My thanks to those who in earlier comment threads provided links to Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD). I’m not a clinical psychologist, but Mr. Obama certainly fits the profile. If this diagnosis proves to be accurate, we will know soon enough.
Mr. Obama is due to face some setbacks; all presidents do. We will need to watch carefully how he deals with failure. Will he examine his failures based on policy, or will it be all about him personally? If we see erratic behaviour and bizarre public statements, we’ll have evidence for a personality disorder.
I’m starting to lean toward David Thomson’s position. Before too long people will start questioning Mr. Obama’s mental fitness for office. Of course, at this point my exegesis is all hypothetical. I would prefer to be WRONG.
