Can Obama fight the GOP's blame game?
By E.J. Dionne Jr.
WashPost
Monday, November 29, 2010
Can we govern ourselves in the next two years? Do Republicans have any interest in accomplishments that might even indirectly benefit President Obama?
These questions hang over Tuesday's meeting between the president and congressional leaders, an encounter that could set the tone for the next two years.
Grounds for optimism are thin. The most striking aspect of Republican behavior since their party's electoral triumph is a haughty assumption that the voters rejected everything Obama represents and that he ought to capitulate on all fronts right now. Anyone who fails to see things this way just doesn't "get" it.
So certain are the president's opponents that they and only they represent the will of the nation that they feel empowered to undercut Obama even on issues related to our nation's security.
(More here.)
WashPost
Monday, November 29, 2010
Can we govern ourselves in the next two years? Do Republicans have any interest in accomplishments that might even indirectly benefit President Obama?
These questions hang over Tuesday's meeting between the president and congressional leaders, an encounter that could set the tone for the next two years.
Grounds for optimism are thin. The most striking aspect of Republican behavior since their party's electoral triumph is a haughty assumption that the voters rejected everything Obama represents and that he ought to capitulate on all fronts right now. Anyone who fails to see things this way just doesn't "get" it.
So certain are the president's opponents that they and only they represent the will of the nation that they feel empowered to undercut Obama even on issues related to our nation's security.
(More here.)
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1 Comments:
I read once that one of our countries problems is that we have too many politicians and not enough statesmen. This is true on both side of the aisle and perhaps most true in the White House. My prediction - after blaming Bush for anything and everything, Obama will now start to blame the Republican Congress, probably before they even take office. My opinion - voters did not elect Republicans, they rejected Democrats. If this "crop" turns out to be bad, we will continue to search until we find statesmen.
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