Did Obama really play things this badly?

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14. it wasn't fucking solitaire

. . . and it wasn't a game where he had every advantage over the outcome. The issue was whether we were going forward with a flawed bill or do absolutely nothing. that's still what most critics and opponents haven't bothered or managed to overcome. Most anyone can come up with a better plan, but, very few plans have enough support to advance into action or law. That's the game -- finding something with enough legislative support which will advance the issue and remedies. Nothing more inept than refusing to compromise and leaving the entire system at the status quo that existed at the time of passage.