Doug Wilder Criticizes Obama's Inner Circle

By Douglas V. Gibbs

You know you are in trouble if you are a Democrat, the President of the United States, and even fellow Democrats are taking pop-shots at you.

Doug Wilder, a Democrat, a long time Virginia state politician, and a man that holds the distinction as being the first African American to be elected as governor of a U.S. state, and the second to serve as governor, was a staunch supporter of Barack Obama. He endorsed Obama because he believed in the "change" that Barry was offering.

Wilder is not so happy with Obama, anymore. But his concern is not so much with Obama, as it is the idiots of Obama's inner circle. On Politico, Wilder wrote:

"The need is becoming more obvious by the day: He must overhaul his own team, replacing the admittedly brilliant advisers who helped elect him with others more capable of helping him govern. Getting elected and getting things done for the people are two different jobs.

"I am an admirer of Tim Kaine, whom I backed in his current position as one of my successors as Virginia governor and even recommended for the vice presidency. But a spate of recent losses in races that Democrats should have won underscores what has been obvious to me for a long time: The chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee is the wrong job for him.

"The changes must go much deeper. Obama’s West Wing is filled with people who are in their jobs because of their Chicago connections or because they signed on with Obama early during his presidential campaign.

"One problem is that they do not have sufficient experience at governing at the executive branch level. The deeper problem is that they are not listening to the people."

Did you read that carefully?

Here, let me give you the important part once again:

The need is becoming more obvious by the day: He must overhaul his own team, replacing the admittedly brilliant advisers who helped elect him with others more capable of helping him govern. Getting elected and getting things done for the people are two different jobs.

The changes must go much deeper. Obama’s West Wing is filled with people who are in their jobs because of their Chicago connections or because they signed on with Obama early during his presidential campaign.

One problem is that they do not have sufficient experience at governing at the executive branch level. The deeper problem is that they are not listening to the people.

Wow, even the Democrats are starting to recognize the incompetency of Obama, and the idiots he has surrounded himself with.

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Doug Wilder: Obama needs a staff shakeup - Politico