Terry Connelly is dean of the Ageno School of Business at Golden Gate University and is frequently quoted on business, financial, and economic issues by Bay Area local, as well as national, news media.
It was Keyshawn Johnson, then of the New York Jets, who titled his not so famous book very similarly to the above. President Obama may have better luck than Keyshawn, who is now in broadcasting, not on nay active roster. But to get there, the President, who seems quick to own up to his mistakes, needs to reposture his approach, especially with respect to BOTH the far left Democrats and the far right Republicans who are each trying to see if this new guy can be rolled.
We know the Democrats game — since the stimulus bill gets around the “pay-as-you-go” formula they themselves insisted on, the House loaded the bill up with every pet Democratic project whether stimulative or not, to get them in under the tent: wholesale earmarks, rather than retail, but still a huge burden for their new leader in the White House.
Why? Becasuse they handed the demoralized and defeated Republicans an issue and a a weapon with which to beat Obama about the head — “business as usual”. Veterans of the hypocrisy game suddenly were able to credibly (if not quite fairly) accuse Obama of the same sin — although it wasn’t really his bill anymore, but some guy from Wisconsin named David Obey who wasn’t even on the ballot in 49 other States in November.
So it was a mistake for the President to let the House Committee chairs and Nancy Pelosi write his bill. Now he must use the moderation gang in the Senate to get back some measure of control of the package, and pull out all the stops to get back in control of the debate.
Suggestion: If John McCain and Lindsey Graham want to filibuster the bill, “bring it on”. The public won’t stand for it, and the Republican right knows it. Forget about pleasing the Cable TV folks — they just want to keep the election going because it appears to help ratings. Go right to the people — even Joe the Plumber — and remember the great phrase from the election campaign: “Enough already!”
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