Why President Obama Is Losing the Budget Fight

The Nation | Apr. 12, 2011 (Opinion)

Friday night’s dramatic budget agreement represented a major defeat for President Obama and Congressional Democrats. On substance, John Boehner and Congressional Republicans received $7 billion more in spending cuts than they originally asked for. From a messaging standpoint, the entire debate unfolded on the GOP’s terms (excerpt for a brief interlude concerning Planned Parenthood)—the discussion was about how much to cut, not whether to cut or who ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics, Business
Topics: Poverty, War, U.S. Budget, Republicans, Congressional Oversight, Obama Administration, Taxes
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Apr 12, 2011 - 2:11 PM PDT
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 by Dwight Rousu - Apr. 12, 2011

The article catches the absurdity of the moment.

If there were strong democratic leaders in the senate and house leading the fray, standing aloof above the fray might be politically and socially clever. In the current situation, it leaves no leader at all. The people have lost their voice in government, and unless they take it back, democracy will fall in a heap of poverty.

Obama, as Krugman, put it: “has effectively surrendered in the war of ideas.” More »

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