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Politics : President Barack Obama -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (86316)	12/5/2010 10:52:58 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 149317

If congress doesn't extend the tax cuts for the richest Americans, here is what we could buy with the same money: nytimes.com

To: ChinuSFO who wrote (86316)	12/5/2010 11:12:37 AM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 149317

This was posted on one of the top progressive discussion boards this weekend: "Back in 1967 pundits assured us all that Lyndon Johnson was a shoo in for the 1968 Democratic nomination, despite the unpopularity of the Viet Nam war. But a strange thing happened on the way to the nomination. A group of dedicated anti-war rebels shook up the world and forced LBJ out of the race. It could happen to Obama. Nothing is certain in politics. Obama had his FDR opportunity in 2009, but he blew it. Instead of striking hard and striking quickly as Roosevelt did, he delayed; he compromised; he backed down. Yes, Mr. Obama inherited a terrible mess from the previous administration. But, so did FDR. As Harry Truman was fond of saying: If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. We may be saying that to Mr. Obama in 2012 if he doesn't grow a spine."