One of my favorite quotes about politics comes from Henry Kissinger in his book Years of Upheaval, his memoir of the Ford presidency: “A statesman’s duty is to bridge the gap between his vision and his nation’s experience. If his vision gets too far out ahead of his nation’s experience, he will lose his mandate. But if he hews too close to the conventional, he will lose control over events.”

Now, at once, we see both happening to President Barack Obama.

RealClearPolitics – Obama is Ruining His Presidency and His Party.

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• WSJ Opinion on Obama and Ready-Fire-Aim strategy on Guantanamo BAy: ‘Democrats Discover Gitmo’s Virtues’
• Jay Cost – HorseRaceBlog – On Evan Bayh’s Retirement
• Joint Wash Post op-ed by Carter pollster and Clinton pollster: To be a great president, Obama should not seek reelection in 2012
• Is Obama at a Tipping Point? — David Paul Kuhn
• Rasmussen: 66% Say America Is Overtaxed

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