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He can\u2019t speak well.\u00a0 Take away the prompters, and he fumbles and stumbles every bit as much as Bush on a good day.\u00a0 And it\u2019s clear to anyone with a brain that he can\u2019t lead.\u00a0 He\u2019s just not leadership material.\u00a0 He avoids conflict and seems to resent anyone who doesn\u2019t bow and do as he says.\u00a0 He wants congress to do it all, and yet keep the credit for himself.\u00a0 On the whole, a poor president. <\/p>\n

Add to that a struggling economy.\u00a0 Jobless rates still unacceptable.\u00a0 Housing still in the tanks.\u00a0 Non-existent inflation still on the rise.\u00a0 And growing political and economic pressure from rising nations like China, India, and Russia overseas.\u00a0 So what\u2019s the pro-Obama media to do?\u00a0 Keep coming out with stories like this one<\/a>, that\u2019s what. Try to recapture the flame, the magic, the spirit of the messianic campaign of 08.\u00a0 Remind us that despite all evidence to the contrary, Obama still inspires, still brings hope, and is still the candidate of change. <\/p>\n

Will Americans buy it?\u00a0 Hard to say.\u00a0 As the GOP labors intensively to nominate a person nobody wants, the press may not need to worry.\u00a0 But as of now, not knowing what the future holds, I notice a growing number of these stories from an advocacy media that is clearly scared.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"