He is a brilliant, genius technologist. I don't find him a brilliant intellectual. Einstein was a brilliant physicist. Otherwise he was not a paragon of human

He is a brilliant, genius technologist. I don't find him a brilliant intellectual. Einstein was a brilliant physicist. Otherwise he was not a paragon of human virtues. Maradona was a brilliant soccer player. As a coach he was a disaster. I have nothing against Andreessen, and, of course, he is 1,000 the professional that I could not even aspire but dream of being. But outside of technology, I don't find him convincing. He is very articulate and can speak without thinking, and that is a huge and massive advantage when you are in a position of professional and intellectual power. Obama's success has undoubtedly and largely been aided by his ability to be tremendously effective in public speaking.