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Is Obama Even Interested in His Job Anymore?

By Troy Senik
Thursday, November 07 2013

The presidency is a trying job. We’ve all seen the iconic black and white photograph of John F. Kennedy leaning over his desk in the Oval Office, head bowed as if the weight of the world is literally upon his shoulders. Whatever the historical circumstances that precipitated that photograph, its real value is as a metaphor. As our current president is fond of noting, the questions that have to be decided by the President only get to his desk because they are too difficult to be answered elsewhere. It’s inevitable that such crushing responsibility takes a toll, particularly because…

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