March 12, 2009 4:27PM 

# The President Talks Too Much 

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At least Cato Vice President Gene Healy [thinks so](http://www.dcexaminer.com/opinion/columns/GeneHealy/The-president-talks-too-much-40212032.html).

In an interview on Obama’s 50th day in office, Healy explained why the president should consider staying out of the spotlight:

> The president wasn’t supposed to be a national guardian angel. He was supposed to be a limited constitutional officer whose main job was faithful execution of the laws. And I don’t see a lot of evidence that Barack Obama’s omnipresence is really helping him or the country.

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