Obama Hates the U.S.

A columnist writes for the Hong Kong-based English language Asia Times under the name Spengler. The nom de plume was borrowed from German historian and philosopher Oswald Spengler who died in 1936 and was best known for authoring The Decline of the West. His current namesake writes about politics and world affairs from a base in Hong Kong. In this article, he reflects on the two women who have been most important in the life of Barack Obama. His introductory paragraph sets the tone:

"Cherchez la femme," advised Alexander Dumas in: "When you want to uncover an unspecified secret, look for the woman." In the case of Barack Obama, we have two: his late mother, the went-native anthropologist Ann Dunham, and his rancorous wife Michelle. Obama's women reveal his secret: he hates America.

One other thought captures some of the flavor of this interesting article. Speaking of Obama the author observes:

He has the empathetic skill set of an anthropologist who lives with his subjects, learns their language, and elicits their hopes and fears while remaining at emotional distance. That is, he is the political equivalent of a sociopath. The difference is that he is practicing not on a primitive tribe but on the population of the United States.

You have to love that quote: "the political equivalent of a sociopath." Read the rest of the article, it is provocative throughout even if not necessarily accurate in all respects.