Posted on 05/18/2014 1:19:56 PM PDT by SoFloFreeper
...Obama is encountering an increasingly resistant Democratic caucus on Capitol Hill, as lawmakers in his party break with him on a series of issues in the run-up to the November elections.
On issues such as judicial nominees, the Keystone XL pipeline, taxes and trade, the fraying party unity is a sign that individual Democrats have reached a point where their own re-election needs take precedence over Mr. Obama's goals.
It is a common election-year posture for lawmakers from the same party as the sitting president, especially one whose popularity has waned, as Mr. Obama's has. But Democrats' recent moves to demonstrate their independence are forcing Mr. Obama to compromise on an agenda already largely opposed by Republicans. And it comes at a point in his presidency when time is running short to accomplish his goals.
In the past week, Democrats have diverged from the White House over its insistence that the cost of extending certain tax breaks due to expire should be offset with tax increases and other measures, so as not to add to the deficit.
(Excerpt) Read more at online.wsj.com ...
Exactly.
Do they not grasp that the GOP is DEAD if they pass it? No more "cushy jobs" for them.
They'll be out on their a$$es.
Didn’t read the article. Did they happen to mention the Obamacare, Benghazi, IRS, Fast and Furious debacles? Those are the main reasons Bambi is losing his supporters.
Better be pre election posturing just like dems in this article ‘breaking away’ from Obumbo. Otherwise yeah, they are all toast.
Frauds to the left of me, frauds to the right, here I am stuck in the middle of fraudville.
I used to believe that it was a rule because everyone did it. However, the fashion these days is exactly the opposite, reading the article would spoil the character of the nonsensical threads that have become quite the thing.
Try the ol’ google trick.
Google has an agreement with some sites to be accessible via a google search.
Simply highlight a key phrase; click for google...should be there?
Your milage may vary!
As a subscriber it always comes up for me!
Rump grappler
You didn’t click the link, as it is a free article on wsj.com
Nice trick. However, for WSJ, it just takes you to the login page. It also popped up Foxnews which had a much longer excerpt than we are allowed to post on FR.
You must be special. I clicky the linky, both of them from FR, clickly several other linkies from other sites. No workie. Wants subscription. Perhaps I have exceeded my allotment of free stories.
The ideal personal condition is to get the perks without any risk of accountability, and that is best obtained by being in the minority party.
The dems were so exited and proud that they were making history electing the first black president. Now they want to be the first to elect a woman president. Character and experience are not a factor
Character and experience? That’s for the GOP.
Anyway, why would they start now?
I accessed it via Drudge.
The dumb-o-crats do not relise that he could care less about them, he has used them to get what he wants and after november will not be able to use them or need them anymore.
Agreed. It’s all an act to make it look like the “legislators” care and will break with their boss in the interests of the constituents they “serve”.
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