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After all, he was only in the Senate and in Washington for a couple of years before he ran for the Presidency. In my opinion, he was not there long enough to become an "insider".
But, in a surprise, he won the White House. Then he had to build a government. Where did he turn? Who would be his Secretary of Defense? Who would be his Chief of Staff? Who would be his Secretary of Treasury? He did not have a lot of time to work with, considering the economic circumstances. This may sound like a trivial matter to most folks, choosing a Cabinet, but it is not.
This is just my opinion but I believe he turned to the last Democratic Administration. He sought the advice of Bill Clinton and decided to model his Adminsistration after that of Bill Clinton. He would not be partisan. He would try to work with the Repubs, just as Bill Clinton tried. He would "triangulate" if necessary.
By the time he had to get his bearings, he was up to his eyeballs in crisis after crisis. He thought he had enough popular appeal and political capital to push thru his healthcare program, but every time he compromised, mostly with Blue Dog Democrats, he lost large chunks of his political capital.
Now, after two years, it cannot be argued that he is still an "outsider". But he is now waist deep in the Big Muddy and it's a long way to safety. Even if he understands his predicament now, how does he change it? He is only one man. He cannot make laws by himself. He is in a terrible situation.
He is an intelligent man. He reads and he listens. He knows what is going on. But, in my opinion, he is powerless to do anything about it. He has been captured by the corporate sytem that controls Washington and our government. The political Parties have almost morphed into one, with minor differences over smaller issues. On the big issues, they both answer to the same master.
But, he asked for the job. Now, what does he do? Does he change all his personnel? Does he see the trap that was set by hiring all the former Clinton and Bush people? The midterm elections will tell us a lot about this President. But we need to recognize what he stepped in when he walked into the White House.
I look at the President as a mere mortal. We all react differently when faced with challenges. Our President has great challenges in front of him. America, we have a problem...
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