Many liberal-leaning media elite are starting to see the light - sadly too late and not clear enough. But it is starting. The problem is, they still think the clowns can turn things around! Here is Howard Fineman on the mess:

Obama still has the approval of the people, but the establishment is beginning to mumble that the president may not have what it takes.

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But there is only one question on this great test of American fate: can he lead us away from plunging into another Depression?

Obama may be mistaking motion for progress, calling signals for a game plan. A busy, industrious overachiever, he likes to check off boxes on a ...

Many liberal-leaning media elite are starting to see the light - sadly too late and not clear enough. But it is starting. The problem is, they still think the clowns can turn things around! Here is Howard Fineman on the mess:

Obama still has the approval of the people, but the establishment is beginning to mumble that the president may not have what it takes.

…

But there is only one question on this great test of American fate: can he lead us away from plunging into another Depression?

Obama may be mistaking motion for progress, calling signals for a game plan. A busy, industrious overachiever, he likes to check off boxes on a long to-do list. A genial, amenable guy, he likes to appeal to every constituency, or at least not write off any. A beau ideal of Harvard Law, he can’t wait to tackle extra-credit answers on the exam.

I am beginning to think Obama’s lack of experience, combined with the radically insane liberal leaders he is dealing with in Congress, is a bridge too far for this young president. I mean, when do we stop blaming the team and blame the boss?

Yes, free the president from his flacks, fixers and goons — his posse of smirky smart alecks and provincial rubes, who were shrewd enough to beat the slow, pompous Clintons in the mano-a-mano primaries but who seem like dazed lost lambs in the brave new world of federal legislation and global statesmanship.

Heads should be rolling at the White House for the embarrassing series o...

I am beginning to think Obama’s lack of experience, combined with the radically insane liberal leaders he is dealing with in Congress, is a bridge too far for this young president. I mean, when do we stop blaming the team and blame the boss?

Yes, free the president from his flacks, fixers and goons — his posse of smirky smart alecks and provincial rubes, who were shrewd enough to beat the slow, pompous Clintons in the mano-a-mano primaries but who seem like dazed lost lambs in the brave new world of federal legislation and global statesmanship.

Heads should be rolling at the White House for the embarrassing series of flubs that have overshadowed President Obama’s first seven weeks in office and given the scattered, demoralized Republicans a huge boost toward regrouping and resurrection. (Michelle, please use those fabulous toned arms to butt some heads!)

First it was that chaotic pig rut of a stimulus package, which let House Democrats throw a thousand crazy kitchen sinks into what should have been a focused blueprint for economic recovery. Then it was the stunt of unnerving Wall Street by sending out a shrill duo of slick geeks (Timothy Geithner and Peter Orszag) as the administration’s weirdly adolescent spokesmen on economics. Who could ever have confidence in that sorry pair?

That from unabashed liberal commentator Camille Paglia. This all assumes the problems we see don’t actually emanate from the very top. Is the problem only the team? Doubtful. This is a reflection on the leadership.

When dog runs and flushing toilets get priority over the holy grail of energy options, you know the people are screwing up royally. This doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out.

For that matter, if there was one threat to the carbon tax, cap-and-trade charade it would be cheap limitless energy. A break through in nuclear fusion would make the cap-and-trade concept an irrelevant folly. All we would have to do is invest to transform the carbon based energy sources on the pow...

That from unabashed liberal commentator Camille Paglia. This all assumes the problems we see don’t actually emanate from the very top. Is the problem only the team? Doubtful. This is a reflection on the leadership.

When dog runs and flushing toilets get priority over the holy grail of energy options, you know the people are screwing up royally. This doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out.

For that matter, if there was one threat to the carbon tax, cap-and-trade charade it would be cheap limitless energy. A break through in nuclear fusion would make the cap-and-trade concept an irrelevant folly. All we would have to do is invest to transform the carbon based energy sources on the power grid to nuclear fusion - cheap and clean energy without the carbon tax. Coincidence?

President Obama's clumsy, smirky staff is sinking him -- and resurrecting a deflated GOP!
Camille Paglia Salon Magazine

Right now, the White House is starting to look like Raphael's scathing portrait of a pampered, passive Pope Leo X and his materialistic cardinals -- one of the first examples of an artist sending a secret, sardonic message to posterity. Do those shifty, beady-eyed guys needing a shave remind you of anyone? Yes, it's bare-knuckles Chicago pugilism, transplanted to Washington. The charitably well-meaning but hopelessly ext...

President Obama's clumsy, smirky staff is sinking him -- and resurrecting a deflated GOP!
Camille Paglia Salon Magazine

Right now, the White House is starting to look like Raphael's scathing portrait of a pampered, passive Pope Leo X and his materialistic cardinals -- one of the first examples of an artist sending a secret, sardonic message to posterity. Do those shifty, beady-eyed guys needing a shave remind you of anyone? Yes, it's bare-knuckles Chicago pugilism, transplanted to Washington. The charitably well-meaning but hopelessly extravagant Leo X, by the way, managed to mishandle the birth of the Protestant Reformation, which permanently split Christianity.