LEADERSHIP CULTIVATION

Blame for Downturn Not Fixed on Obama

The number of Americans who believe that the nation is headed in the right direction has roughly tripled since Barack Obama's election, and the public overwhelmingly blames the excesses of the financial industry, rather than the new president, for turmoil in the economy, according to a new Washin...

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Petraeus Nixes Cheney Quote, Says US No Less Safe with Obama

General David Petraeus countered former Vice President Dick Cheney's recent claim that Obama's administration had made America less safe. "I wouldn't necessarily agree with that," said the general, who has served both administrations. "I think that there is in fact a good debate going on about the importance of values in everything we do..."

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RNC Chair Michael Steele's Narcissism Knows No Bounds

RNC Chairman Michael Steele said he is "done" reaching out to the president, having apparently been rebuffed in his previous attempts to start a dialogue. In an interview with CNN, he said he could detect no bipartisanship coming from the White House, stating that Barack Obama "has got a little thing about me that I haven't quite figured out."

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Olbermann Mocks CNN's Ed Henry Over Obama Smackdown

ROBINSON: You know I just don't think you are going to see that analysis being picked up very widely. I mean, look, it's like guarding Kobe Bryant. He comes down and does a reverse 360 windmill tomahawk jam in your face, the ball actually hits you in the face on the way down, and then picking yourself up off the court and acknowledging the cheers

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Rush Limbaugh Subjects Are Still Kissing His Ring

Some of us have been there.  When we tried to hide our collective deceit we asked the other person to try not to make it look so obvious.  You know, like sit on the other side of the table or show up at a different time, come in a different door or play the good cop, bad cop routine. I suspect that Rush Limbaugh has required more.  The leader of the Republican Party appears to have demanded his subjects to enter the room at the same time and kneel down and kiss his ring...in public. 

Rush Limbaugh has made it no secret that he wants President Obama to fail.  In his normal arrogant manner, the entertainer shouted it to the world.  When Michael Steele, the figurehead leader of the GOP objected, Limbaugh banished him to the dungeon. Now it's Bobby Jindal and Fred Thompson in a lockstep unity chorus singing praises to King Limbaugh that they want the President to fail.  Is it coincidental that Jindal and Thompson are singing the same GOP lyrics? I don't think so. One is a past presidential hopeful failure and one is a hopeful doomed to fail. To earn their commission, it seems that Limbaugh has required them to market an outdated product to an enlightened public. It won't sell beyond talk radio, because we the American people have tasted change and we like it much better.  

Persons with common sense will never allow Limbaugh to pick the next or any future president of the United States.  Sadly for some, presidential aspirations is an addictive drug that clouds good judgment. So expect the kissing of Rush's ring by the GOP to continue. If Jindal and Thompson have friends, someone should wake them while the train is still at the station to help them avoid the fate of becoming modern day "Rip Van Winkles" forced to face the reality that (civil)ization has left them behind.

"I Like to Know What I'm Talking About Before I Speak"

Ed Henry of CNN will think twice before his next smart-a follow-up question to the President. In substance, the President told Henry not to pigeon-hole him or play silly games and compare him to someone else.  The President made it clear to Henry that he sets his own "presidential" standard.  Ed will need micro-surgery to remove Obama's stinger from his rear end.

Isn't it refreshing to have a President who is quick on their feet?  Old Ed should have checked the President's resume more closely, especially the part that reads editor of the Harvard Law Review.  That achievement alone implies that the President is use to participating in a good debate.  So Republicans and unsuspecting reporters take note.  If you plan to one up the President, you had better bring your "A" game or make sure that you are wearing your chastity belt!

Obama: GOP Just "Against Whatever The Other Side Is For"

"I do think that the Republican Party right now hasn't sort of figured out what it's for," Obama said in a White House interview with The Courier-Journal and reporters from five other newspapers. "And so, as a proxy, they've just decided 'we're going to be against whatever the other side is for.' That's not what's needed in an economic crisis."

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Obama Approval Rating Goes UP: CBS News Poll

Despite a wounded economy and public furor aimed at Wall Street, a new CBS poll finds President Obama's approval rating has actually gone up.

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Obama Would Crush Sarah Palin In 2012: Poll

A poll releasedby Public Policy Polling found that President Obama would crush Sarah Palin in a hypothetical, head-to-head presidential election for 2012.

Polling suggests that such a contest would result in the largest popular vote blowout since George McGovern ran against Richard Nixon in 1972.

Obama leads Palin 55-35 in the..

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President Obama Explains His Bracketology

President Obama fills out his March Madness bracket for ESPN. The President trashes the Pac 10, says he's a "little concerned" about Tyson Lawson's toe, and likes Syracuse to upset Oklahoma.

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