re: #42 iceweasel

I share that perception. I’ll add only that Obama deliberately made Congress come up with their versions first, precisely so he could avoid the debacle of HillaryCare. History showed that going to Congress with a proposal would have meant it got shredded, portrayed as Obama ‘forcing it’ on people (not that it hasn’t been portrayed that way anyway) and nothing would be done.
It’s also essentially how he likes to govern, in my opinion. I expect the exact same strategy w/r/t gay rights— DADT is being overturned in exactly the same way.

Obama probably did expect the legislative leadership to handle HCR a lot better, and imo he was furious. Let’s see what he learns from that.

I hope he learns that he needs to take a stand, let the Congress and House and public know (and understand) what he wants, and then accept the outcome.

Because whether you agree or disagree with certain policies, right now, I think a lot of people on both sides have no real idea exactly what he want.

It’s time to stop trying to be popular.