Writing for Fox News, Howard Kurtz describes how Democrats are trying to blame all the shortcomings of the Obama White House on Valerie Jarrett. That simply won't wash.
Let's start with basics: the Obama White House and administration is a slow-moving train wreck. As a very senior advisor in place for the entire 6 years, Jarrett has to carry some of the (black) water. N.B., that is an RVers joke, with nothing racial about it whatsoever (see a Wikipedia entry for definition).
On the other hand, as a lifelong Management professor, I'm here to tell you there is no way Barack Hussein Obama can dodge responsibility for whatever is done in his name or by his people. The buck, as Harry Truman memorably noted, stops with the President, the CEO, the top person.
If something goes wrong on his watch, it is his fault. Directly if it is a decision he made; if made by one of his appointees, then he "chose unwisely," in the words of the guard of the Holy Grail in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
So, no, all the shortfalls of the Obama White House aren't Jarrett's fault, they are Obama's fault. As a senior advisor, she hasn't kept him out of trouble which does suggest that her advice is not worth much.
