Barack Obama Promised A New Kind Of Politics, But Played The Same Old Game

Barack Obama Promised A New Kind Of Politics, But Played The Same Old Game:

Well, an obstructionist House made sure nothing got done. Where I fault him is in not using the "bully pulpit" to scream about this. I also don't understand why it's not a louder point in his reelection strategy. The bottom line to me is, Obama is probably "too nice" to be an effective politician in the real world. Benevolent tyrants like FDR do better in a crisis in our system.

Obama's tragedy is that he is such a powerful, effective speaker, he could have gained much support had he understood the obstruction strategy much earlier and screamed to the people about it.

Even now, the president is arguing that Republican ideas belong to the last century. To many folks, the last century looks pretty good!