What is more, it’s becoming clear that Obama has lost interest in being president and now looks like a prisoner of the job. If the Obama presidency was a movie, even the president’s now shuffling for the exit. It’s time to roll credits.
And really, who could blame him? It’s not just that Obama has failed in the eyes of most Americans, but that he has also failed to advance his own goals. Yes, of course, there is a laundry list of famous broken promises, including the closing of Guantanamo Bay. But here I’m speaking more broadly.
During President Obama’s tenure, income inequality has risen, the black unemployment rate has consistently been twice that of whites, and (despite some tough rhetoric) he has yet to rein in Wall Street. And for a president who talked a lot about civil liberties and privacy, revelations about NSA surveillance, and the use of drones, should have civil libertarians on the left and the right concerned.
The Box Office, err, ballot box was a smashing success, but the reviews are in and the critics and the public – even his fans – are starting to hurl the rotten tomatoes. Citizen Kane this ain’t.
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