The empathy argument

The daily beast has an article arguing that President Obama lacks empathy (via Hot Air). I confess that  I find this empathy argument weird.

Obama was never empathetic, he was always a narcissistic dilettante  much like Nehru. The reason Obama, and before him W, was elected, is because American politics has become a collective form of personal relationship dynamics.

Bush was elected because not because of his policies, or wisdom, or record, but he was considered a drinking buddy, a decent down to earth guy you could drink with, as opposed to blow-hard Al Gore.

Obama, in contrast, was more lie a high school romance. Candidate Obama was like a cool dreamy boyfriend, and American electorate, a needy, clinging teenage girl with low self esteem.

Well as it often happens cool guy turned out to be  a jerk. Better luck next time, please elect Chris Christie.