President Obama recently touched off a small October Revolution with the appointment of Ron Klain as his Ebola Czar. This was a tell-tale political move as the appointment yielded three prototypical responses: It antagonized Obamas enemies, left his supporters dithering and, in the end, said a lot about the Administrations political aptitude.
The reality is that political ineptitude has been a hallmark of the Obama Administration. That raises a puzzling question: How can someone so politically adept at campaigning be so politically incompetent at governing?
This is all the more perplexing as, purely based on outcomes, a strong case can be made that the Obama Administration has governed effectively. After all, the U.S. economy is recovering strongly and the United States is now assuming the lead role as the engine of global growth.
By the same token, Obama has not put U.S. combat boots on the ground anywhere in the world. Rather, he has brought over 100,000 U.S. servicemen home since his inauguration.
In addition, over eight million Americans who did not have health care insurance when President Obama was sworn in to office have it today.
And to borrow one of the more bombastic claims of the Bush years, President Obama has kept us safe from terrorist attacks.
Though Americans may not be entirely satisfied with the way things are going, the simple fact is that Americans are better off today than they were in January of 2009. And things seem to be getting better every day.
So why does President Obama suffer from such dismal approval ratings? It is in large part because of the political ineptitude he has exhibited in governing.
The 44th President of the United States has consistently failed to promote compelling narratives. He has also failed to assemble effective teams of surrogates to carry his message forward.
And importantly, he has failed to provide his minions with a consistently applied political ideology as well as much-needed political cover.
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Obama: So Good, Yet So Bad