Academic

L.A. TIMES: ?Sire, the peasants are revolting!? Obama?s amazing problem with political optics. E?

By Glenn Reynolds

L.A. TIMES: ‘Sire, the peasants are revolting!’ Obama’s amazing problem with political optics.

Everyone expects a president to relax or exercise or stage elegant parties. But in the broader context of events nowadays such a blantant pattern of persistent insensitivity comes across as, at best, just plain stupid, or possibly brazenly indifferent. We’re here and you’re not.

Not the best theme heading into a reelection season.

With the impending nuclear meltdown, two wars and everything else going on, however, you’ll be relieved to know that President Obama did complete his NCAA basketball brackets on time. And he made tonight’s Democratic party fundraiser too.

Without the press more-or-less literally carrying him, this guy couldn’t have gotten elected dogcatcher.

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on March 17, 2011 (boomark / email).