Stopping the waves is a job for Neptune, not a president. Obama cannot raise his trident and force the oil back into the hole. There are things he can do, but they’re a lot less impressive.
Granted, Obama’s early campaign for president cultivated a myth of his godlike powers. And some still seem to buy into the magic narrative…
For my taxpayer dollar, I’d prefer a calm leader who works with the most respectable opinions he can find. Some of the worst Obama decisions — going passive during the health care ruckus and pushing for new offshore drilling — came not from listening to science, economic and military experts, but his political advisers.
In dealing with “stuff,” Obama does not make the grade as a god. But as an intelligent human being playing a tough hand of cards, he’s not been that bad.
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