Contrast Carter and Reagan , Carter took on a lot of the task personally and Reagan was more likely to deligate , but Reagan was not less likely to get what he wanted done.
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Carter was sincerely trying to run the country. Reagan was sincerely trying to follow the script.
Carter was sabotaged by those who put Reagan in power and wrote his scripts.
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Do you get the sense that Obama is a micro manager of Carter proportions?
I see no evidence at all that Obama is micro managing anything. I imagine that he is a LOT more aware of potentials for sabotage. Carter thought everyone was a nice guy, because he was a nice guy.
Reagan played the part of a nice guy, who let foul ratbastards like Casey carry out the plans in their common script.
Carter failed to clean up a mess because he was unaware of its existence. Reagan didn't have to be aware, his role was to look successful above all else. He never worried about the mess under the stage and behind the scenes. It wasn't in his script.