Apparently, the first 46 days in his lifetime he’s held a real job have been a little taxing on the Teleprompter Messiah. Let the American and British people be assured that Barack Obama wasn’t an asshole to Gordon Brown and family because he meant to be, he was an asshole to Gordon Brown and family because he’s too tired and overwhelmed to do his job properly.
Sources close to the White House say Mr Obama and his staff have been “overwhelmed” by the economic meltdown and have voiced concerns that the new president is not getting enough rest.
Alert Iran and North Korea; he who walks on media-poured water is off the clock when it comes to international affairs. Must be above his pay grade.
A well-connected Washington figure, who is close to members of Mr Obama’s inner circle, expressed concern that Mr Obama had failed so far to “even fake an interest in foreign policy”.
Don’t worry though, the disasterous Obama administration is working hard to lay hands across the water and mend the fences.
The real views of many in Obama administration were laid bare by a State Department official involved in planning the Brown visit, who reacted with fury when questioned by The Sunday Telegraph about why the event was so low-key.
The official dismissed any notion of the special relationship, saying: “There’s nothing special about Britain. You’re just the same as the other 190 countries in the world. You shouldn’t expect special treatment.”
Or not.
The Sunday Telegraph understands that one of Mr Obama’s most prominent African American backers, whose endorsement he spent two years cultivating, has told friends that he detects a weakness in Mr Obama’s character.
“The one real serious flaw I see in Barack Obama is that he thinks he can manage all this,” the well-known figure told a Washington official, who spoke to this newspaper. “He’s underestimating the flood of things that will hit his desk.”
*Cough* Colin Powell *Cough*
Didn’t Obama want this job? Didn’t he tell us he was ready to lead from day-one? Didn’t a 62-year-old man just complete an 8-year term (95 more months than this joker) without once whining about needing a nap? Can’t vote “present” while you’re President.
Allies of Mr Obama say his weary appearance in the Oval Office with Mr Brown illustrates the strain he is now under, and the president’s surprise at the sheer volume of business that crosses his desk.