tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512362.post4225408835896599946..comments2024-03-10T13:59:19.230-04:00Comments on xpostfactoid: Obama, whip out that veto penAndrew Sprunghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17601269968798865106noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512362.post-85107232070437941842010-11-05T20:50:50.881-04:002010-11-05T20:50:50.881-04:00Patience. Look at page 25 of this poll.
http://do...Patience. Look at page 25 of this poll.<br /><br />http://documents.nytimes.com/new-york-timescbs-news-poll-a-pre-election-day-glimpse-of-a-politically-disappointed-nation?ref=politics<br /><br />The vast majority of people want compromise after this election. Obama is coming out of his electoral whooping with humility and the words of compromise, while the Republican Senate leadership talks about denying the President a second term. Now is not the time for Obama to lose it. It just got hammered, and we would look out of touch. <br /><br />He would veto anything that involved 1,2, and 4. We all know that. Why rattle the sabre? Speak softly and carry a big stick.<br /><br />I think his issue with #3 is a policy one. I think he is worried about endangering a recovery.Ted Vnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8512362.post-71761127259084581342010-11-05T14:13:38.662-04:002010-11-05T14:13:38.662-04:00I don’t think you’re flinching at an inopportune m...I don’t think you’re flinching at an inopportune moment at all. In fact, this post positively nails it and distills the wisest outlooks I’ve read and heard since Tuesday. In the face of a GOP resurgence that consists of very little more than animus, evasiveness, and nihilistic ambition, it’s just too galling to endure another cycle of Obama’s possum-playing long game. Harry Truman was “the adult in the room” too, but in a way that was consistent with being a badass when necessary. BO needs to speak softly and call bullshit loudly at the White House summit on November 18th. What he can’t do is nod in agreement at a bunch of Republicans who are barely out of rehab and are already denying they ever got drunk and beat us up.Hal Espenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08814217088173209717noreply@blogger.com