Given 2nd term, Barack Obama now facing new urgent task

AP via The Republican ^

[matt04]

President Barack Obama faces a new urgent task now that he has a second term, working with a status-quo Congress to address an impending financial crisis that economists say could send the country back into recession.

"You made your voice heard," Obama said in his acceptance speech, signaling that he believes the bulk of the country is behind his policies. It's a sticking point for House Republicans, sure to balk at that.

The same voters who gave Obama four more years in office also elected a divided Congress, sticking with the dynamic that has made it so hard for the president to advance his agenda. Democrats retained control of the Senate; Republicans kept their House majority.

[matt04]

That’s what will make this interesting. He won by trying to be everything each person wanted. He can’t please everyone. Tax the rich, and loose their support but gain the support of the welfare class, etc.

I predict lots of golf and vacation to decide what to do.

[LachlanMinnesota]

A brutha gots to figger thins out...maybe he needs to go play a Choom game, I mean, a golf gang, er, you know what I mean...

[Popman]

The R’s should give him everything he wants

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They need to get out of the way and let the people’s will prevail.

Yup...the "people" got the government they wanted...now they need to live with it...

As far as I am concerned, they can all choke on their unicorn farts until they gag

Let it all crash and burn...the faster the better... so we can rebuild...

[Popman]

Fortunately Obama has more flexibility now because he can afford to make his base mad at him. Whether he sees it that way is another question.

That's the real question if he really wants to leave a legacy of raising up to the challenge of the job...

My gut tells me the "Chicago way" is too ingrained in him and he will not...

He will turn even harder to the left and blame his failures on the GOP House..