[djcapelis]

Of course that's a possibility.

I merely stated my own personal doubt that inside the echo chamber he was seeing the same things we see and that alone could explain the decision.

I didn't say that was the only possibility. I just mentioned it was the one I thought most likely.

I think it's always important to remember smart people can make stupid decisions based on flawed data. I was reminding the poster I was replying to about this possibility.

I did not actually say that Obama necessarily did this here. Though I do think it likely actually... but it's hard to tell, I don't have lunch with the guy.