Stage 2, Anger: "Now, on a bus tour in the Midwest, he is bitterly pointing the finger at his opponents for their refusal to consider any new revenues to tackle the deficit and their insistence on deep near-term spending cuts that will only cause more economic pain. His anger is long overdue."
Stage 3, Bargaining: "Faced with a divided Congress and an economy in desperate straits, President Obama tried bargaining with Republicans, he tried adopting some of their ideas and he pleaded with them for reasonable policies to help stave off disaster."
Stage 4, Depression: "For his efforts, he got nothing but a cold shoulder and the country got a credit downgrade. . . . Fearing the real possibility of a default (something that never seemed to concern the Republicans), the president stayed largely mild-mannered through the whole debt-ceiling hostage ordeal."
The Times advises Obama to move to Stage 5, Acceptance: "It would be much more effective if he [offered] strong ideas of his own for how to fix the economy, rather than the thin agenda he is now promoting."
How about we make #5 Prison and call it even.
Stage Six: He takes a rope and hangs himself.
Kübler-Ross model, popularly known as the five stages of grief, if I remember correctly, are the stages one goes through when told you are terminally ill.
Why did the Slimes forget that piece of information? Is that what they think of Barry’s chance of re election?
The Emperor has no freakin clothes.
And his new ride looks like a giant Quaalude on wheels.