The traditional way to let someone down easy when taking your leave of them is to assure them it’s not them — it’s you. I don’t know how often that actually brings solace to the one being rejected, but it at least reflects an effort to spare their feelings.
What about those times, though, when it really is them — and really is them in a way that might warrant some reflection and adjustment of behavior and/or attitude? I started thinking about that after reading a recent article from my colleague, Bob Hoge.
WH Blames Biden’s Stunning Unpopularity on… COVID and Russia. Maybe Voters Just Don’t Like Him?
In it, Bob recounted White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre’s feeble attempt at deflecting blame from the Biden administration for the president’s abysmal polling numbers. You see, folks, it was the pandemic. And Vladimir Putin. It’s their fault. Joe Biden’s been in…
