The end result is that a critical mass of influential people in world affairs who once held high hopes for the president have begun to wonder whether they misjudged the man. They are no longer dazzled by his rock star personality and there is a sense that there is something amateurish and even incompetent about how Obama is managing U.S. power.

Mort Zuckerman: World Sees Obama as Incompetent and Amateur - US News and World Report

This comes from one of the most powerful men in America, a man who tirelessly supported Mr. Obama throughout his campaign and now exhibits a currently popular sort of buyer’s remorse. The article lays out precisely why Mr. Zuckerman is disappointed, point by point, but the sad reality is that we have at least two more years of a president whose inexperience isn’t just a personal flaw but a national liability.


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