Obama getting tough on Capitol Hill
Obama has done it. He’s gotten both the House and Senate to Pass the Recovery and Reinvestment Act, better known as the Economic Stimulus package. As he put it, “the bottomline is that we did not get in this situation overnight and we won’t get out of it overnight.”
The Commander-and-Chief had to get on in primetime last Monday and break it down for the nation. He explained that just because he wanted bipartisanship, didn’t mean he was going to let the Senate stop a plan to put Americans back to work. He let the Republicans know it was their fault. He pointed out that the folks, who had presided over the largest deficit in the nation’s history, under George W. Bush, had no room to be nitpicking a bill to buy American and build infrastructure. It’s about jobs.
In the end, only 3 Republicans were willing to put the people first. But Obama had taken to the road and airways, campaigning as effectively as he did to win, to get the stimulus done. And while, some were criticizing things like how many black reporters asked questions and how many questions, he took, the deal got done.
Now we know that when the going gets tough, the tough Obama will come out. He knows how to lead and he is not afraid of fight. In case anyone doubted it, they now know for sure, the President is no push over. Well done, Mr. President.
In the end, only 3 Republicans were willing to put the people first. But Obama had taken to the road and airways, campaigning as effectively as he did to win, to get the stimulus done. And while, some were criticizing things like how many black reporters asked questions and how many questions, he took, the deal got done.
Now we know that when the going gets tough, the tough Obama will come out. He knows how to lead and he is not afraid of fight. In case anyone doubted it, they now know for sure, the President is no push over. Well done, Mr. President.
