Cool Under Fire

Just an New York Times op-ed piece chastising President Obama for not being angry enough for the writer's taste.  Mr Obama said he was angry but that doesn't seem to be good enough for some at the NYT.  What would they have him do, throw a tantrum worthy of Senator McCain?  What they fail to realize is if President Obama were to do that, he would be dismissed as an angry black man and be the butt of late night jokes for the remainder of his term.  Mr Obama was elected in part because of his calm, competent demeanor and cool under fire.  At this point in time, we don't need a raving madman or incompetent cowboy as president; we've been there and done that, thank you.   Considering the gravity of our situation, anger is justified, however, that energy must be channeled into developing solutions instead of venting for the nearest TV camera.