Obama Is Too Good for Us: Charles Fried on the Debt Fiasco

The debt fiasco proved that any decent, honest politician like the president doesn’t stand a chance.

Published Aug. 6 2011 1:02AM EDT

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Barack Obama is not a skillful strategist like Bill Clinton. He is not a gifted rhetorician like Ronald Reagan. Nor is he a bold and inspiring leader like Abraham Lincoln.

Charles Fried

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Obama Is Too Good for Us: Charles Fried on the Debt Fiasco

The debt fiasco proved that any decent, honest politician like the president doesn’t stand a chance.

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Charles Fried