Murf76
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Ok, but it also causes Division to mis-represent his policies and also assassinate his character and his wife's as well. It was the same under Bush. Division will always run rampant so-long as Information Technology continues to expand and hate-monger Commentators continue to rip on Presidents as fascists or Nazi's.
Yeah... in a free society, people will talk. That doesn't mean that the principle political players must engage in it themselves. But look who's referring to American citizens as "evil-mongers" and comparing them with Nazis. That'd be Reid and Pelosi... the leadership of our bicameral Congress.
It was Obama's job to set the tone in Washington. But right out of the box, he handed off to Nancy Pelosi on Porkulus. What he should have done was to privately give both her and Reid his expectation that the legislation be truly bipartisan, and let them know that if they brought him something that wasn't... he'd send it back. This would have been in keeping with the promises that he made on the trail and would have set an entirely different tone in Washington. It would have demonstrated a commitment to executive leadership, and thus, leadership of ALL citizens. Not just the half that agree with him.
He fucked up. And the only way he can fix it is to walk it back and start again. He could do that easily by addressing it as a "gridlock" issue that he's identified as a priority. But... he would have to actually mean it, and he'd have to follow through on it, treating ALL our representatives with an even hand.
He has caused a SERIOUS deficit of trust, and only a Solomon-like effort can save him. He can't afford to keep alienating half the citizens of this country. And if his efforts at bipartisanship are not honest... AND effective... he may as well resign and let Joe Biden finish his term. It'll all end up the same anyway if he doesn't pull his head out of his ass and engage in EXECUTIVE leadership. It's well-past time to leave the legislature behind, to the people whose job it still is be there.
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