Gene Healy: Introversion Isn't Obama's Problem, His Inability To Tell the Truth Is
Given the disaster his presidency has become, you can't blame the guy for wanting some alone time.

It never fails. Whenever a president's approval ratings tank, out come the deep think pieces about how the president's personality flaws explain his political dilemma and ours. Obama's is his introversion, the experts say. It's a common trope — and as a congenital introvert, Gene Healy is sick of it. He argues that, simply put, Obama is a terrible president.
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