Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Obama tells lawmakers not passing tax deal could end presidency, Dem says

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/133909-obama-tells-lawmakers-not-passing-tax-deal-could-end-presidency-dem-says


Have you seen this? It's like bizarre with a capital B.
I mean what exactly does "the end of my presidency" mean?
Is someone threatening him, if this tax bill doesn't pass?
Or is he talking about not making it for the next term?
I personally think he sees the hand writing on the wall.
Things aren't going so good around the rest of the world and the people are showing their disdain for government actions. It's only a matter of time before it gets here.
It kind of makes me sick to. I mean, this is how they make policy.
Where does the relevance of the president's personal position, come into creating policy, for what's best for the country?

In urging lawmakers to vote for his tax deal, President Obama is using one of his go-to lines from the healthcare debate, according to a Democratic lawmaker.


Obama is telling members of Congress that failure to pass the tax-cut legislation could result in the end of his presidency, Rep. Peter DeFazio (Ore.) said.


"The White House is putting on tremendous pressure, making phone calls, the president is making phone calls saying this is the end of his presidency if he doesn't get this bad deal," he told CNN's Eliot Spitzer.