Obama Upstaging Bush?? Oh, gosh no....

I was a bit tickled when I read this headline on Drudge:

"Mr. Co-President? Obama upstages Bush on economy."

Here's the link to the story.

Now -- when you read the headline, it really looks negative on Barrack. After all, he's not in the White House yet -- even though he's gotten MORE respect and notice from virtually everyone on the planet than the Lame Duck has. So the term "upstage" -- to draw away from ... is a curious adjective to describe Obama.

Consider the quote in the article: " The Democratic president-elect, who kept a low profile for three weeks after his White House win, has swung into action with a series of economic pronouncements and cabinet selections that have overshadowed President George W. Bush.

If financial markets are clamoring for more leadership, Obama got the message.

"There is a leadership vacuum. If Obama doesn't fill it, more panic will result in (the) short run, and the problem will become greater by the time he officially takes office," said Stephen Wayne, professor of government at Georgetown University."

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hmmmm....

There's a leadership vacuum. Financial markets are clamoring for more leadership.

This doesn't sound anywhere close to being an "upstaging" moment -- as much as it's a competence moment where the incoming commander in chief is sounding MORE presidential than our current commander in chief.....

Bush had his chance at trying to fix the economy. If anything, he's proven not only is he inept at it -- but willing to drive it into the face of the earth because it just doesn't matter to him. With some much that this President has done to our nation -- it's a shame that Obama can't go to work any earlier than what the Constitution allows.