TARMAC TALK - President Barack Obama jokes with military personnel along a tarmac ropeline before boarding Air Force One at Pittsburgh International Airport in Pittsburgh, Pa., June 24, 2011. White House photo by Pete SouzaBarack Obama, The National Security President -- Chris Cillizza and Aaron Blake, Washington Post
During the 2008 presidential campaign, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) sought to paint then-Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) as too inexperienced to lead the country in a dangerous world.
“Obama and congressional liberals...too risky for America,” said the narrator of a McCain ad that aired in the final month of the campaign.
Three years later, Obama finds himself in a vulnerable political position heading into his 2012 re-election race — thanks in large part to the continued struggles of the American economy.
His saving grace? Ironically, it might just be his leadership on national security and terrorism.
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My Comment: This reminds me of President George Bush senior after the first Gulf War .... his approval numbers were in the high 70s .... but the economy sunk him in the following election. The same will be the case for President Obama .... if the economy is still in the doldrums (or worse) .... it will be moving time for him in January 2013, National Security President or not.