Not so fast, punditiots

By GottaLaff

I've been thinking all along, as many of you have, that President Obama is usually one step ahead of the rest of us. At the very least, IMHO, more often than not he has good reasons for what he does:

What's holding President Obama back from wielding his considerable political power like a club and smashing the Republican congressional opposition to his stimulus package? [...]

The conventional wisdom in Washington is that Obama is losing the all-important spin campaign to Republicans -- and that it's time for him to flex some muscle. [...]

But Obama's basic response to the criticism that he is not playing the Washington game right is that it shouldn't be a game in the first place. And the reason he has let Congress shape the bill rather than doing it himself is that he thinks that's the way American government is supposed to work.

Is it possible we've gotten so used to the way former President Bush played the game -- and rolled Congress -- that we are judging Obama by his standard? And if so, is that the right standard? What explains Obama's conduct? Is it naivete, or is it humility?

Maybe he's just smarter, fairer, more human, and more thoughtful than Bush. Maybe it's that simple. Maybe the punditiots should stop being so damned judgmental instead of being in such a hurry to jump on the propaganda bandwagon.