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Runaway Ego is Barack's Blind Spot  By James Lewis Every
political campaign has its weak spot. Every human being has his
own blind spots. In politics and war, it's those blind spots
that eventually make for victory or defeat. When an opponent
discovers that weak spot, he just needs to hit it over and over
again to win.  In Iraq, Al Qaida's blind spot was its penchant
for  bloody random killing of innocent civilians. It turned the
tribes against AQ. Every time they car-bombed another peaceful
marketplace they made more mortal enemies. That's why they lost.
For Barack and Michelle Obama, the biggest blind spot is Ego
Tripping -- the temptations of boastful grandiosity. It's
Obama's need to be seen as Jesus Christ Superstar. They have to
"remake the world," "stop the rise of the oceans," "we are the
change we've been waiting for."  The Obamas keep getting drawn
into that blind spot, even when it's not smart politically.
Arrogance is their Achilles'