Do you wonder why Obama doesn't take criticism well or seem not to be aware of anyone who disagrees with him?Ed Lasky:I have speculated for a while that the reason Obama seems so tone deaf to public outrage is that he is surrounded by an entourage of people who refuse to express their concerns that he may be overstepping or making a mistake. Where are the checks and balances when you are surrounded by people who are enthralled with you and covered by a infatuated media? This was Obama's choice to head the National Endowment of Arts and dispense hundreds of millions of our taxpayer dollars? America does not need an ego-driven Presdient who is considered-by himself, as well as others, to be infallible.Scott Johnson of Powerline posts on this speech by Rocco Landesmann, NEA chairman, that is so syrupy sweet with Obama worship it activates the gag reflex:This is the first president that actually writes his own books since Teddy Roosevelt and arguably the first to write them really well...(Read Full Post)