"It’s sad, his need to self-aggrandize"

That from The Anchoress after reading the following:

Many of President Obama’s fervent devotees are young enough not to have much memory of the political world before the arrival of The One. Coincidentally, Obama himself feels the same way—and the White House’s official website reflects that.

The Heritage Foundation’s Rory Cooper tweeted that Obama had casually dropped his own name into Ronald Reagan’s official biography onwww.whitehouse.gov, claiming credit for taking up the mantle of Reagan’s tax reform advocacy with his “Buffett Rule” gimmick. My first thought was, he must be joking. But he wasn’t—it turns out Obama has added bullet points bragging about his own accomplishments to the biographical sketches of every single U.S. president since Calvin Coolidge (except, for some reason, Gerald Ford). Here are a few examples: 

• On Feb. 22, 1924 Calvin Coolidge became the first president to make a public radio address to the American people. President Coolidge later helped create the Federal Radio Commission, which has now evolved to become the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). President Obama became the first president to hold virtual gatherings and town halls using Twitter, Facebook, Google+,LinkedIn, etc.

• In a 1946 letter to the National Urban League, President Truman wrote that the government has “an obligation to see that the civil rights of every citizen are fully and equally protected.” He ended racial segregation in civil service and the armed forces in 1948. Today the Obama administration continues to strive toward upholding the civil rights of its citizens, repealing Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, allowing people of all sexual orientations to serve openly in our armed forces.

• President Lyndon Johnson signed Medicare signed (sic) into law in 1965—providing millions of elderly healthcare stability. President Obama’s historic health care reform law, the Affordable Care Act, strengthens Medicare, offers eligible seniors a range of preventive services with no cost-sharing, and provides discounts on drugs when in the coverage gap known as the “donut hole.”

There are more examples at the link.

Have we ever had a President so full of... himself?

Comments

[Kris, in New England]

While I agree at the characterization of Obama as a pathetic narcissist, I also see this as ... sad ... for our country.

For Obama has to make amendments to the achievements of nearly 90 years of presidents because he's failed to accomplish one positive thing in nearly 4 years.

[Katherine]

Color me baffled, but I don’t get the upside to the President of United States of America doing this.

Can someone please explain how this looks like anything other than begging for reflected glory?

I’m not trying to be rhetorical here, I really don’t get this.

[RandomThoughts]

There is truly no limit to Obama's ego. I'd bet real money that if he could find a way to add his face to Mount Rushmore he'd do it.