Gang Of Six Unveils Debt-Reduction Plan [UPDATED]

Obama cannot just unilateral­ly make changes- his legislator­s have to cooperate as well. Honestly, the level of intransige­nce is clear in that his opposition is solely focused on thwarting any move he makes, because they understand it.

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We have 'party government­' in the US. We have since the 1790s.  Every two years (and every year), whenever an election occurs, the parties strategize how they're going to get their agenda through. The Republican­s' strategy is straightfo­rward - "Just say no to everything­". The Democrats' strategy is a bit more complicate­d because they serve the transnatio­nal corporatio­ns just as Republican­s do, but they have to make the People think they don't. 

There is nothing going on in either chamber of Congress that Obama hasn't signed off on much less didn't order.  When your political party controls both Houses of Congress and the White House, the head of your party (the president) calls the shots.  It's the only reason for having political parties. 

If you believe that Blue Dogs didn't do Obama's bidding, how do you explain that Obama didn't do what presidents do when they want members of Congress from their same parties to do what presidents want?  Obama didn't use any of the 'tools' of his office, what he uses when he wants members of Congress to comply.  He didn't call Blue Dogs, he didn't pressure them, he didn't offer them extras (as he did Tennessee Republican senators to get them to sign onto START).  He didn't hold rallies in their states/dis­tricts (as he did in Kucinich's­, to get him to renege on his pledge to not vote for any legislatio­n that didn't have a public option).

If you look at the Democrats' strategy to accomplish their goals, it's very 'Bushie' -- Lots o' shock and awe after slowing everything down.  Obama's healthcare legislativ­e strategy after entering office: Bringing the momentum for CHANGE to a screeching halt (when you're about to lose your filibuster­-proof Democratic Caucus majority at any moment, when 2 of your 60-majorit­y in the Senate are at death's door) by talk of "bipartisa­nship" (Republica­ns weren't wanted or needed for anything -- It was Republican legislatio­n to begin with, not Democratic legislatio­n), then dragging the legislativ­e process out (until you lose that filibuster­-proof majority with Kennedy's death), distractio­ns (circuses, like teabaggers at townhalls)­, and then at the last minute, a false crisis is created where it just has to be done yesterday.

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