Barack Obama rode to victory during the Democratic primary by rousing his flock with messianic promises – one has to wonder about the naiveté of the members of said flock, including the fawning media who never questioned the One’s credentials. In the meantime, Hillary Clinton, Obama’s leading opponent in the primary, was pilloried by both left and right wing extremists and their respective punditry.
Watching the NewsHour last night I shook my head as Jim Lehrer queried his distinguished guests about Obama’s current travails. Lo and behold, our president is being assailed from both the left and the right. The significance of this phenomena as spun by the White House: “He must be doing something right.”
And gosh, the media has even begun to notice that the onetime harbinger of the “new politics” who arose out of the heart of the Daley machine in Chicago is – are you ready for this – breaking yet another campaign promise.
Chief White House correspondent Chip Reid reports:
(CBS) President Obama wants the final negotiations on health care reform - a reconciliation of the House and Senate versions of the bill - put on a fast track, even if that means breaking an explicit campaign promise.
"The House and Senate plan to put together the final health care reform bill behind closed doors according to an agreement by top Democrats," House Speaker Nanci Pelosi said today at the White House.
Reid adds:
The White House is on board with that, too. Press Secretary Robert Gibbs stressed today that "the president wants to get a bill to his desk as quickly as possible."
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