The Pres is the Last Man Standing

[babylonsister]

http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2011/8/8/184648/3133

The Pres is the Last Man Standing

by BooMan
Mon Aug 8th, 2011 at 06:46:48 PM EST


It's hard to imagine Congress getting any less popular. The Republicans are succeeding in weakening the president, but they're making themselves even weaker in the process. I can't say for sure that this past weekend was a pivotal moment, but I think we may look back on it as the point in time when something snapped. It's like the Republicans kept pushing on a door, and pushing and pushing some more, with the idea that they were getting rewarded for bad behavior. But all the time the tension was rising and the resistance was building, until the door snapped back in their faces and sent them sprawling.

The presidency has a reputation for being stronger than it is in reality, and the Republicans rejoice in making Obama look impotent in any way that they can. They hold his appointments. They filibuster everything. They refuse to compromise on almost anything. This infuriates liberals and progressives who have big hopes and dreams and can't understand why they're not coming true. We all begin infighting and blaming each other. The public gets disgusted with the whole spectacle and starts to believe government is worthless. And the GOP benefits coming and going.

But the president is still the only politician in the country that has anywhere near decent poll numbers. People trust him more than they trust anyone else. And you can't beat something with nothing. And that's about the size of Mitt Romney...a great big nothing. And the rest of the GOP field is laughable.

The president might not be able to try liberal solutions to the unemployment problem, but he didn't overreach so far that he undermined our country's credit rating and caused a 600-point sell-off in the stock market. The Republicans did that to nothing but cheerleading from their presidential contenders.

So, what now? Will the results in Wisconsin matter? Is anything going to change?

[Peacetrain]

1. With all the hair on fire in the media.. it was good to have a reasonable voice

I had to laugh watching the markets.

On one hand the market people have been talking for days about how the computer buying is pushing these stocks up and down and people have nothing to do with it.. and they have a stop gap in there if it crashes..blah blah blah.

After the Presidents speech the talking heads were all blabbering how the market dipped `150 while he spoke..they were reacting to his not tearing the house down etc etc.

Dang those computers are smart. Now they can react to the President :crazy:

But all that silliness aside.. Can you imagine what a off the edge type would have done.. scared people to death.

Wisconsin is what is important today. The get out the vote. The Republican operatives with massive doses of money have been having a field day up there.. got my fingers crossed

[liberal N proud]

2. "succeeding in weakening the president" - This is the GOP's only goal

They are willing to risk losing the public if it accomplishes the destruction of Obama's presidency. Their hate for this man is much bigger than their need to hold their office.

Besides they can always rig elections in their districts to maintain that power.

[Turbineguy]

5. They are playing a dangerous game.

He has all the powers they granted Bush. He has not played that card. Yet.

[FSogol]

3. "And that's about the size of Mitt Romney...a great big nothing"

:rofl:

[MrTriumph]

4. Bunk.

Congress may be incredibly unpopular. I believe that is so, too. But individual members in his or her own districts will likely be reelected. This disconnect between Congress when viewed as a whole and perceptions about one's own congressperson has been acknowledged for many years.

[ProSense]

6. A

functioning Congress would have continued down the path toward progress.