ROGER SIMON: Should We Gloat Over Obama’s Childish Behavior?

It’s easy enough for conservatives, libertarians, et al, to gloat about Barack Obama’s recent petulant, child-like performances — at first unable to be even slightly gracious in compromise with Republicans on the tax bill and then, only a few days later, fleeing in panic when Clinton acted the real president, fielding questions with a relaxed authority so surpassing Obama’s it was almost comical.

But there is a bigger reason not to gloat. We are stuck with this odd duck for another two years at minimum and now everyone, the entire world really, knows what he is like. They also know, if they have been paying the slightest attention, the etiology of his behavior: the man never had to face serious adversity until he was elected POTUS. And now he can’t deal with it. . . . We need a leader and don’t have one. This is extremely bad news for our country, especially now.

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UPDATE: John Avlon unconvincingly argues that Obama’s press conference was his most presidential moment ever. Of course, it would be worse for Obama if he were able to argue that convincingly . . . .