I can only laugh at Fred Barnes and the Democratic bedwetters that worry that his stupid plan will work.
For the foreseeable future, attacking Obama will be counterproductive for Republicans. He’s both enormously popular and the bearer of moral authority as the first African-American president. So the idea is for Republicans to make Obama an ally by using his words, from the inaugural address and speeches and interviews, against Democrats and their initiatives in Congress.
Obama is for bipartisanship. Pelosi, Reid, and their cohort are heavyhanded partisans with no interest in accommodating Republicans. Obama favors transparency. They don’t. Obama says he wants “to spend wisely” and promises that “programs will end” if they don’t work. That’s hardly the philosophy of congressional Democrats.
Obama’s words may be bromides or boilerplate that bear little relationship to his true sentiments or real plans. But so what? Republicans in the House and Senate are a badly outnumbered minority. They have few
political weapons at their disposal. Citing Obama’s words makes political sense. It’s at least worth a try. Republicans have nothing to lose.
Go ahead and insist that the Democrats in Congress live up to Obama’s rhetoric. Keep validating Obama. Use Obama as the highest and final moral authority. Please. I beg you. Idiots.
