I absolutely agree with you. Drew Weston often has intelligent things to say about Obama's failure to communicate. Here's his most recent<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew-westen/obama-tax-cut_b_1660814.html>. And while I'm posting links, Robert Reich makes the point<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-reich/obama-tax-proposal_b_1661908.html>that extending the tax cuts for income up to $250,000 applies to everyone, even those making more than $250,000. It's not that the tax cuts apply only to those making less; they apply to *everyone*. This is not class warfare. It treats everyone the same way. Obama should make that point also.
*-- Russ * On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 3:32 PM, Owen Densmore <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 4:09 PM, Russ Abbott <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Well, it's Barack Obama vs. Gordon Gekko. Which would you prefer to see >> as president? Perhaps the country is waking up to that. >> >> *-- Russ Abbott* >> > > Like many of us, I wanted Obama to be the president "for the rest of us". > But he's seemed weak in many aspects of his presidency. I realize that > many presidential historians believe "exogenous" events form a president, > not their platform or promises. Much of the downturn was inherited. But as > bad as the hand he was dealt was, he could at least articulate the positive > things he has done. > > Obama has had several successes, quite important ones. But he never > explains them to the electorate. Instead he gets mauled by the opposition. > Why is he so poor at explaining his successes? > > A trivial example is the health care bill. Yes it is a "tax", but overall > it will vastly reduce taxes due to the relief it brings caused by > "freeloaders" who use the most expensive health care possible: the > emergency room! Several pundits have claimed as much as a 10 to one > reduction in public costs which will be reflected in lower taxes. > > But Obama remains mum. I don't get it. > > It could simply be the media, which loves a good fight. They fan the > flames and nurture fear. But it does seem to me that a large amount of the > (idiotic) electorate buys the anti-obama rhetoric. > > I (think) Obama would be the best outcome, at least he's got experience at > it and could be better in a second term. And Romney does seem a bit of an > ass. I am, however, surprised at the difference between the graph and the > punditry. > > -- Owen >
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