The conventional wisdom on Barack Obama is that he is one cool character, "no drama Obama," as he liked to say during the 2008 campaign. But this demeanor is a pose, a self-constructed facade, designed to conceal the deeper issues that trouble him. Psychoanalyst Justin Frank, a political sympathizer, grabbed much attention earlier this week with an exploration of the President's psychological problems in dealing with the pressures of office On a psychoanalytic level, Obama is someone who tries to disconnect himself from fury through intellectual exertion and by strenuously trying to keep matters in clear focus. He doesn't simply contain his rage or hold it inside his mind; he dissociates-a psychoanalytic term for disconnecting thought from feeling.　 This allows him to operate in a purely intellectual state, protected from the disruptive influences of excessive passions.     Yesterday, in three fundraising speeches, Obama gave some indication that the pressure is showing....(Read Full Post)