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One and done: To be a great president, Obama should not seek reelection in 2012
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Posted on 11/12/2010 1:17:38 PM PST by sunmars

One and done: To be a great president, Obama should not seek reelection in 2012

This is a critical moment for the country. From the faltering economy to the burdensome deficit to our foreign policy struggles, America is suffering a widespread sense of crisis and anxiety about the future. Under these circumstances, Obama has the opportunity to seize the high ground and the imagination of the nation once again, and to galvanize the public for the hard decisions that must be made. The only way he can do so, though, is by putting national interests ahead of personal or political ones.

To that end, we believe Obama should announce immediately that he will not be a candidate for reelection in 2012.

If the president goes down the reelection road, we are guaranteed two years of political gridlock, at a time when we can ill afford it. But by explicitly saying he will be a one-term president, Obama can deliver on his central campaign promise of 2008, draining the poison from our culture of polarization and ending the resentment and division that have eroded our national identity and common purpose.

We do not come to this conclusion lightly. But it is clear, we believe, that the president has largely lost the consent of the governed. The midterm elections were effectively a referendum on the Obama presidency. And even if it was not an endorsement of a Republican vision for America, the drubbing the Democrats took was certainly a vote of no confidence in Obama and his party. The president has almost no credibility left with Republicans and little with independents.

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KEYWORDS: democrats; dougschoen; patcaddell
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To: sunmars

He doesn’t care about the country, only about himself and how much money he can make on the book and speaking tour.


41 posted on 11/12/2010 1:26:44 PM PST by LowTaxesEqualsProsperity
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To: sunmars
To be a great president, Obama should not seek reelection in 2012

WaPo knows Zero pretty well. Play to his narcissism. Kiss a little booty while you're telling him he's a loser.

42 posted on 11/12/2010 1:27:36 PM PST by Hoffer Rand (There ARE two Americas: "God's children" and the tax payers)
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To: sunmars

I’m speechless. Wonder what is REALLY going on behind the scenes?


43 posted on 11/12/2010 1:27:43 PM PST by Marty62 (Marty 60)
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To: sunmars

“Indeed, we were among those millions of Democrats, Republicans and independents who were genuinely moved by his rhetoric and purpose. Now, the only way he can make real progress is to return to those values and to say that for the good of the country, he will not be a candidate in 2012.” (from the article)

I am really shocked.

...and for that matter, WHAT Republicans were genuinely moved by his rhetoric and purpose?


44 posted on 11/12/2010 1:27:43 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: sunmars

It’s much more likely WaPo will be supporting Obama in 2012 than still calling on him to not run again. I’m booking marking this article, it might be fun to post a link to this at the WaPo website when they endorse him in 2012.


45 posted on 11/12/2010 1:28:18 PM PST by Red Dog #1
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To: onyx; penelopesire; maggief; Dog; holdonnow; STARWISE; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Liz

Never mind kids- it’s NOT a WaPo editorial- it’s a piece written by Pat Caddell and Doug Schoen that was published in WaPo.

Sorry- I got excited there for a second.


46 posted on 11/12/2010 1:28:44 PM PST by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: sunmars

It seems that Washington Post wants Obama to sacrifice himself politically by doubling down on us during the rest of 2 years in his regime. I think that he hates this country enough to do just that.


47 posted on 11/12/2010 1:28:49 PM PST by Isara
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To: Agamemnon
Someone wants to clear the way for Hillary Clinton's second bite at the apple.

Exactly. Slick recently campaigned for candidates who supported the beast. He's probably behind this and is working hard doing other things behind the scenes for her attempt to unseat the messiah. I remember how critical Ted Kennedy was of Jimmy Carter in the 1980 campaign; if this is anything like that it's going to be fun to watch.

48 posted on 11/12/2010 1:29:01 PM PST by South40 (My computer beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kickboxing!)
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To: sunmars

Obama will never admit he’s blown it. Rally the people again? With what? More bs, that they now know is bs?

They can try to throw him under the bus, but this narcissist is going to grab a bumper and hang on.


49 posted on 11/12/2010 1:29:08 PM PST by ReneeLynn (Socialism is SO yesterday. Fascism, it*s the new black. Mmm Mmm Mmm.)
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To: Cementjungle
He can be even greater if he quits now.

LOL!

He has nothing but contempt for Americans, and I hope our rejection of him on 2 Nov is eating at him like acid, however little value he places on our opinion. He deserves to suffer for the suffering his policies have inflicted on us.

50 posted on 11/12/2010 1:29:37 PM PST by American Quilter (Support FreeRepublic and donate!)
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To: sunmars

51 posted on 11/12/2010 1:30:25 PM PST by paulycy (Demand Constitutionality. Save America From Bankruptcy.)
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To: sunmars

52 posted on 11/12/2010 1:30:36 PM PST by JerseyHighlander (p.s. The word 'bloggers' is not in the freerepublic spellcheck dictionary?!)
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To: gov_bean_ counter
Doug and Pat need to wake up, smell the coffee and realize that the Democrat Party they once knew no longer exists...

Good point. I'm not familiar with the one guy, but Pat Caddell's been around a long time. I know he worked on McGovern's campaign in 1972. He seems a decent fellow (for a democrat) -- I almost feel sorry for him in his current plight.

53 posted on 11/12/2010 1:30:48 PM PST by WayneS (Respect the 2nd Amendment; Repeal the 16th)
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To: sunmars
The president has almost no credibility left with Republicans...

Almost? Almost???

How about

NONE?


54 posted on 11/12/2010 1:31:08 PM PST by Hoffer Rand (There ARE two Americas: "God's children" and the tax payers)
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To: sunmars; Admin Moderator

Plese be sure to always add the author’s name(s) when posting- the way this was done left many of us thinking this was a piece written BY the editors of the Washington Post. It is not- it is an opnion piece by Caddell and Schoen.

KEY difference!

Thanks!


55 posted on 11/12/2010 1:31:40 PM PST by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: sunmars

I’ll be expecting a blue norther to strike DFW tonight.


56 posted on 11/12/2010 1:31:45 PM PST by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind.)
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To: sunmars
To be a great president, Obama should not seek reelection in 2012

To be even greater, he could quit now.

If he could somehow resign retroactively to January 2008, he would be Lincolnesque.

57 posted on 11/12/2010 1:31:45 PM PST by San Jacinto
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To: sunmars
I think his party is going to ask him to step DOWN and resign. Its the only way they can salvage anything for 2012 and they know it.

Only problem for them is how can they make this happen and still blame the republicans.

58 posted on 11/12/2010 1:31:57 PM PST by Michael Barnes (Guilty of being White.)
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To: sunmars

Looks like another liberal institution jumping a sinking ship.


59 posted on 11/12/2010 1:31:59 PM PST by Biggirl (GO UCONN FOOTBALL, YOU HAD BEAT Pittburgh!!!!:)=^..^=)
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To: sunmars
Obama can deliver on his central campaign promise of 2008, draining the poison from our culture of polarization and ending the resentment and division that have eroded our national identity and common purpose

What a pile of steaming b*&ls#it. Bam just spouted words, they had no meaning, he was reading from a teleprompter based upon what someone wrote from focus group discussions.

If he makes such a claim he instantly becomes a lame duck and powerless. How long before they call for him to resign, "for the good of the country?"

Yes, rumors are out, Bam will be lucky to survive this term. The Demo establishment knows that if Bam is their guy, they are toast. Their best hope is the Repubs screw up and try to run Bam out of office, that way they can keep the black vote. Right now I would say the Demos are in a world of hurt.

schu

60 posted on 11/12/2010 1:32:55 PM PST by schu
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