http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/the-comeback-kid#break
Don't bother, Right Wing Whack Jobs, I'm WAY ahead of ya: Rachel is an annoying carpet muncher, the unemployment figures don't include people who've given up looking, the gas prices will shoot back up again any moment now, the stock market means nothing(unless it goes down when a Dem is in office, of course), a Benghazi bombshell is coming out any moment now, Obamacare was obviously a disaster, and Repubs are gonna send those Wetbacks back when the officially take office next month. Dream on, EAT it, bitches...
The Comeback Kid?
12/05/14 03:09 PM
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By Steve Benen
Exactly one month ago today, President Obama, at least on a surface level, looked like he was in a very discouraging place. A day earlier, the Republican Party had not only scored a series of big wins in the 2014 midterms, the White House was confronted with the realization that the GOP would dominate control of Congress for Obama’s final two years.
The president was quickly dismissed as the lamest of lame ducks. But as Eric Boehlert noted yesterday, quite a bit has happened over the last month.
And in context, it’s just one important data point among many. Over the last month, gas prices have plummeted. And Obama announced a breakthrough climate deal with China. And the number of Ebola cases in the United States dropped to zero.
The White House gave new hope to 5 million immigrants, and there wasn’t much Republicans could do about it.
The Affordable Care Act has arguably had its best month ever. The stock market soared. The Republican-led House Intelligence Committee definitely discredited the Benghazi conspiracy theories.
A successful secret mission freed American prisoners in North Korea. The president announced two very high-profile cabinet nominees, and both were well received. The population of the detention facility at Guantanamo continued to shrink.
Obviously, there have been incredibly painful, difficult challenges in this country over the last month. That said, as far as the president is concerned, Obama appears to have thrown out the script that’s supposed to be applied to lame-duck presidents.
Don't bother, Right Wing Whack Jobs, I'm WAY ahead of ya: Rachel is an annoying carpet muncher, the unemployment figures don't include people who've given up looking, the gas prices will shoot back up again any moment now, the stock market means nothing(unless it goes down when a Dem is in office, of course), a Benghazi bombshell is coming out any moment now, Obamacare was obviously a disaster, and Repubs are gonna send those Wetbacks back when the officially take office next month. Dream on, EAT it, bitches...
The Comeback Kid?
12/05/14 03:09 PM
facebook twitter 2 save share group 85
By Steve Benen
Exactly one month ago today, President Obama, at least on a surface level, looked like he was in a very discouraging place. A day earlier, the Republican Party had not only scored a series of big wins in the 2014 midterms, the White House was confronted with the realization that the GOP would dominate control of Congress for Obama’s final two years.
The president was quickly dismissed as the lamest of lame ducks. But as Eric Boehlert noted yesterday, quite a bit has happened over the last month.
For a “lame duck” politician who’s supposed to be licking his wounds after the Democratic Party’s steep midterm losses, President Obama these days probably doesn’t mind scanning the headlines each morning. Instead of confirming the slow motion demise so many in the pundit class had mapped out for him, the headlines paint a picture of a president, and a country, in many ways on the rebound.
Boehlert published this yesterday, before the great new job numbers released this morning.
And in context, it’s just one important data point among many. Over the last month, gas prices have plummeted. And Obama announced a breakthrough climate deal with China. And the number of Ebola cases in the United States dropped to zero.
The White House gave new hope to 5 million immigrants, and there wasn’t much Republicans could do about it.
The Affordable Care Act has arguably had its best month ever. The stock market soared. The Republican-led House Intelligence Committee definitely discredited the Benghazi conspiracy theories.
A successful secret mission freed American prisoners in North Korea. The president announced two very high-profile cabinet nominees, and both were well received. The population of the detention facility at Guantanamo continued to shrink.
Obviously, there have been incredibly painful, difficult challenges in this country over the last month. That said, as far as the president is concerned, Obama appears to have thrown out the script that’s supposed to be applied to lame-duck presidents.
