Up to this point, what Obama’s handlers have done well is not to stay too long on any one issue. Americans have zero attention span, so if they keep him moving, it’s hard for people to get upset.
If the GOP had any sense, they would bog Obama down on an issue. It's like Patton said: "Hold him by the nose, and kick him in the pants".
But we let Obama set the agenda and the timetable and so far he's pretty much running the table.
I agree. At the same time, it keeps the possible targets off balance, because he moves so fast that they never know when it might be their turn.
I have nothing to back this up, but I wonder if the Freddie Mac exec who killed himself was afraid that he was going to be subjected to the AIG executive treatment. It doesn't sound as if he was doing anything illegal (unlike Franklin Raines, who was stealing) and in fact was just following the policies set down for his company by the government. But the way Bambi distracts the attention of the public from the activities of the government is to launch a drive-by style of personal attack on some convenient victim, and I bet this guy was afraid his time had come.
The other talent Obama has displayed is to nearly always follow his handlers’ instructions to “shut up”. This is interpreted as thoughtful, cool wisdom. I was amazed at how he got away with not saying ANYTHING in September during the bank crisis. You’ll notice the one time he got in a bit of trouble was when Joe the Plumber asked him a question and he actually answered it. (the handlers cut him off from real people after that). This time instead of staying quiet he went ahead and said that his administration would not prosecute the CIA. BIG mistake on our Dear Leader’s part.