What world do people who read the NY Times live in?

Maureen Dowd has one of her silly pieces in the NY Times, this time going after Obama for not being tough enough. One of the more amazing discussion though was this one:

But as Drew Westen, a liberal psychology professor at Emory University wrote in The Times on Sunday, puzzling about what has happened to his former hero’s passion, the president never identifies the villains who cause our epic problems.

It’s unclear, Westen wrote, whether that reflects his aversion to conflict or a fear of offending donors, or both. . . .

Does Dowd ever listen to the President's press conferences or speeches? Does she even read the news headlines? Obama blames EVERYONE ELSE for his problems. Note this recent post as providing some evidence.