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

To: Neil H who wrote (86322)	12/5/2010 2:44:35 PM
From: ChinuSFO	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

Don't agree with your statement that very few Republicans will vote for him after his first 2 years. I agree with your other two statements. Obama has shown a tendency towards some of the social values that the Republicans espouse. One such is the Don't Ask Don't Tell. He has the left wing upset because of his soft pedaling on this issue. He is doing much better on the foreign policy front compared to his predecessor. He has remained engaged in the Afghan war. So he has the Republican support since these are some issues that Republicans want. He is already in the middle because of these. I like his approach of his willing to negotiate on keeping the Bush tax cuts as is if the Repubs vote on to extend the unemployment benefits. That is a fair deal while the rich figure out how to increase employment opportunities with the Bush tax cuts.

To: Neil H who wrote (86322)	12/5/2010 6:57:34 PM
From: ChinuSFO	Respond to of 149317

THis is why Obama may gain some more Republican votes particularly from those who detest the Tea Party. Similar to what happened in the Nevada Senate race. This is a brilliant example of Obama's leadership. Good to see the photograph where the folks have at least started to smile and talk. Next step should be for them to go and play golf together. ====================================== Deal in the works on Bush-era tax breaks and help for the jobless Following Senate votes Saturday, party leaders say a compromise is likely involving an extension of Bush-era tax breaks for all income levels, plus an extension of unemployment benefits. ....contd at csmonitor.com