January 8, 2012
JUST A LINE ON THE RESUME:
New Book Portrays Explosive White House Dynamics (Carol E. Lee, 1/08/12, WSJ)
[T]he 330 pages of "The Obamas" by New York Times reporter Jodi Kantor leaves the impression of a first lady who is much more influential than the public has known and a Barack Obama who seems at times more enamored with the idea of having been president than with actually being president.Consider this passage: "What Obama really looked forward to, said his friends, was the period that followed the presidency, whenever it arrived," Kantor writes. The president's close friend, Eric Whittaker, says Mr. Obama talks about going back to walking in the streets and wandering around bookstores. Another close Obama friend, Marty Nesbitt, says the president has told him he will be able to accomplish a lot after leaving office "because he would finally be free of politics," Kantor writes.
Which is why he's been content to do nothing in office. He's just marking time.
Posted by Orrin Judd at January 8, 2012 4:53 PM
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