A new element of tension has emerged between the Obama White House and Democratic leaders in Congress.
It is not the president’s continued demand for a health care overhaul, a priority the leaders share. Nor is it Mr. Obama’s decision to call out liberals on the need for spending restraint in his State of the Union address.
Rather it is the White House decision to spotlight unsavory legislative maneuvering as a cause of voter anger. Rather than the specifics of his health care policies, Obama aides argue, Americans reject back-room self-dealing by lawmakers and lobbyists.
via The Caucus – Obama Notwithstanding, Democrats Defend ‘Messy’ Lawmaking – NYTimes.com.
OK, this is pathetic, ironic and humorous all at the same time, never mind that a) he’s from Chicago fer crissakes and b) he is willing to cast anyone to the wolves, including the very people he relies upon to get him his legislation.
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