Why Does Obama Suck At Being President?

Barack Obama argued that being a presidential candidate qualified him to serve at the president. My then-editor bought into this crap. Well, it hasn't worked out that way, has it?

Here's one of the big questions, really, one to chew on over the weekend, one that's asked a lot around this town. How could a bunch of people who ran such a brilliant campaign be doing such a lousy job at the politics of governing?

It really is a mystery. In 2008, they seemed two steps ahead of everybody else. In 2010, they seem two steps behind. What happened?

Let's consider some possible explanations:

1. Campaigns are easier than governing. Not to be discounted. Campaigns are hard, but governing is harder. You're actually responsible for stuff, and that stuff sticks to you more. Takes a while to figure that out.

Hmmm. Didn't Sarah Palin say something like this? Why yes! She did.

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