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President Obama's meeting with Republicans two weeks ago has garnered a lot of attention from the Left. Progressives and Liberals seemingly can't get enough of telling us all how the President schooled Republicans. How he debated them into submission, and sent them running with their collective tails between their legs. Yeah, right. The truth is, a month ago before the Massachusetts Senate election, President Obama wasn't giving Republican lawmakers the time of day, much less a face to face meeting.
In a movie some years ago, a distraught elderly lady is being comforted by an arriving police officer. "My kitty cat is in the tree, and it can't get down!" she pleads. "Don't worry ma'am" he says in an official tone, "I'll get your cat out of the tree." Then the little old lady's hope turns to horror as the officer pulls out his service revolver and shoots the cat which immediately drops to the ground. I mention this darkly humorous scene because it is sadly similar to the situation many Americans find themselves in now with regard to President Obama and his administration.
In the recent Massachusetts election Republican Scott Brown confounded the purveyors of conventional wisdom and caused a magnitude 10 earthquake in the political world by liberating the Kennedy Senate Fiefdom from the grip of the Democrat machine. To the 24 hour talking-heads this changes everything since the Democrats can no longer cut-off debate in the Senate though they can still stifle debate in the House and hold the Executive Department in their iron fist. But did the Party of Power really experience anything besides a bump in the road?
So now President Obama wants to talk about jobs. Didn't he call a "Jobs Summit" last month? What was the result of that gathering of business leaders? Free lunch I think. Why the sudden concern for putting Americans back to work? He has squandered a year on Obamacare, he has traveled the world making a failed bid for the Chicago Olympics, and to hold the hands of European climate alarmists. All the while, in spite of the multi billions spent on the "stimulus", joblessness has soared to over 10% (17% real). Why now all the concern about American unemployment? Do you suppose it was the unthinkable loss of the Kennedy seat in Massachusetts? Could it be that with the Conservatives against him and the Liberals jumping ship, the only faction he has left to court is independents? You better believe it. This is a President coming off the ropes and trying to re-invent his image with America's Independents. Hopefully they will continue to be as smart in the future as they have been over the last several months.
