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To: SilentZ who wrote (729715)	7/29/2013 7:38:20 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	2 Recommendations Recommended By PKRBKR TideGlider Read Replies (3) of 1574539

Z, Trying to build public support for your policies isn't "campaigning." Walks like a duck, talks like a duck. He's campaigning. Look at his most recent message, blaming Washington for losing focus on the economy. Really? He's the most powerful and influential man in Washington, yet he continues to act like he's an outsider even after FOUR AND A HALF YEARS of being president. What would I do if I were in his shoes? I would recognize the reality of split party politics and start holding daily meetings with the most influential people representing both sides. If there are intransigent members of the opposing party, I would start working on other members who are not so intransigent or idealistic. Start making deals with individual representatives. Use my considerable influence in Washington and lobby for their support. Get down to the details of sticking points and work them through. None of this is guaranteed to succeed. The gridlock might still remain. But that would be a lot more productive than running back to my comfort zone and telling people that they need to spam the inboxes of their representatives. And it's a much more honest effort than demagoguing the opposition and acting like they're a monolithic "party of no." That's a left-wing talking point, one that reflects an arrogance and a simple-mindedness that contributes to the hyper-partisanship we see in Washington these days. All of this is easier said than done, of course, but I figure the president of the United States ought to be doing just that, not flying around from city to city in perpetual campaign mode. There are times for that, for sure, but Obama is just overdoing it, and I firmly believe it's because he's utterly incapable of doing anything else. Tenchusatsu

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