Peach
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Bush was a skilled politician and he defined the word "bumbling". No one gets the biggest prize in the world of politics without being good at it.Obama is far, far from a skilled politician. He has made a series of amateurish and bumbling idiot executive level mistakes.
You are mistaking his organizational skills for deft statesmanship.
You're wrong. Bush was a skilled politician and he defined the word "bumbling". No one gets the biggest prize in the world of politics without being good at it.
Obama is far, far from a skilled politician. He has made a series of amateurish and bumbling idiot executive level mistakes.
You are mistaking his organizational skills for deft statesmanship.
Would that mean that he is a failure at politics or rather that he is a failure as a Chief Executive?
In my opinion it would be the latter. He can and does suck as a Chief Executive, but if he can pull the wool over the eyes of enough voters come this November, I would have to agree with IL, that he is a damned good politician. Not that that is a good thing though.
Immie
I agree Immie. Right now Obama is showing superb skills at the gamesmanship of politics. Who is doing worst? In my opinion, it's Romney. I'm not commenting on his views or positions but simply his skill at getting elected. He should have been a shoe in. Instead, he is constantly letting others dictate his moves. First it was Gingrich and now it's Santorum. If he were more skilled, he would simply sidestep the landmines and stay focused. Instead, he has not only followed the trail into the minefield but set off a few himself. He's in serious trouble.
I give Santorum credit. He has done well to take the base from Romney. The only problem is, he won't win the GE in a thousand years.
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In that sense you are correct; Bush II even getting CLOSE to Gore took skilled work, from others. But he was able to play the part. Obama fumbles, IN PUBLIC, and does not lie in a convincing manner to cover it, Bush II pulled it off. 9/11 & Iraq helped Bush II however. "I'M a WAR President" will not be forgotten.