You know, I disagree with this assessment, and have disagreed with it ever since seeing Barack Milhous's speech at the Democrat National Convention of 2004:
.....who is smart as a whip.....
Of course, I couldn't hear what he said, and depended solely upon reading his body language.
I've always thought Barack Milhous pretty stupid, perhaps the shallowest and stupidest president since whenever.
I've never seen a whole lot of cerebral matter up there.
He's always struck me as the sort of person smarter people would use as a front, a tool, for their own means.
I have no idea who "smarter" people would be; it could be individuals, or it could just be some sort of general overall mass subconsciousness of those who want to "get back," get revenge, on us.