Below is brief excerpt from Politico’s ” The Huddle”, commenting on Obama’s health care bill quandry. Since he can’t close the sale on this over priced clunker, he has resorted to the saleman’s “desperation close”…..”trust me.”
~~John Cronin~~
POTUS KNOWS THE PLAYERS WITHOUT A SCORECARD
The president’s making the full sales pitch to Democratic members of Congress and “instructing aides to address every question or concern Democratic lawmakers possibly can raise,” according to AP’s Chuck Babington.
“Some answers, however, rely more on faith than fact. Confronting party unrest on his left and right, Obama is calling for political courage, citing historic opportunities and essentially saying ‘trust me’ in areas inherently murky, uncertain and out of his control. The process for getting health care legislation through Congress is tough enough already, and Republicans are determined to derail it.”
GOP SEES CAMPAIGN EDGE
POLITICO’s Morning Score snags a memo from the National Republican Congressional Committee’s deputy executive director Johnny DeStefano that instructs GOP hopefuls to tie their opponents to unpopular provisions in the bill.
“Candidates should be aware that although the Senate health care bill – the bill currently being pushed by Democrat leaders – is not the same as last fall’s $1.2 trillion health care takeover passed by the House, it is no less egregious. In addition to the broad political toxicity of the Democrats’ health care agenda, a vote for this bill opens an entirely new line of attack on House Democrats. By supporting this bill, your opponent would go on record in support of the Cornhusker Kickback, the Louisiana Purchase, and every other backroom deal cut to sneak the legislation through the Senate.”
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