"Yet Obama’s petulance, I think, more likely derives from a certain
surprise — leading to anger — that originates from novel and sudden
demands for accountability. Quite simply, no one has dared question
Obama before — much less press him for deeds to match his mellifluous
words.
Apparently, he did, and apparently he was almost right — given that
rhetoric and sophistry earned him the presidency in the first place. In
what follows, I hold some empathy for Obama’s pique; you see in some
sense those around him suddenly changed the rules, and what in the past
had been habit and custom no longer quite applied."
Read it here.
surprise — leading to anger — that originates from novel and sudden
demands for accountability. Quite simply, no one has dared question
Obama before — much less press him for deeds to match his mellifluous
words.
Did he really think he could talk his way through four years of the American presidency?
Apparently, he did, and apparently he was almost right — given that
rhetoric and sophistry earned him the presidency in the first place. In
what follows, I hold some empathy for Obama’s pique; you see in some
sense those around him suddenly changed the rules, and what in the past
had been habit and custom no longer quite applied."
Read it here.
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