"You've Got Me"

Politicians have enormous egos that propel them to indignancy much more often than the average person, but I continue to be astounded by the size of the President's. I am not prone to personal critcism, as I like to deal with facts and policy, but I think Obama's statements and actions since the Massachusetts election deserve comment, as I fear his ego prevents him from accepting reality and ultimately, from changing course, as the voters have demanded. Consider this. Rep. Marion Berry, D-Ark., expressed his concerns to Obama that the 2010 midterm elections were going to be like the 1994 midterms, when Democrats lost control of the House after a failed health care reform effort. Obama responded to Berry's statement by saying, "Well, the big difference here and in ’94 was you’ve got me.’ We’re going to see how much difference that makes now.” Wow. He couldn't make a difference in the VA, NJ or MA elections or with the climate summit or Olympic committee, but somehow, he still thinks his mere presence is the golden ticket? I really didn't believe that he bought his blame Bush spin on the Mass elections, but the more I read, the more I believe he is incapable of recognizing that most voters don't share his policy views and no amount of his magneticism is going to change that. I hope for our country's sake that I'm wrong and that he comes to the center, but so far, there is no evidence of it. http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2010/01/the-big-difference-between-2010-and-1994-is-me-president-obama-says-per-congressman.html