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By his peer group for this entire, like Shrub was, to do something that he is not ready for. He seems like the strain is too great and his salesman persona is cracking. Because it's not really him, that he's selling, it's his view of being an adult.
When you look at Maslow's pyramid, I don't believe that Mitt is at the top yet, but Obama is. Mitt shows all the signs in his life, in my very unprofessional opinion, of being lower down in the red zone on the pyramid shown here:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Maslow%27s_Hierarchy_of_Needs.svg
The picture shows it easier, but his behavior, no matter how rich he is, indicates a person who is looking for approval. He constantly shifts his views to get it, and needs his family to surround him to keep from going to pieces. His wife said that she needs to be close to him to keep him grounded. Some of her lashing out may be protective.
Ryan and a number of other people, who have needed so much to find a way of life to tell them how to live, are not mature. Ryan said he needed Ayn Rand's philosophy to guide him. As if life in itself were not an adequate teacher.
Such people are also prone to joining cults or authoritarian groups to find the strength they are lacking inside. Their lying, their anger, their rage, are all part of anxiety and fear. It can be very dangerous to be around them, they are unbalanced on the inside, and I don't mean crazy.
There is nothing wrong with these differences of self-actualization, and some argue they are not the best way to evaluate a person. In my experience, these levels are important concepts. They are used at times in planning out services for people who are completely dependent. The higher up on the pyramid, the less likely a person needs assistance, except in the case of a life-altering injury.
I see all the characteristics displayed at the top of the pyramid in Obama's approach to his position. There are many things in life that hold a person back, abuse or other deprivations. I believe people can grow and change, and we are all equal and important, so at times I feel sorry for aggravating people. It doesn't mean I want them in charge of my life or to hold the office of POTUS.
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