Posted on 07/02/2014 3:36:07 PM PDT by Second Amendment First
But his plea for hope contained some cynicism of its own.
On the shore of the placid Lake Harriet Friday, President Barack Obama looked like he wanted to stick around. Most comfortable in campaign mode, outside the White House bubble he resents, far from congressional obstruction and close to the voters who once adored him, Obama tried to rekindle the campaign spirit.
Obama had traveled to the heartland for ice cream and speechifying, with his poll numbers in the dumps and his governing agenda even more troubled. It was a blast from the past. “Cynicism is a choice, and hope is a better choice,” Obama said in Minneapolis, harkening back to his 2008 campaign theme.
That Obama has grown frustrated by Congress is nothing new, but the fact that he is wearing it on his sleeve is. In raging against a dysfunctional legislative branch and taunting congressional Republicans to “sue me,” Obama is conceding what had long been obvious: His days of getting legislation through this Congress are over. He’s started to call for “conversations” instead of legislation, most recently over efforts to expand paid family leave, and he is rolling out executive actions on everything from LGBT nondiscrimination to immigration reform because Congress won’t act.
For Obama, “hope” has always been the portal back to the history-making 2008 campaign, an ideal he struggled to revive in his reelection campaign. His most recent swing has tried to light the fire once again, complete with the Springsteen soundtrack and his familiar rally-the-troops line, “Don’t boo, vote.” But five and a half years into his presidency, there is little hope left for change anytime soon: the fall’s midterm races appear destined to maintain the status quo for Democrats, or worse.
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Why? It is signed and settled law. That was four years ago. Where are we going for the next two years?
Thin black and white skin.
Sounds like he’s all wee-wee’d up.
Fingers crossed that the failed Husseincare will still work? The lottery has better odds.
That Hope and Change pallet of goods is terribly shopworn by now. It isn’t even worth a bargain bin price.
Well, we see his change which leaves us hopeless.
Yeah 0 bummer, we all hope you are impeached ASAP. FUBO.
I’ll tell you what I hope ; I hope he resigns and leaves office .
Or I hope the rest of our gov. has the courage to depose him
“They don’t do anything except block me,” Obama complained. “And call me names.”
Crybaby!
Except for the 14 year old ignorant liberals
Me too!
I keep hoping he goes away.
The sooner the better.
Obambi makes Jimmy Carter look strong and makes Clinton look presidential. Can't believe how petulant and small this so-called man is.
Sheesh, as much as I hated Clinton, he was nowhere near the Marxist that Obambi is. But then, maybe it was the time and Clinton would have taken his socialist agenda further if not for Republicans who had backbone back then.
Still, Clinton signed the welfare reform bill into law. Sure Bambi would have vetoed such law as seen by eliminating the requirements for the "welfare queens" to go to work after 2 years.
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