Reply #27: Do you disagree that Obama could address exactly what....

[Armstead]

....the GOP agenda is in direct terms, instead of trying so hard to placate them and call a spade a spade?

Did you read the article or just the excerpt?

Here's another excerpt.....

Obama's tactics could be one way for him to win re-election. He puts himself above party, hangs progressive Democrats out to dry, and lets Republican recalcitrance move the political center further and further to the right. When he eventually gets a budget deal, it doesn't matter to him that it is mostly on Republican terms. He wins points for keeping the government open....


There is another way for Obama to win, by showing some toughness, standing up for principle, and exposing the sheer extremism of the Tea Party capture of the Republicans.

Can he work up the nerve? It would certainly change the tone in Washington.