Posted on 12/28/2014 7:12:25 PM PST by Olog-hai
It was supposed to be a joke. “Are you still president?” comedian Stephen Colbert asked Barack Obama earlier this month.
But the question seemed to speak to growing weariness with the president and skepticism that anything will change in Washington during his final two years in office. Democrats already are checking out Obama’s potential successors. Emboldened Republicans are trying to push aside his agenda in favor of their own.
At times this year, Obama seemed ready to move on as well. He rebelled against the White House security “bubble,” telling his Secret Service detail to give him more space. He chafed at being sidelined by his party during midterm elections and having to adjust his agenda to fit the political interests of vulnerable Democrats who lost anyway.
Yet the election that was a disaster for the president’s party may have had a rejuvenating effect on Obama. The morning after the midterms, Obama told senior aides, “If I see you moping, you will answer to me.” …
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I still think Obama will push for Götterdämmerung before he goes (if he goes). Twilight of the gods. Seems like something he would like.
Oh brother. They really are sick with leftist bias disease.
Yes, we can fundamentally destroy the USA.
Couldn't tell it in the cromnibus.
Never mind switching up from “repeal Obamacare” during the election to “repeal and replace” afterwards.
It saves the media work to back a tyrant.
Maybes? I want to hear NO YOU CAN’T from our politicians.
I’d prefer “No you won’t” myself, since it’d indicate at least some concern for the Constitution and separation of powers.
SĂnd what difference will this make if they succeed? Their agenda is whatever the Sultan's agenda is.
What an absolutely servile article. As bad as Leftico.
It’s just double-talk... means nothing..
the answer is; Don’t start nothin, there won’t be nothin...
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