In response to this article on Obama’s disdain for Romney, Moe Lane peers deep into the presidential id, and, hoo boy!, comes up with an explanation that is alarmingly plausible:
I think that it’s very simple: it’s not that Mitt Romney was born rich, gave it away, and got rich again that infuriates Barack Obama so.
It’s that Mitt Romney had a father who loved him.
Y’know, if psychoanalysis is your thing. (Via Instapundit, peace be upon him).
That’s a lot of soup from not much oyster…
And no pearl at all.
I suspect Obama’s relationship with his mother would be quite interesting. Reading Wikiipedia about his early years, you can see a lot of fertile ground for psycholanalysis. No father, a mother with an unstable lifestyle, living with grandparents, etc.
Michelle Obama also seems to have had a father who loved her, and that doesn’t seem to get in the way of Obama liking her.
Also, Dinesh D’Souza already has that market cornered.
Here’s a link to my post about a lecture of his I attended:
http://www.aleksandreia.com/2010/11/10/well-im-glad-i-didnt-drive-across-town-for-it/
Do Presidents generally like the political opponent who is trying to take away their job? Is Obama the first to not like his opponent?
Steve