who is in a hot hot seat most recently because of the AZ lawsuit, but also, the Black Panther case, the moratorium lawsuits, the KSM trial in NY, for starters. Salazar and Obama are in the hot seat for apparently not having a clue of what to do with the oil spill early on, and now defying 2 court rulings and reinistituting another moratorium. There are spill commissions and a federal government paymaster for the affected. No matter how bad BP may have been with paying claims, no federal government agency ever ever creates any better system. Oh, and don’t forget the major shakeups and finger pointing at the MMS. I’m sure there is an oil czar in there somewhere, and Maxine Waters giving away the secrets.

We had Kathleen Sebelius the NHS top dog given an insane amount of power with Ocare, and, now she will be competing with Berwick on Medicare and Medicaid issues. And then there is the Death Panel also competing for a big say. I’m sure there is a health czar in there somewhere.

Wh had the Transportation Secy LaHood going on a witch hunt against Toyota. He is still breathing down their backs, while we nationalize an American Auto maker. I’m sure there is a transportation or crash Czar in there somewhere.

Has anyone seen anything much of our UN Rep Susan Rice? I only saw her on Fox one Sunday, and, she wasn’t even up to date on already past issues. I’m sure there is a Global Czar in there somewhere breathing down her neck.

We had the Climategate email release proving that the Golbal Warming hoax was just that, a Hoax. Still they are trying to push a job killing, energy costs increase Green agenda being pushed forward. I guess Holdren is the Czar behind those scenes wanting to be heard.

Secretary of State Clinton has screwed up one foreign issue after the next with silly things like giving the Russians a reset button that said something like “big discounts” or something. She was on the wrong side of the Constitutional Zelya ouster, and could not successfully negotiate his return until his term was up, she quietly faded away into the background on that. I’m sure there is a foreign policy Czar in there somewhere.

Secretary of Defense Gates has been a major dissapointment. He has folded to the leftists view on the military and fighting Wars. There’s don’t ask, don’t tell. There are major cuts in the Defense budget, just as all good little Lefties do, even though we are currently still fighting 2 Wars. We had the McChrystal debacle, and, he was gone in days of his comments. Petreaus gets demoted to take over the Afghanistan War. He will look at the possibility of providing more air support for our troops, but the counterinsurgency manual will stand. Our soldiers cannot raise there weapons, and must sit like ducks and just get fired on. I really like Petraeus but, what once took a tremendous amount of courage to go to War, now seems to require those that are willing to go on suicide missions to qualify. Then you have Eikenberry and Holbrooke who can’t seem to get along with the Afghan pres or the battle plan, or the Generals. I’m sure there is a War Czar there somewhere.

I don’t have much to say for the sheman Napolitano except that the whole department should be disbanded and shoved out the door. Thank God I don’t fly almost ever, even if I could afford the tickets, I couldn’t afford the price to fly my luggage or carry ons also. I am also shy when it comes to full body scans. Uh uh, I don’t go there, call me a prude. I’m sure there is a motherland Czar in there somewhere.

Have I made the case for smaller Government, with a few good leaders running the show? Now we just need to find those leaders.

Pelosi’s little hissy fit is comical. She believes Gibbs’ his words might carry more weight than others in her party? How does she figure ? Everyone sees him as a joke due to his sidestepping. Not just us. The numbers don’t lie and Gibbs was being truthful. For once. “There are enough seats in play” and consequently the Republican party could gain control of the house. None of his usual spin garbage that he does on his daily briefings.

Maybe she figures if no one talks aloud about the bad poll numbers than everything will be just fine and rosy for dems this fall.

and the sharks smell blood… easier for the lazy and corrupt to score points attacking a weak president than doing something useful like re-explaining why taking over every aspect of life that touches everyone by the feds is good in their opinion. Although corrupt and lazy even the not quite dimmest of the left don’t want to remind everyone else why they are just as bad as the O… the only thing helpful is sometimes the dim ones do remind everyone…

I think there are now 39. Is that like the 39 Steps?

Richard Holbrooke Afghanistan (Clinton retread)
Jeffrey Crowley AIDS (is he infected?)
Ed Montgomery Auto Recovery (lost cause)
Alan Bersin Borders (ah, the guy we can blame for AZ)
Ron Bloom Car (wreck)
David J. Hayes CA water (how about those reclamation projects?)
Dennis Ross Central Regional (I know a high school Central Reg.)
Lynn Rosenthal Domestic Violence (doesn’t say “tea party”)
Gil Kirlikowske Drug (is she in rehab?)
Paul Volcker Economics (duh)
Carol Brower Energy and Environment (vacationing in the Gulf)
Cameron Davie Great Lakes (Great Lakes?)
Van Jones Green Jobs (now resigned–don’t know if filled in)
Nancy Ann DeParle health (PA 1st state with taxpayer abortions)
Vivek Kundra Information (must need to sync with Gibbs)
Todd Stern International climate (we have oine)
Dennis Blair Intelligence (double duh)
Geroge Mitchell MidEast peace (in our time)
Kenneth Feinberg Pay (you earn too much! What does he earn?)
Cass Sustein Regulatory’ (should be a dozen of these)
John Holden science (needs a feather and a bone)
Scott Gration Sudan (Sudan?)
Herb Allison TARP (I thought it was all repaid)
John Brennan terror (but not Islamic terror)
Aneesh Chopra technology (if any is left after our return to caves)
Adolpho Carrion Jr. urban (ditto)
Ashton Carter weapons (we’re gutting nuclear 40%)
Gary Samore WMD (will we have any left?)

I’d argue they are effective at running campaigns, at most — and that is an awfully pragmatic use of the word. But any appropriate use of “great” is negated by the corruption which grows more apparent every day, and the lickspittle media’s influence cannot be overestimated.

How great would they be had the press bothered to do even a tenth of its job?

The ability to destroy does not necessarily require greatness.

Obamas’ two goals:

1. A new pledge of allegiance:

I pledge allegiance to Obama,
Ruler of the United States of America,
and to his associates for whom he stands.
One nation, under Obama, indivisible,
With liberty and justice for Democrats.

2. A new “high 5” greeting; with right hand raised chant:

Obama Rules!

Was in Illinois and is now. Just gets some great golfing and gets to travel to golf courses on air-force one. You-all are just jealous.