I think its do or die time for Obama. His last gasp is his latest series of ‘don’t give up’ speeches. This probably won’t get much traction, then there will be mid-term losses. His deficit commission will report, and probably recommend more taxes...and the dems are having a difficult time tricking people over the Bush tax cut expiration.
So, Obama goes in 2011 with no Hope...and already plans to blame everything that goes wrong on ‘the party of no’. He might get away with this, if it weren’t for salivating Hillary supporters - who I believe have been, and will continue to, feed the media anti-Obama stories. Its a perfect model for her. Any blowback (like the ‘is he a muzzie’ poll) can be directed at the right.
O is in a historical bad spot. His friends get fewer by the day. Normal wag the dog ploys are off the table for him. His world view prevents him from saber rattling with Iran for example (heck, he halfway agrees with Ahmanutjob...why would he stand against him). He can’t seriously go the ‘mideast peace accord’ route, because he is so anti-Israel. All that is left is photo ops and basketball games with celebrities.
and the dems are having a difficult time tricking people over the Bush tax cut expiration.
They know raising taxes on anyone is going to eliminate jobs. They may not be sure about how many, but they know it will cause the loss of at least some jobs. In this enviroment, they aren’t interested in a move that will cost even 1 job.
They aren’t interested in fair, they aren’t interested punishing anyone, they aren’t interested in soaking anyone, they are interested in jobs.
And frankly, after we blew almost a trillion dollars on a failed jobs stimulus and then had Obama come back for another 50 billion for a 2nd jobs stimulus, they aren’t buying any line about tax cuts for the rich hurting the deficit.
Jobs is where the country is at, and the Democrats are someplace else.