From the soon to be released book Double Down:
--“Until [the] Denver [debate debacle], Clinton had watched in wonder as Obama caught break after break. … Meanwhile, Romney’s ineptness staggered Clinton. After the release of the 47 percent video, he remarked to a friend that, while Mitt was a decent man, he was in the wrong line of work. (‘He really shouldn’t be speaking to people in public.’) As for Obama, Clinton trotted out for his pals the same line again and again: ‘He’s luckier than a dog with two dicks.’”The Myth of President Obama as a master strategist...
Update:
If you're the smartest person in the room ... you're in the wrong room. First-rate leaders surround themselves with people smarter and more experienced than they are. Second-rate leaders surround themselves with third-rate people.Mark Steyn: Obama's luck may have finally run out...
I'm not sure what third-rate leaders do, but sadly we're finding out.
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Willie should talk.
ReplyDeleteNobody owed more to a compliant, obeisant, groveling press than he did.
They were the ones who saved him time and again.