Obama hasn't got the temperament to be an effective president. He treats major issues as problems to be managed by his "experts," rather than opportunities to engage the American people in dialog. He's a brilliant orator but a poor communicator: oratory is one-way (down), communication is two-way, and involves listening. He thinks he's smarter than everyone else. He may be--but smarts in the Oval Office involves having a strong feeling for constituents, and knowing how to respond to them. He hasn't got those smarts.