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Obama will more easily be able to press Republicans to negotiate on his terms in a second term because he won’t have to worry about re-election. But, Lichtman noted, if Obama had pushed harder against Republicans in any of the major showdowns over the past two years and sparked a government shutdown or debt crisis, the move could have sunk the economy and crippled his re-election prospects.
What’s more, Republicans will no longer be focused on denying him re-election. Baker, of Rutgers, sees Obama taking a more confrontational approach toward Congress. “Very often when idealists are frustrated, they reach for the heavy weapons,” he said. “He’s gone from being the one who is always searching for a Republican to do the big deal with, to being willing to bring the whole temple down on his head.”
He will have to get around congress. The Republican controlled senate and house will block everything.
And, vice versa, he'll block everything sent to him by the Republican-controlled senate and house; the chief reason a great number of people intend to vote for him.
Just so ya know, you do not count eggs to detirmine how many will hatch, you Senate comment is doing just that.
He couldn't even get his own party to back him on any of his budgets, obamacare, let alone Republicans. Dont count on even democrats in swing states to back him either. They know their toast the next election if they do.
He couldn't even get his own party to back him on any of his budgets, obamacare, let alone Republicans. Dont count on even democrats in swing states to back him either. They know their toast the next election if they do.
You don't seem to know that Romney is not going to kill Obamacare if he wins. Maybe you should look a little more closely at you candidate.
The only thing Obama will have to worry about is his legacy. If he can knock down the USA to a third rate country he will be happy. Then he can go and head the UN, where he would be a hero. If Americans give him that opportunity then they deserve what they get.
Early Americans did not want a dictator or king. They saw the problems in those governments first hand. To protect American citizens we have a congress that makes laws and we have a president that enforces the laws. In recent times presidents seem to act more like dictators or kings with little respect for congress or American citizens.
The only thing he'll be pounding is Chewbacca and golf balls. Make that possibly pounded as relates the first one.
Idiot.
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