The Perils of Executive Inexperience

Commentary Magazine ^ | January 4, 2009 | Jennifer Rubin

[Scanian]

Al Hunt writes a column that reveals the typical finger-pointing and backbiting that ensues when things are not going all that well in an administration. First, he relates this episode:

"On Dec. 2, as Obama prepared to give a major economic speech at the Brookings Institution on Dec. 8 (and a day after his Afghanistan speech at West Point) he met with policy makers. He heard a familiar reprise of the previous several meetings with budget director Peter Orszag arguing for more emphasis on reducing the deficit and Council of Economic Advisers chief Christina Romer leading the contingent espousing a greater short-term stress on jobs. The president, by his standards, exploded. Why are we having this meeting again, the same discussion, participants quoted him as saying."

But really, who comes off looking bad in this one? It’s Obama. It’s Obama. He is the one who apparently allows the same discussion to churn endlessly. He is the one who hasn’t set the direction of his economic policy.

[updatedscreenname]

This administration will go down in history as the most
inept, most corrupt in history.

Joe Wilson is vindicated, the first tactic to cover up
incompetency is to lie. Every thing this guy is is a lie.

The real problem we have is that in the next big crisis
he will not be believed and panic will ensue. Perhaps this
is the main plan anyways.

[LibLieSlayer]

An incompetent fool... even a conniving and evil pos operative for satan like hussein... has no leadership skills... he coasted all of his life and has never worked or accomplished anything... his path was blazed by his father satan... evil protects evil.

LLS

[bestintxas]

“The real problem we have is that in the next big crisis”

Think China invading Taiwan or Russia invading Georgia.

A strong POTUS would not be distracted to confront these.

What we have in WH is what the Chinese and Russians relish.

Get ready for hell on earth, orchestrated by the Nobel Peace prize recipient.

[Texas resident]

How about the perils of no executive experience and no leadership experience and no real job in his past and no past to be seen by the taxpayers and no emotional attachment to this country or it’s people. My 14 year old has more sense than this manufactured goofball.