BRAZILE: First 50 days - what a ride

[babylonsister]

BRAZILE: First 50 days - what a ride

No one can really afford to hope for an Obama failure
Donna Brazile
Saturday, March 21, 2009


President Barack Obama is now halfway through the first 100 days of his presidency, and what a brief but interesting honeymoon it has been.

One of the most impressive things about Mr. Obama's first 50 days is how hard he is working. And the most glaring contrast between him and former President George W. Bush is how well Mr. Obama communicates what, why and how he is trying to accomplish the Herculean tasks before him.

The chattering classes, meanwhile, spend most of their waking hours looking for fights between the president and the Democratic-controlled Congress or the Republican opposition. They have even tried to revive Sen. John McCain's campaign role as Mr. Obama's lead critic. And when they tire of picking old fights, there are always the Democrats, who can be their own best enemy. Blue dogs versus the House leadership! Or all of the above versus the president! Whee!

There's no question the president will have to spar with members of his own party from time to time. Democrats are not monolithic. And those inside-the-Beltway Republicans? They deserve Oscars at next year's Academy Awards ceremony for a new category invented just for them: Worst Actors in a National Recession. Their whining, rantings and posturing have been pure theater. Too bad their script doesn't include fresh ideas and sound alternatives.

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Over the last two months, I have seen my hours cut back, a newspaper column canceled, clients unable to renew their contracts with my firm, and others needing to renegotiate my modest fees. Business is drying up, and despite all my frantic maneuvers to move my little retirement funds out of harm's way, my 401(k) is disappearing faster than the snow from the recent storm. I don't want to see this president fail, and I suggest that to do so is a partisan luxury none of us can afford.

Fifty days is not nearly long enough to allay the personal fears we have about our future. We are all fearful of what's in store for us. Still, I am enjoying this change in government. The bad news is certainly tempered by Mr. Obama's actions. And I'm proud of him so far.

It's time we all hope for the best as well as do our best to help those suffering. As my Republican friend from Missouri reminded, "We all just have to wait and see how it goes from here."


http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/mar/21/first-50-days---what-a-ride/

[rvablue]

1. Geez, Donna, times must be tough if you're taking a check from Rev. Moon.!

:scared:

[babylonsister]

2. Don't ask me why, but she writes regularly for them. Maybe the

check, and a different pov in a r/w rag, is the point.

[spanone]

3. k&r

[jaxx]

4. This is what I remembered from the article:

It isn't Mr. Obama we should fear. We should be afraid of those who wish he had done nothing and those who hope he fails. After all, we are in this together. No one is immune, including me.

[Top Cat]

5. I agree... ThePresident has the best interest of the country on his mind.