You know, I really want this president to succeed. Perhaps the liberal backlash revving up against him will cause him to look again at who he has working for him. (I don't think he can ever do it, or that he would want to, but he's not doing himself any favors with Rahm Emmanuelle running the tactical show. Reassign him somewhere.)
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0809/26215.html
When youre Barack Obama and youve lost Jon Stewart, youve got a problem.
Mr. President, the Daily Show host said Monday night, I cant tell if youre a Jedi 10 steps ahead of everything or if this whole health-care
thing is kickin your [rear.]
White House officials, by acknowledging that a public option (or government plan) is not essential to achieving health care reform, may have improved their chances of ultimately getting a bill.
In the meantime, though, they have touched off the most ferocious backlash among liberal talking heads since President Obama took office.
The president and his team insist they focus on big, long-term goals and dont obsess about cable chatter or newspaper chin-stroking. If they did, theyd be worried to watch reliable allies turn on them in the midst of battle.
Read more:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0809/26215.html#ixzz0OfhG1UEN*****
To no one will we sell, to no one will we refuse or delay, right or justice.
-- Magna Carta
