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How
Obama Won Big
He made
the lame duck quack
When the lame-duck session of
Congress started more than a month ago, Obama looked defeated
and deflated, publicly acknowledging the "shellacking" his party had
taken in the November midterm elections.
Now, a six-week session that was expected to reflect a weakened
president has turned into a surprising success.
On Wednesday, Obama signed into law the repeal of the military's ban on openly gay
service members, and the
Senate approved a new nuclear treaty
with Russia that the president had declared a top priority.
Those accomplishments come after Obama successfully negotiated a free-trade agreement with South Korea,
reached a deal with Republicans that extended
unemployment benefits and prevented a tax hike for millions
of Americans and signed a bill that will make school lunches healthier.
This blitz of bill signings completes a dramatic first two years for
the nation's first black president that included
the enactment of arguably the most major liberal policies since the
Johnson administration but also the Democrats'
biggest loss of House seats in 72 years.
After the election defeats and bitter battles over the health care and
financial regulation legislation, the next
two years were widely expected to be tied up by gridlock between the
GOP-controlled House and the
Democratic president. But the past month suggests the future could be
different.
The Party of No is suddenly saying Yes to everything - why?
The dogs are no longer snarling.
The dogs are now cute little puppies, licking the back of Master Obama's hand.
I wonder why?
I'm a little worried because we've seen Obama negotiate before.
What deal did he make to get Bitch & Boner's co-operation on so many different issues?
When the super-unreasonabale start being reasonable,
it's time to watch your back and strengthen your defense.