OBAMA's Trojan Horse - No, He Won't Cave! - by David Corn

[BlueCaliDem]

19. It's a tactical marketing decision

to continue to call it a fiscal cliff, and it strengthens President Obama's hand at the bargaining table. Whether we like it or not, there has to be some bargaining since the Republicans still control the House - and if Reid doesn't go through with some strong filibuster reform, they'll control the Senate, too.

Unlike many DUers, your average American isn't all that informed or curious when it comes to politics or governing, so putting something of a fear factor into the narrative to satiate corporate media's need for sensationalizing everything, will put pressure on the Republicans to drop their idiotic push for more tax cuts for the already obscenely wealthy in this country.

President Obama's team and Congressional Democrats have learned a lot about marketing and using the usually pro-GOP media in their favor, and it's clear they're not afraid to use it.