Great take on the “Obama routine”.
In the latest “the dog ate my homework” excuse for the incompetence of the White House comes this story in the New York Times.
It begins: “Beneath the calming reassurance that President Obama has repeatedly offered during the Ebola crisis, there is a deepening frustration, even anger, with how the government has handled key elements of the response.”
The NYTimes isn’t talking about frustration from the public. It is talking about the frustration of the president, who had to cancel some fundraising trips to work out of the White House for a couple of days this week.
The reporter says that Obama got angry with his team.
“‘It’s not tight,’ a visibly angry Mr. Obama said of the (government’s) response, according to people briefed on the meeting. He told aides they needed to get ahead of events and demanded a more hands-on approach, particularly from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.”
Oh please, can we stop pretending that this emperor has clothes?