[tlb]

The Clinton example is legitimate. This could get entertaining.

[Darkwolf377]

Obama is too pleased playing the victim, to ready to bash the Republicans in public. Clinton thought himself smarter than and more attractive to the public than the Republicans, and he was right; Obama thinks both of these things, too, and he’s wrong.

[sodpoodle]

***The result of Bill Clinton being forced to sit down with Republicans and work out compromises was a balanced budget and $1 trillion surplus and a 65 percent job approval rating on Jan. 20, 2001 — his last day in office.***

So Lanny just stated that Clinton usurped the Republicans’ ideas and took the credit!!!!!!

Who knew???

[Truth29]

I don’t think so. Obama is a true idealogue. He will try to work around Congress and rule through his czars and with moneys from non appropriated or replenished funds such as TARP replacement.

[samtheman]

Another in a long dreary succession of “thoughtful” pieces on how a Republican victory won’t really be a victory at all.

Don’t listen to this or any version of this.

We’re coming to take back the government, or as much of it as we can in the midterms, no matter what the “thoughtful pundits” think.

[BelegStrongbow]

Well, mostly. I’m trying to recall a $1 trillion surplus. For the life of me I dont’ recall much of a surplus at all, just a temporary slowdown in the growth of the annual deficit.

[SatinDoll]

Obama isn’t Billy Jeff.

Clinton was capable of understanding political reality and turning a situation to his advantage.

Obama is an Alinskyite and has a strict agenda from which he will not deviate.

I predict that Obama will resign before the end of his first term — sometime in the next 26 months.

[Iowamerican]

I don’t think Obama will be doing any compromising, he’s the ultimate authority on everything. At least Clinton could be personally likable whereas Obama just isn’t.

Wishful thinking Lanny, but no comparison.

[rrrod]

hmmmmm we dont want any bipartisanship!!!!

[Jim Noble]

Obama is a revolutionary, and he will not stop until he is out of office.

Having the class enemy in a position of actual power, albeit power without control of the military and the executive branch, could actually work to his advantage.

[AU72]

I hope so. There are too many RINOs in congress who want to play go along to get along.

[Broker]

Not all together so... This last congress has innumerable legal problems. Democrats and Obama must be exposed and held accountable. Investigate and prosecute.

[RatsDawg]

Sure worked out well for Bush when he had to deal with the Democrat Majority didn’t it?

Its a new day Lanny, this isn’t the 1990s anymore, people will see right through Obama.

[FroggyTheGremlim]

Extrapolating from one data point is risky.

Just because it worked in the Clinton Administration, it doesn’t mean that it will work with Obama.

Clinton, after all was a lot more pragmatic and less ideological than the current nutjob in the White House.

When the Republicans take charge in 2011, I expect Obama to fight them all the way - he just doesn’t have the mindset for Capitalism.

[CitizenM]

Once the elections are over and Obama is out of the campaign mode where he has been getting yet another chance to face adoring crowds (albeit smaller ones)...and once he does not have Pelosi, Reid and others to pump him up every day...I doubt he will be able to do much of anything. He will have lost his much needed narcissistic supply. There won't be many around to give him his daily “fix,” and lie to him or fall under his spell.

The emotional melt down is coming. I will be really, really surprised if he makes it through his term without his "neediness" becoming a very apparent problem. But, if he does it will be with the help of professionals secretly summoned to the WH to tend to his emotional needs.

[Sooth2222]

"A president forced to deal with the opposition party in Congress can actually end up more successful and more popular."

And pigs can fly.

How did that "working with Congress" thing work out for Herbert Hoover in 1930-1932? What happened in 1932?

[Carley]

In case Lanny hasn’t noticed. Obama is no Bubba.

[TalBlack]

Obama ain’t Clinton. Obama makes Clinton look like the poster boy for self respect and good mental health. Obozo thinks that since he won he gets to be the big boss of everybody. “Forced to deal”? Let’s just see how THAT works out...

[shteebo]

All Obama knows how to do is blame others. The past couple years, where he could not logically blame the powerless Republicans, yet continued to do so, prove it. He will be relieved to have his hands tied by the Republicans, as he can return to endlessly whining and pointing fingers without all the “why isn’t he governing?” talk that has been exhausting for him to dodge. In his mind, he’ll be doing a great job, and will never understand why the public sees him as weak and ineffective. His conclusion will be that the public is too stupid to appreciate his genius and too rascist to accept him. How could such a useless clown become POTUS?

[4rcane]

that is if you assume the economy will get better with gop in congress and obama as president

[rw4site]

Nothing is entertaining about Obama!

Clinton got his second term due to open primaries when the Democrats, in the early primaries, crossed over and elected un-winnable Bob Dole as the Republican nominee.

The Dems also gave us McCain through the same process and there’s no telling what they give us for 2012 if the process ain’t fixed.