tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402082.post4779751041956478053..comments2023-09-21T02:50:23.155-07:00Comments on HolyCoast: Obama's Own Inflexibility Will Hurt Him This YearRick Moorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06087847892047296117noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402082.post-51487283366984125972012-05-18T12:29:02.595-07:002012-05-18T12:29:02.595-07:00As I said before, "The Third Annual Summer of...As I said before, "The Third Annual Summer of Recovery Tour--The Farewell Tour." Although "Last Train to Clarksville" would work.Sam L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402082.post-28145502717929194062012-05-18T04:57:51.421-07:002012-05-18T04:57:51.421-07:00From Reuters:
"On condition of anonymity, a ...From Reuters:<br /><br />"On condition of anonymity, a senior EU official told Reuters it felt as if the Obama administration wanted the G8 to cooperate in the reelection campaign. 'They see the debt crisis as the biggest likely drag on the U.S. economy between now and November,' the official said, 'and so they basically want to make sure that we find a way of muddling through.'"<br /><br />The White House is using back-channel negotiations to manipulate foreign events. If they're doing it to keep Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain from splattering the U.S. economy before November, what is he asking of Iran?<br /><br />Hillary is Secretary of State, so this may have something to do with why she decided not to run.Larrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8402082.post-11607962801155174632012-05-17T08:44:04.792-07:002012-05-17T08:44:04.792-07:00As President, Obama has many cards he can play. He...As President, Obama has many cards he can play. He got away with (so far) declaring the U.S. Senate out of session so his nominees were confirmed without a vote, and he ignored protocol by refusing to defend federal law before the Supremem Court (DOMA).<br /><br />This is someone not bound by normal convention when it comes to domestic policy and who can strategize with foreign governments -made easier when the microphone isn't on.<br /><br />He has shown that his ego is unbound by any internal constraints, and the only external constraints are<br /><br />1) The law -not as written as he's already gone there, but as enforced.<br /><br />2) Any members of his staff who are not true believers.Larrynoreply@blogger.com