Here's an excerpt from the story:
The frustration with President Barack Obama over his tax cut compromise was palpable and even profane at Thursday’s House Democratic Caucus meeting.Click here to read the whole story at Roll Call.
One unidentified lawmaker went so far as to mutter “f--- the president” while Rep. Shelly Berkley was defending the package the president negotiated with Republicans. Berkley confirmed the incident, although she declined to name the specific lawmaker.
“It wasn’t loud,” the Nevada Democrat said. “It was just expressing frustration from a very frustrated Member.”
Rep. Jerold Nadler (N.Y.) was also overheard saying that “we can’t trust him” not to cave to Republicans and extend the tax cuts again in two years, according to a Democratic source.
The anger aimed at the bill was widespread. As Democrats moved to block the bill from coming up on the floor, chants of “Just say no!” could be heard by reporters outside the room.
2 comments:
This is good news for you. It means that key parts of Obama's base will be very reluctant, at best, to turn out for him in 2012. Even if his about-face here does win back independents, he does not appear to have Clinton's ability to pull off this maneuver without alienating his base. And if his base doesn't turn out (as it didn't this year), it won't matter how much the independents like him all of a sudden.
Maybe.
But we've still got a ways to go and there are so many factors yet to be determined.
I still believe Obama will be hard to beat in '12.
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