O NEGATIVE:

The George W. Bush Fixation: Obama’s fixation on his predecessor could consume his presidency. (Victor Davis Hanson, 11/18/10, National Review)

Voters two years ago elected Obama for a variety of reasons — from unhappiness with Bush and Iraq to the landmark novelty of seeing our first black president. The financial meltdown of September 2008 ended for good John McCain’s small lead in the polls. That panic also reminded voters of their unease with the Bush deficits and his expansion of government.

In the absence of a genuine self, the UR can appear to be anything but can only define himself by his membership in certain institutions and cohorts or in opposition to another. But if he can't run on his record in the institution he's currently part of--the Executive--and he can't run as being not-W then what does he run as?

Posted by Orrin Judd at November 18, 2010 6:26 AM