Even David Brooks Says He'll Miss Barack Obama

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Conservative columnist David Brooks realized even he was going to miss President Barack Obama in 2017, according to his New York Times column published Tuesday morning.

"I’ve been disappointed by aspects of his presidency. ... But over the course of this campaign it feels as if there’s been a decline in behavioral standards across the board," Brooks wrote in the column titled, "I Miss Barack Obama."

Brooks wrote that presidential candidates on both sides of the aisle are lacking five character traits that we've "taken too much for granted" from Obama: "basic integrity," "sense of basic humanity," soundness" in decision making, "grace under pressure," and "resilient sense of optimism."

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Brooks said he "obviously" disagreed with many of Obama's decisions, but appreciated the President's "ethos of integrity."

"Obama radiates an ethos of integrity, humanity, good manners and elegance that I’m beginning to miss, and that I suspect we will all miss a bit, regardless of who replaces him," he concluded.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/david-brooks-i-will-miss-barack-obama

I already miss him.

[Stardust]

1. Both sides of his mouth will miss Obama.

[Johonny]

4. I always thought Brooks talked out his a$$

[Stardust]

6. He does that, too! Quite the talent our Mister Brooks!

[zipplewrath]

2. Total Lack of Scandal

As much as the GOP has tried, there really has been a total lack of scandal in his administration. I've got a lot of beef with this administration, but really, his biggest "scandals" came from folks like Petreaus. Inside the White House it has been virtually scandal free. You can go back through a lot of administrations, on both sides of the aisle and you'll have to get back to LBJ to see any record close to this.

[Schema Thing]

3. Bernie Sanders has all those qualities. I'll say it: Bernie and Obama are very similar men,

...in many ways.

[malthaussen]

5. Who knew David Brooks was a master of understatement? n/t

[HughBeaumont]

7. Doll Hands

Wow, the dumbass finally woke up and realized Barack Obama's a centrist moderate and not the OMFGZ COMMIE SOCALTITS that Fox calls him?

Compared to the GOP Clownshoe Cavalcade, Joe Lieberturd seems sane. Almost.

And Brooks just goes back to being BoBo when ripping on Sanders, just like a typical conservative assrocket.

[Paladin]

8. That's nice, Mr. Brooks. Please go back to eating shit. (nt)