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global1

(25,284 posts)
Wed Feb 15, 2012, 04:07 PM Feb 2012

Great Article In The Atlantic Called Obama Explained.....

Everyone should read this. It is a fair account of Obama's presidency up to now and discusses both his strong and weak attributes.

"As Barack Obama contends for a second term in office, two conflicting narratives of his presidency have emerged. Is he a skillful political player and policy visionary—a chess master who always sees several moves ahead of his opponents (and of the punditocracy)? Or is he politically clumsy and out of his depth—a pawn overwhelmed by events, at the mercy of a second-rate staff and of the Republicans? Here, a longtime analyst of the presidency takes the measure of our 44th president, with a view to history."

Good reading!!!!

Here's the link:
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/03/obama-explained/8874/

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Great Article In The Atlantic Called Obama Explained..... (Original Post) global1 Feb 2012 OP
I read the article and found it interesting. I think Obama is more shrewd that applegrove Feb 2012 #1

applegrove

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1. I read the article and found it interesting. I think Obama is more shrewd that
Wed Feb 15, 2012, 10:57 PM
Feb 2012

the article gives him credit for.

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