Wolfhound,

Nobody expects the man to work 24/7, so of course he needs and deserves some downtime. That being said, even some liberals have been talking about how Obama has already "checked out" regarding his responsibilities as President.

Let's look at some major issues which have heated up very recently.We have the situation in Ukraine, the threat that ISIS will take control of Iraq (not to mention Syria), hordes of "kids" flooding into America via our unsecured our border with Mexico, and last but not least, the fiasco taking place in Ferguson, MO.

It hasn't exactly been the typical last month or two, has it? Yet, Obama takes off and spends, what, 3 weeks in Martha's Vineyard, playground of the one percenters he campaigned against?

Three weeks in Martha's Vineyard, and he can't visit the Texas/Mexico border once? Especially when he went to Texas anyway? Then he holds a PC to denounce the beheading of James Foley, but he's seen smiling out on the golf course 45 minutes later?

A lot of us know something about leadership, wolfhound. Unlike you, I have concluded that Obama is a very, very poor excuse for a leader, and he must agree with me, because he is basically AWOL these days while some huge events are continuing to play out.

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Posted by navy

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Posted on 8/26/14 at 10:38 am to KCT

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Obama is a very, very poor excuse for a leader

It is unrealistic to expect otherwise.

He is not a natural born leader ... I think that much is evident.

But, in addition, he has no training or prior experience that could have assisted him in his current duties.

Biden said during the Dem primaries way back when that Obama was unqualified. Biden was correct.

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Posted by Wolfhound45

Hanging with Chicken in Lurkistan

Member since Nov 2009

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Posted on 8/26/14 at 1:09 pm to KCT

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Never said he was a strong leader. Simply addressed the content of the article. It is that simple.

If you want to talk about his leadership qualities, I would say they are negligible. He has not been through a series of crucibles that have honed and refined his leadership skills and made him into a man of character and determination. He is typical of our society where people are given faux accolades (he is an Ivy League graduate, et al) and somehow this equates to an individual being a great leader. No, what it equates to is that they are an Ivy League graduate. He seems often disinterested in the task of leadership, the nitty gritty of convincing people to perform tasks because they believe in his vision and leadership. He expects (in my view) that they will simply acquiesce in gratitude because he is so much brighter than they are (the quintessential elitist in my frank opinion).

As far as my own bona fides on leadership, will gladly outline them for you if you are so inclined. Mine are the final "three feet" variety where you cannot hide behind platitudes. You have to motivate people to get up and risk their lives.

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