President Obama: Time to pick a fight

[cal04]

by JOEL CONNELLY
http://www.seattlepi.com/connelly/430099_JOEL15.html

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Harry Truman took a shellacking in the 1946 mid-term elections, but in 1948 won the greatest presidential upset in American history with a whistle-stop campaign in which he flayed the Republican-controlled "do nothing" 80th Congress.

O.K., he didn't have Barack Obama's ability to turn a phrase, but Truman spoke plainly and took no prisoners. Memorably, at the National Plowing competition, Truman accused the GOP Congress of sticking a pitchfork in the back of the American farmer.

President Obama needs to pick a fight to pick up his presidency. Last week, after adviser David Axelrod appeared to cave in on extending Bush tax cuts, the president's political base was tempted to put a new ending on a 2008 Obama slogan: "Fired Up and Ready to Leave."

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The smartest guy in the room doesn't let Mitch McConnell, John Boehner, Michelle Bachmann and Sarah Palin set the national agenda.

[Skittles]

1. that "TIME" was your first day in office

:mad:

[paulk]

2. he's not going to

he's going to kick the can down the road on the tax cuts, just like he has done on everything else.

No "permanent" extension...

LOL!

I really wish this man had some balls.

[Skittles]

4. he does have balls

what he lacks is courage

[notesdev]

3. Obama is no Truman

Truman had a lot more real life experience before he became President, and most importantly, Truman had GUTS.

Obama can't even exert effective control over executive branch departments that answer to him, you're dreaming if you think that anywhere in his character is the fortitude to fight and win a battle against the GOP.

Obama is a top notch campaigner, but that appears to be the entirety of his useful skill set.

[newfie11]

5. AGREED nt