Prediction: Obama will give one of the most optimistic nomination acceptance speeches since Reagan

[andym]

I believe the President will take full credit for the recovery so far, and then describe multiple specific ways he wants to move "forward," to a full recovery. I wouldn't even be surprised if he tried to usurp Reagan's "morning in America" by saying it's dawn, and the sun will be up soon. Imagine how many right wing heads will explode if he did this. And its good politics too-- Reagan was so influential (and ultimately destructive) because of his positive public image which derived from his optimistic attitude. I really hope to see something like this, because if done with the right combination of gravitas (for how far we still have to go) and optimism, it could not only help re-elect the President, but actually help the economy by raising consumer sentiment.

[panader0]

1. So you want Obama to be as good as Reagan?? WTF?

Seriously, there is no comparison.......

[joshcryer]

3. OP didn't say that.

See the part about Regan being "ultimately destructive."

OP is talking about Obama doing a Regan-esque speech that rallies voters around him.

[andym]

4. If Obama could be as influential as Reagan

and help move the country back to the left, analogous to the way Reagan moved it to the right, I would be all in favor.

[joshcryer]

6. The thing is that Regan had an entire group conspiring with him.

It wasn't like he was the sole forebarer of the move to the right. He was just a figurehead for it. You look at ALEC which was founded in 1975, it took a long time for them to get their shit passed. Regan may have been a pivot point, but that is only because he was the right winger to get elected in that time.

Unfortunately Obama is fighting not only the right but the left so he isn't in a position pre-reelection to do that sort of thing. It'd shock me if he did.

[Panasonic]

2. He should declare that he has the REAL mandate, and give warning to the Republicans

that any further obstruction to progress will be targetted for removal in 2014 and beyond. Then proceed to push a better version of the JOBS act that will not only remove executives from getting millions, but force all executives to take pay at no more than 50% of the maximum worker's earnings.

And forever linked to performance - poor performance, then the executives will lose its pay, and the pay goes to the workers, then the executives are then fired.

Not the workers. Unless it's for just cause.

[Poll_Blind]

5. If he doesn't fire people up, they're not going to turn out on election day.nt

PB