Education of a President -LONG NY Times magazine article (surely will be all the talk tomorrow)

[underpants]

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/17/magazine/17obama-t.html

[LaurenG]

1. For some reason I wanted to buy a NY Times today ($6.00!!) but I read this and came to post it.

This was a great article, I read it to my mother (who is legally blind) and we both really enjoyed it. It was an education for me as well. :hi:

[underpants]

2. I haven't read it

yes I posted it without reading it

RW radio (Rush) said that it was "damning" and said there were questions about the marriage and even a run in 2012. I will give it a read in the morning.

[LaurenG]

3. It wasn't damning. It was educational and gave some insight into Obama

and his staff's struggles. It was a good snapshot into how Washington works. The eye opener for me was how hard it is for any administration to get things done. It said Obama was an introverted type and occasionally got frustrated with his staff which surprised me, and it mentioned how he and his cabinet were trying to make this work by looking at what they did wrong. Communication seems to be the push for the next few years which I am excited about. (As long as he communicates with his base anyway. :) )

I kind of understand why Bush was such a jerk and just came out swinging saying he was the decider. It is really tough to get anything done without pushing people. Maybe Obama will smack congress a few times in the future.
Anyway I thought it was a good article.