Today's Wall Street Journal posted an article about President Obama's recent efforts to rally the Democrat race before the November election. I would like to comment at this point that I don't think that Obama wants the Democrats to retain their majority after the November election. If the Republicans succeed in shooting themselves in the foot and not gaining majorities at least in the House of Representatives in November, chances are that President Obama will be a one-term President. If the Republicans win in November, it is possible that President Obama will serve two terms. Why? If the Democrats retain control of the House and Senate, the President has no one to blame for things that go wrong. This man's political stategy is to blame the other guy.
The article details the President's plan to improve the economy:
"The speech was billed as a major policy address to kick-start a flagging economy. The president formally announced three proposals the White House had hinted were coming: $50 billion in infrastructure spending, expanding and making permanent the lapsed research tax credit for business, and a measure allowing businesses to write 100% of their investment costs off their taxes through 2011."
The speech also included attacks on the House Minority Leader, John A. Boehner (R., Ohio). The President criticized the Republicans for opposing the administration's economic plan. In response, the Republicans have sought to emphasize, not dodge, their opposition to what they see as the failed policies of the Democrats.
The article concludes:
"Asked why Republicans are pulling ahead of Democrats in current campaigns, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, a potential rival to Mr. Obama in 2012, said Republicans "in a very unified fashion have opposed bad policy. And the public appreciates it when a party fights against what it knows is bad policy.""
Sometimes 'no' is the right answer.
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