General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Cenk is over at Daily Kos calling for a vote against Obama (updated) [View all]"Political brinksmanship is a game the President must be prepared to play.
Would the Republicans really have blocked unemployment benefits just to protect tax cuts for the wealthiest? We'll never know for sure since the issue was never pressed."
...I'm fairly certain everyone, including Cenk. know how to play it better than Obama.
You see, they would have let all the aid expire, and then negotiated with a Republican House majority to expand it.
"Look at the recent situation with their obstructionism with regard to the payroll tax cuts. When push came to shove, they caved. I think the Democrats handled this one much better."
Fascinating! How on earth did that happen? Could it be that the Republicans had nothing left in their arsenal, that the President let them exhaust all their options? They lost the debt ceiling debate to a trigger they didn't want.
Last year the President said it would be a fight he would welcome. His comment was met with: He'll cave.
He didn't, and now it's being used as an example of not caving. Fascinating!