President Obama is in trouble. Really, he is in trouble. I am just an ordinary progressive mama. I work, I take care of my kids, I have a lot of Democratic friends. What I now see in most reporting by the media is what I have been saying and hearing from them for months. President Obama is a pushover, he caves, he won't fight. But, as with most things the MSM is the last to catch up on what is happening in the real world. But, I think this week they have caught up.
I have seen multiple news outlets that have picked up on the "Obama caves" meme. Both in headlines:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...
http://www.nydailynews.com/...
and in narratives:
http://www.nytimes.com/...
"When they emerged, the White House caved, to no one’s surprise."
http://abcnews.go.com/...
"On matters large and small, Obama has yielded to House Speaker John Boehner in a string of concessions that have unnerved Democrats and emboldened Republicans."
I thought it was a new meme ,but then I Googled and found the "Obama caves" meme over and over from 2009 on with ever increasing frequency. He better come up with the fortitude to stand strong for SOMETHING soon. American's prefer strong, but wrong --to nuance. In the absence of standing strong and explaining his line in the sand, the American people will fall right in line for a Rick Perry or Michele Bachman type. Rick Perry actually makes me feel sick because he is GWB all over again. And, yes, I believe America is dumb enough to do that twice if Pres. Obama doesn't give them a reason to believe he will ever FIGHT for what we need. America began as a fight by underdogs, we like fighters. Compromisers, not so much.