Say what you will, but dumb he is not. Anymore than Mr. Carter was. Sometimes extremely bright people just lack the ability to manage as they just lack the hard core instincts needed. Presidents have two real powers, bully pulpit for us in the masses and the ability to hire and fire in high level management in the government.

Agree or not but Mr. Reagan when faced with the potential of the air traffic thing he fired the whole lot. Mr. Bush Katrina blew it and let his people muddle on. Mr. Obama has done the same as Mr. Bush and muddled on with the economy and gulf thing. He has time to go in his term and he is learning ............ time will tell if he has the ability to track back to the middle and take on his own party. Mr. Clinton did and even with a R congress moved forward.

Mr. Obama has time but it is getting thinner............. but dumb he is not.