Al Kaltman is a political science professor who teaches a leadership studies course at George Washington University. He is the author of Cigars, Whiskey and Winning: Leadership Lessons from General Ulysses S. Grant.
You cannot win by singing, “Anything Obama can do I can do better, I can do anything better than him.” You need a much harder hitting and substantive tune.
In addition to a sluggish economy that has led to high unemployment, Obama is facing an electorate that is concerned that their personal circumstances could get even worse.
The fact that we threw away a wonderful opportunity to put an end to Al Qaeda because Obama couldn’t wait to announce his death is what is so terribly sad.