David Gergen: The National Deficit—of Leadership

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"Obama himself was the target of a second populist uprising that came in tea parties, town halls, and public marches. Hatred hung in the air, and some worried about violence."
David, don't you think that's a little exaggerated! "Hatred hung in the air" Oh, please. It's Frustration David. At a government that is serving the Blue states and not the United States.
"Some worried about violence". David, the only person who got hurt at a TeaParty was a black conservative who had his finger bitten off by a Lefty SEIU member.

Carolynn of PA 7:08PM October 23, 2009

Keep dancing around the point, Mr. Gergen. Barack Obama is little more than an empty suit when it comes to true leadership. Why? Because America is recoiling in horror from his TERRIBLE IDEAS. Likewise, the Democratic majority in Congress. The brighter the light cast upon them, the more the public repudiates them. It's really not as arcane or complex as you make it out to be. Bottom line: the American people really isn't as stupid as we need to be for their machinations to get past us. Sorry.

Cynthia Cook of OH 7:07PM October 23, 2009

It was Gergen's beloved media who propped up this buffoon and sold his liberal-lite, empty headed rhetoric to a star struck public. And now that Big Wee Wee reveals himself to be the fraud conservatives knew he was, Gergen is - surprised?
That says a lot about how poorly our dim-witted, unquestioning media served the nation that they let this Socialist incompetent get a hold of the presidency. Now millions are paying for their mistake with their jobs and their futures.
http://theillustratedconservative.blogspot.com/

Cj of TX 7:07PM October 23, 2009

Sorry Mr. Gergen, but the reason for the quick deflation of Obama's support down to the 50/50 levels is that President Obama made too many promises of change, yet has retreated to business as usual.
Where is the change?
Where is the Transparency?
Where are the jobs that he promised?
Besides that, President Obama's Presidency has been compared to Kennedy/Lincolns, but in reality is proving to be more like Richard Nixon's. Enemy lists? Wars with media outlets? How does this help our economy? How does this find jobs, or keep us employed?
The Clothes have no Emperor.

portlandon of OR 7:03PM October 23, 2009

You're sayin' morons and idiots have been runnin' the government and business? No - really?
I have said, for many years, that the problem with government, and most private businesses, is that, "Andy retired and left Barney in charge."
Anyone want a bumper sticker?

R.L. Schaefer of CA 1:35PM October 23, 2009