If we give him a MANDATE, he'd better USE IT.

[BlueStreak]

142. I take your point, but let's examine 2010.

Today people are more or less neutral about "Obamacare" (the big bogeyman the GOP railed against), which is why Romney almost never brings it up now. And when you poll on the individual benefits, you get something like 75 / 25 support for each of the main provisions.

Where were we in 2010? The bogeyman "Obamacare" was losing the PR wars badly. But when polled about the individual elements, other than the individual mandate, it had VERY strong support, at least 60/40.

We lost in 2010 because these centerists were pussies. They should be fighting for what is right. Or if you prefer, let's call it "aggressive education of the public". But Obama wouldn't do that. He had a plan that worked out for him personally, but it screwed the party and the country for these last 2 years.

I'm willing to set that aside and move forward, but I expect him to press the advantage we give him.

Hell, we couldn't even get him to say anything in support of the Wisconsin union efforts, ;let alone make a personal appearance in Wisconsin. And now we have Senate candidates in contention in Indiana and Arizona, running against the worst of the worst teabaggers, and he can't see fit to do anything to help them? What is that?

We are left to conclude that he really doesn't care if Democrats have a position of strength. In fact, I would go so far as to say, this confirms suspicions that many have had that he actually PREFERS to not be in a position to do much of anything. We have no choice, obviously, and he knows it.