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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (702490)	3/4/2013 11:47:16 PM
From: SilentZ	Respond to of 1585470

>This isn't the first time in the history of America that a president had to deal with an unwilling Congress, much less one-half thereof. Yes, and very often little happens. >You obviously think the Republicans are just being obstructionist because they want Obama to fail. But the Republicans have been very clear from the beginning that Obama has to get serious about cutting spending. That's why the Republicans aren't budging from their position. What was McConnell's first priority when Obama was elected? How much did they care about spending when Bush was President? >So what does Obama do? Go to the public and exaggerate the effects of spending cuts. That does not sound like a president who is making any good faith efforts toward compromise. I don't think he's exaggerating. They suck. >Mix in your usual "middle class" and "rich have to pay their fair share" rhetoric, and it's clear that Obama wants to marginalize the House Republicans. Well, I would hope so. The Republicans don't have the same agenda that he does. He can't get what he wants with them blocking him. That's smart politics. Not sure what's wrong with that. -Z