Posted on 02/25/2010 4:49:08 PM PST by raptor22
Don't buy into President Obama's rhetoric about bipartisanship. He invited congressional Republicans to a summit tomorrow but continues to castigate them for being unwilling to meet him halfway. Some argue that reaching out to the opposition is wise politics aimed at the November elections, but the fix is in. Mr. Obama has no intention of making any deal with Republicans, and Republicans understand it's a bad idea to meet the president halfway on his political death spiral. So what's the point of the charade?
After the Massachusetts earthquake, Democrats have a difficult public relations problem. Voters in one of the most liberal states in the country decisively rejected Mr. Obama's health care plans. Sen. Scott Brown won the late Teddy Kennedy's seat based primarily on one issue: promising to deliver the necessary vote to kill the government takeover of health care. If Democrats ignore public opinion and force through government care anyway, an already tough election season will turn into a rout. Democrat solution: Pretend they are open to compromise.
Mr. Obama's plan is clearly to make Republicans look like obstructionists. No matter what he says, the reality is it's the Democrats who can't get their act together. For six months, Democrats had total and complete control of Congress with an 80-seat majority in the House and filibuster-proof control of the Senate. Even after the loss of Kennedy's seat, Democrats enjoy the largest majorities in the House and Senate by either party in more than 30 years.
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From what I’ve seen and heard, Barry had his a$$ handed to him today at this so called summit.
Democrat damage control before the Nov. elections.
Barry just WOULDN’T shut up! It was soo annoying!
This was nothing more than another attempt to have face time convincing the public he is a legitimate office holder; while campaigning for credibility.
This guy is no more than a Marxist Kenyan-islamo Clown masquerading as an American. Kenyan Clown is the name, Fraud is the game!
Believe me, I’m no McCain fan but my blood was boiling over how he talked to the senator!!!! What a slug...
Todays poodle show was just a political fig leaf so the Dems can say they bent over backwards to please and work with those mean old republicans only to have their open hands smacked away. So, in interest of the people they have no choice but to ram it through.
Mine Too!!!!!! I wanted to reach through the TV and slap him! And he was so dismissive! After he chewed McCain out, he turned his head! McCain should never have taken that treatment.
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