Barack Obama

President Obama's ego is a healthy and practical state of mind, knowing that he CAN do the world's toughest job, and determined to stay the course. It's not the sort of look-at-me ego that makes gauche fighter plane landings on a carrier at sea with a big LYING "Mission Accomplished!" sign.

While I'm on one of my favorite kicks, did DU back in those days see much about what a struggle the REAL pilot had to keep the idiot leader of the 'free' world from taking full control of the plane? He said he literally had to pull rank on his commander-in-chief. I've always wondered how that pilot's career fared afterwards, because he made a truly tough call. But then if he hadn't, he probably wouldn't have lived to worry about it either since GB was not even really qualified as a co-pilot. They would've literally crashed and burned, taking no telling how many lives with them; and you know who would've been left in the WH.

For any readers who might not have considered this before, Navy pilots are the greatest in the world. Landing on a carrier at the best of times is like trying to hook up with a tiny moving target that can pitch and roll w/o warning. Think about the tiny window of success. It must be easier to herd cats.

AND GB WANTED THE WORLD TO THINK HE COULD DO THAT????????