Losing Both Sides

It finally may be happening.  People seem to be recognizing the void in leadership coming out of the White House.  I came upon two articles from both ends of the spectrum in the last few days that say virtually the same thing...Obama's leadership capability is a disaster.  First that champion of the left, Maureen Dowd, writes about the disaster of the gun control loss here in a piece titled "No Bully in the Pulpit".  Stinging!  Here's a little sample:

Unfortunately, he still has not learned how to govern.

How is it that the president won the argument on gun safety with the public and lost the vote in the Senate? It’s because he doesn’t know how to work the system. And it’s clear now that he doesn’t want to learn, or to even hire some clever people who can tell him how to do it or do it for him.

It’s unbelievable that with 90 percent of Americans on his side, he could get only 54 votes in the Senate. It was a glaring example of his weakness in using leverage to get what he wants. No one on Capitol Hill is scared of him.

And from the other side, I ran across an article titled, "Obama couldn’t sell a candy bar to a fat kid".  Given my views I knew this would be my kind of article.  You can read it here.  And here's a sample from this one:

Projects were built, programs enacted, wars fought and frontiers breached because American presidents sold ideas to the American people. Appealing to our consciences, to our imaginations, to our pride, to our fears, to our virtues and faiths, past American presidents made their mark, reshaped the nation and forged their place in history by getting the American people behind their visions.  

Our current commander-in-chief is taking a different tack.

So both sides show evidence of recognizing that the King is not wearing any clothes.  Many are scratching their heads at the fact that we elected a guy to the most powerful position in the world that includes the title Commander in Chief and he has no executive experience.  None.  Zilch.  For him it's been on the job training and it's been a disaster.  The funny thing is that he could win over a lot of guys like me if he'd just lead.  If he'd just reach out.  Sit down and talk...negotiate...understand the other side.  Hell, I wasn't a huge fan of Bubba, but at least he led.  At least he recognized that he had to do what was right for the country...for the greatest good.  But for Obama it's all been about winning and losing...pitting one side against the other..,my way or the highway.  And it's been a disaster.  We'll be paying for this for a long time...