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In reply to the discussion: Benghazi hearing turns ugly: Republicans accuse Obama of lying, Dems fire back [View all]Baitball Blogger
(46,676 posts)For example, they were calling Tim Russert. You don't think that didn't have an impact in dispelling criticism from him while the Drudge-FoxNoise machine pushed for the Republican message?
He also had the power of the bully pulpit. The man is President, for God's sake. In the beginning, when we had more Dems in Congress, all Obama had to do is announce his priorities. Open government was something both parties would have been open to. But, if I recall, Obama surprised us in the first year or two by protecting secrets that extended into the Bush Administration. If the information had been more forthwith, we would have done the dirty work digging up the information he needed to show just how much the Bush Administration is to blame for the problems we're facing today. Once the public has the feeling there's something off, they push for investigations (What do you think the right-wingers are trying to do now?)