WHICH IS TO SLUR MEDIOCRITY:

A disturbing failure to lead: In the face of towering challenges, Obama's accomplishments have been mediocre (Gloria Feldt, 1/20/10, Salon)

He’s resisted staking out a concrete, decisive agenda. The first responsibility of a leader is to create meaning, and the executive’s most important power is to set the agenda. Having seen President Clinton falter on healthcare by presenting a full-blown bill to Congress, Obama presented no bill; hence the committee-designed "camel." Now, nobody’s happy.