Left-Winger Robert Reich Despondent Over Obama Failure

Left-Winger Robert Reich Despondent Over Obama Failure:

"Reich indulges the prosaic claim that Obama is the smartest man in human history — not that this can in any way be substantiated — but this absurd claim is one of the accepted factoids by the left that makes them really confused as to why Obama has been from their perspective so feckless as president.

Barack Obama is one of the most eloquent and intelligent people ever to grace the White House, which makes his failure to tell the story of our era all the more disappointing and puzzling.

Many who were drawn to him in 2008 (including me) were dazzled by the power of his words and insights — his speech at the 2004 Democratic convention, his autobiography and subsequent policy book, his talks about race and other divisive issues during the campaign.

The reality is that Obama is not a great thinker. He is not a great leader. He is no deep philosopher, no expert politico, no hardnosed wielder of power. What he is, and this is not insignificant, is a great bluffer, a great con man. This truth has been readily seen over Obama’s entire life.

He’s always been able to employ the most convincing tone, using all the best buzz words, and is able to convey a sense that he is the one in the know."