I have previously shared my disappointment with your performance. I had such expectations and, in spite of a brutal set of circumstances and an impossible political impasse, I still expect more leadership. So many have suggested many options, some of which you endorsed. Steven Perlstein's column today epitomizes a set of initiatives that would be most impressive. But, the big thing that I emphasize is that you have to create the dynamics that demonstrate your leadership. You have to show that you are indeed willing to lose the White House rather than let the current situation perdure.I feel bad about not being able to be more supportive of the President than I am. I still think that he is a great person, a most intelligent person, and one that wants the best for our country. But, Wow!, I am incredibly disappointed.
What is the essence of my disappointment is not that he has accomplished so little. Given the Republican resistance and the set of problems he inherited, no one could realistically get anything through Congress. What galls me is that he has not voiced strongly a vision that is consistent with the messages he provided during his campaign. I would want him to lose the next election if that was the price of exercising a strong set of principles that need to be the framework of any legislative action.
His style apparently is such that he cannot be that daring. It is too bad for us all.
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