Very well said. VDH excels at using his vast knowledge of history and his acute sense of our present circumstances to weave together a narrative that gets to the heart of why Obama is failing. The ‘yuppism’ that afflicts Obama is a symptom of the disease.
Obama’s narcisstic personality blinds him to what is obvious to an ever increasing majority of the country. His elitism and belief in statism is not only turning off the public to Obama as a person, it is also causing great harm to our national psyche.
To those who believe in the power of the citizen, Obama is a huge threat. To those who elected him on the belief that the state can provide for their needs, (Remember the guy who was going to get money from ‘Obama’s stash, or the woman who thought Obama would pay for her house and car?) Obama’s policies are making their lives worse, not better.
When those who did not vote for you are seeing their worst fears confirmed, and those who did vote for you are seeing their hopes dashed, it is a recipe for the kind of national ‘malaise’ that afflcted the country in the Jimmy Carter years. The only question is whether the country has a Ronald Reagan out there to rescue us after Obama.
Alan West.