Mike Devx’s guest post about Obama’s leadership style

Mike didn’t actually submit this as a guest post.  He submitted it as a comment, but it’s so good, it deserved room of it’s own.  Here’s the set-up:  I blogged about different predator and prey styles, and noted that Obama is relying on the least successful strategy, because it depends on your predator being nice, not upon your own defensive abilities.

As an example of a heartless, but successful, defense mechanism from swift-footed prey, I mentioned that they’d run away, abandoning the weakest so the herd could survive.  Ymarsarkar noted that Cape Buffalo, in South Africa, have a more humane approach:  “They will circle around and attack the hunters. They’ll ride back to the rescue of the young and try to kill off the lions.”

From that, Mike’s imagination took over:

Suppose there was (temporarily in charge) an alpha Cape Buffalo, Obamalo, with shall we say a different viewpoint.  I don’t know how that could happen among Cape Buffalo, but suppose they could lose their instinctive behavior…

Mama Buffalo: “Gee, those lions that have been circling us all morning, they’re getting more aggressive.  Closer and closer, and our young are straying.  Maybe we’d better ask when the leaders are going to bring them back into the herd!”

Mama Buffalo #2: “Trust Obamalo!  Love Obamalo!  He knows what’s best.”  She sniffs and frowns severely.  “I think you’re actually being critical.  How dare you!”

Mama Buffalo #1: “You’re right.  He knows best! I don’t know what I was thinking!”

Security Buffalo: “Obamalo, the lions are getting close.  Shall we send out our flankers and go after them?”

Obamalo: “All that running about, threatening the lions when, really, they’re just like us.  If we weren’t so threatening, they’d stop bothering us, you know.  It’s really all our fault.  Did I apologize to this particular lion tribe yet for our transgressions?”

Security Buffalo: “No, Sir, they were across the river last week during your Tour.”

Obamalo: “Ah, that explains their current mistrust of me, then.  We’ll have to take care of that soon.  But for now, just remember, they’re just like us.  Let’s not be transgressional.  If we don’t harass them, they’ll have no need to harass us.  You’ve got to learn to Think In New Ways, David.”

Security Buffalo: “I understand, Sir.  I’ll continue to monitor the situation.”

Obamalo, severely: “There is no <b>situation</b>, David.  You’re still contributing to the problem with thoughts like that.  But if you wish to extend yourself, well go ahead.  Just keep an eye on our domestic opponents, ok.”

Security Buffalo: “Yes, sir.”

Obamalo: “The real enemy, you know.  The one that really does exist.”

Security Buffalo: “Yes, sir!”

Screams from the Mama Buffalos: “The children!  They’re attacking the children!”

Obamalo: “Damn it!  If someone has transgressed, I’ll have their heads!  What a shame I didn’t catch these fellows on my Tour!  This is all so unnecessary!  What a tragedy!”  He is distraught.  “These buffalo-caused-disasters simply must be brought to an end.  Where are the diplomats!?!?  I need more diplomats!”