The New York Times: Reports on the strains that David Axelrod suffers due to being a close aide to President Obama. The article has an interesting take on the inner power relationships of the Obama White House, Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is " the administration’s chief pragmatist, and Mr. Axelrod, by implication, as something of a swooning loyalist. ". All Presidents have an Axelrod, Bush 43 had Karl Rove, the question is do they have someone like Nancy Reagan, someone the President cant fire, someone he cant escape from, Mrs Reagan was a powerful player in the White House during Iran - Contra, she helped President Reagan get the ship back on course, does the President Obama have someone who can tell him the truth, the real truth and does not consider him the Second Coming. If not President Obama will be a one term President and he will be seen as a false prophet in the eyes of many Americans, that will hurt this arrogant President.
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