Maybe It Isn't Just Bibi
Discussing my Uncommon Knowledge interview with John Podhoretz, the editor of Commentary, Ricochet read Scott Reusser makes a fascinating, astute observation:
There's a connection to be made between Segment 1--where JP discusses Obama's frustration with political push-back--and your later discussion about the confrontation with Netanyahu. A few months back, the incident seemed unique and unprecedented and was therefore presumed to represent a specific indictment of Israel, but more and more--most recently in his visit with Senate Republicans--we're learning that this guy is extremely thin-skinned and has intense resentment of those who resist him. It is possible that the blow-up with Netanyahu was just the first major manifestation of this trait--with many more to come--and perhaps wasn't quite so Israel-specific. Clearly he has an anti-Israel bias, but the lesson of that occasion might have more to do with his temperment than with his grand plan. Maybe he'll take a valium before next week's visit, as Sen. Roberts recommends.
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May '10
Re: Maybe It Isn't Just Bibi
As I often tell people, Obama has two basic personality traits which make him dangerous as a political leader: (1) he cares nothing for truth, (2) he cares nothing for his political opponents. He will never accept opposition when he doesn't have to.
May '10
Re: Maybe It Isn't Just Bibi
The man clearly does not like being contradicted. Look at how he responded to Joe the Plumber.