The president went shopping at PetSmart today with his dog. He got him a chew toy. He didn’t get one for himself because John Boehner is already serving that purpose. The administration is putting Boehner through the wood-chipper.
Here’s the goal.
1. Make it clear to as many people as possible that the Republicans are so radical that they can’t govern their own caucus, let alone the country.
2. Destroy the Republicans strongest and only remaining brand advantage: tax cuts.
3. Split the Republicans into factions so that Mitt Romney doesn’t know how to answer simple questions about where he stands because there is no longer one talking point he can rely on.
4. Make the Republicans’ most powerful politician look like a fool and set him up to be cannibalized by his own backbenchers during the heat of a campaign.
It’s all going quite well at the moment.
If you had told me January of 2011 that I might be able to help rid this government of Republican control for the low one time price of $1000 in the coming year, I’d be pretty relieved.
That said I have a decent job with some savings, others aren’t that lucky.
LOL. Great post.
Me-likes your Prez. Obama to-do list. Also PBO went to Best Buy to buy WII Dance video Game for his kids, as he’s dancing on Boehner’s head.
Prez. Obama also went to buy 3 boxes of Pizza for the WH, kinda like eating Repugs for lunch! :o)
Given the Democrat’s penchant for often pulling defeat from the jaws of a looming victory, what do you think of Dave Weigel’s take on how this will likely play out?
Boy, I want to be optimistic here! But Democrats have a track record when it comes to holding fast. And so do the Republicans. And that brings a slight dose of trepidation on my part to declare imminent victory.
I don’t think that Obama, Reid, or Pelosi are actually losers. They don’t always win in the way I’d like, but they don’t lose most of the time.
Given the Democrat’s penchant for often pulling defeat from the jaws of a looming victory, what do you think of Dave Weigel’s take on how this will likely play out?
I think it will play out like it usually does: the day after, the left-wing internet is a awash in wails and rending of garments, and then over the next few weeks and months, it slowly dawns on them that Obama ate their lunch, but enough time will have gone by that they don’t feel the need to revisit the issue.
Well, now that you mention it, it does sound like a familiar script. The memory hole eats all traces Obama’s success.
Feels so awesome to be on the winning side of the political rhetoric for once. So funny watching Senate GOP overwhelming pass the payroll tax cut then see the House nutjobs stab them in the back. Like others I’m skeptical we can make this last until election day but hopefully we can keep this momentum going. I love watching the GOP eat their young.
More like the GOP young eating their old.
Poses long-term problems for republicans in at least 2 ways:
4. Make the Republicans’ most powerful politician look like a fool and set him up to be cannibalized by his own backbenchers during the heat of a campaign.
I agree with the first three. This one, not so much. Most people with half a clue that I know of knew that Boehner was a puppet at best, and a clueless drunkard at worst. Can you name me a person who didn’t think Cantor had the daggers out as soon as Boehner was given the gavel?
Calvin. I can barely name you anyone who knows who John Boehner is, let alone Eric Cantor.
What’s funny is watching this blog argue with itself.
One post on OBAMAIZDOOMED on the payroll tax cut and the next on OBAMAIZWINNING on same.
I actually like the fact that BooMan doesn’t vet what his other front pagers post. I don’t mind reading opinions, but I don’t like reading propaganda. I’ve never gotten the feeling that I’m reading propaganda here.
I read this site for an entirely different reason.
As usual I expect Obama to throw the GOP a life preserver instead of an anvil, so perhaps I can be pleasantly surprised.
What’s extra-funny is people who insist on “fair and balanced”.
This is the kind of stuff that has always had me come back for more. Keep up the good work. You think good.
The backbenchers are going after Rush Limbaugh? Kewl.