I think that the President is already panicked. The problem is what you do when you panic. In his case, he is immobilized and goes to hide in a closet.
Another President was in a similar predicament; see Kennedy throughout 1963. Obama may have chosen the correct course by hiding in his closet. The oligarchy pays our Presidents very well to protect their interests. Enraging the electorate to the point of outright rebellion isn’t something that the plutocrats want to be forced to deal with.
I think that the President is already panicked. The problem is what you do when you panic. In his case, he is immobilized and goes to hide in a closet.
Another President was in a similar predicament; see Kennedy throughout 1963. Obama may have chosen the correct course by hiding in his closet. The oligarchy pays our Presidents very well to protect their interests. Enraging the electorate to the point of outright rebellion isn’t something that the plutocrats want to be forced to deal with.