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April 22, 2013
Who Says There's No Good News? "Barack Obama is a lame-duck president."
Nobody listens to what he says anymore, nobody is interested in winning his approval and nobody much cares if he thinks they have “let the country down”. This is typical for a second-term president who has lost all their leverage because they’re no longer running for office and everybody is patiently waiting for the day when he quits the White House. But Obama's difficult personality has doubled the size of the challenge. Gloating in victory, adolescent in defeat – the Prez doesn’t make it easy to work with him. Barack Obama can't pass gun control despite 90 per cent support. Truly, he is a lame-duck president [But not, alas, gone from the planet just yet.]
Posted by gerardvanderleun at April 22, 2013 9:53 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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Ridiculous. One minor setback does not demolish a president's power and influence.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at April 22, 2013 10:35 AM
No, because it will always be someone else's fault, always Bush's fault, the Republicans in congress, the bitter clingers and racists who wouldn't let him get his job done. President Obama could sacrifice a baby on the podium screaming blessings to lord Dagon and the press would spin it as popular and at least 50% of the country would either shrug and figure Republicans are worse or think it was a set up and he had good reason. Everyone has bad days, and besides, Boehner forced him into it.
Posted by: Christopher Taylor at April 23, 2013 10:20 AM