A good sign for the republic and a bad sign for B Hussein Obama

I've wondered out loud often as Obama makes as ass of himself time and time again how much of it is caused by BO's incompetence and how much is from a poor staff. The poor staff was obvious when he screwed up the toast to the Queen last month in England.

Now this is poor staff work on his campaign. You never let a President (or candidate for that matter) address a less than full crowd. You either pack it with flunkies or "have problems" with the place and have to go to another (smaller) location. The fact in a Democratic friendly place like Miami he has problems selling half of a 2200 seat facility is good.

POLITICO 44: Empty seats Obama fundraiser underwhelms

MIAMI, Fla. -- A low-dollar fundraiser here Monday felt like a throwback to the 2008 campaign.

There was the same old soundtrack – including “City of Blinding Lights” by U2, the president’s 2008 anthem -- the enthusiastic organizers and the abundant appeals for supporters to rally behind President Obama.

The one missing element? Overflowing crowds.

Granted, it was a fundraiser, not a free rally. But the empty seats were hard to miss.

The top level of the 2,200-seat concert hall at the Adrienne Arsht Center for Performing Arts was entirely empty, as were the seats along the side of the second and third levels.

"The expectation was 900," a Democratic official said, and more than 980 tickets were sold.

Tickets for the Gen 44 event started at $44, the official said...

..."The reason we’re here today is because our work’s not done," Obama said after hushing the crowd. "Our work is not complete. We're not at the summit. We’re just part way up the mountain. There is more to do."