Barack Obama has already checked out of his job

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/barackobama/10992654/Barack-Obama-
has-already-checked-out-of-his-job.html

"The degree to which Barack Obama is now phoning it in - sleepwalking
perfunctorily through his second term, amid golf rounds and dinner parties -
is astonishing."

Well the Brits have noticed it, so we can be certain that the Russians, the
Chinese, the Iranians, the Palestinians,  the Islamic Jihadists, the drug
cartels and everyone else have noticed this too.

"And based on his recent handling of situations much more serious than a
possible post-presidential move to sunny California, it seems as if "No
Drama Obama" is no longer even worried about keeping up appearances; he
doesn't care enough to fake it."

"Consider this: In recent days, a) Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot
down, apparently by Russian separatists in Ukraine, b) In the Gaza strip,
the numbers killed continued to mount as Israelis and Palestinians exchange
rocket fire, c) a huge influx of children fleeing Central American poverty
and gang warfare swamped America's southern border, creating a humanitarian
crisis. And, oh yeah, d) Christians living in Mosul were given the choice to
either convert to Islam or flee the area they have inhabited for nearly two
thousand years."

"You know what else has happened during this time? a) Obama played many
rounds of golf, b) he attended numerous fund-raisers, c) he dined on
barbecue in Texas and burgers in Delaware, and d) he almost appeared on the
comedian Jimmy Kimmel's late-night television show in Hollywood."

"I say "almost" because the White House finally relented. "We ultimately
elected not to have the president do that interview over the course of this
trip," the White House press secretary, Josh Earnest, conceded. "And that is
at least in part related to the challenges of doing a comedy show in the
midst of some of these other more serious matters that the president's
dealing with in the international scene."

"The irony is that Obama won election in 2008, partly based on his ability
to demonstrate leadership (at least, rhetorically)."

"And, despite a less-than-perfect first term, the public believed enough in
his "hope and change" mantra to return him to office - a move reminiscent of
Samuel Johnson's observation about second marriages being "a triumph of hope
over experience".

"But today, one wonders if Obama even has the energy left to summon some of
the old magic that got him elected. A souffle, as they say, doesn't rise
twice."

By Epictetus