The chief takeaways from President Obama's morning presser were threefold, two of which came in his opening remarks: "Of course Congress refused" to take any action on his latest jobs plan; yet there it lies, prepared to reduce unemployment now, before he and Mitt Romney debate competing plans for the future, for which there is "plenty of time" but to which the GOP is in a perplexing hurry.
Except, of course, their hurry is not perplexing at all. They're cementing the future by refusing to take action, thus creating the very conditions they pretend to deplore.
The third takeaway was his final point: a brisk "Thank you" that concluded what may have been the shortest presidential press conference ever, and which indicated that he had come to make one point and that point was all he cared to make. Now, tomorrow, and for some time.
In short, it appears Obama has decided to burrow into a summertime "Do-nothing Congress" mode. And that's that. Simple, elegant, straightforward.
And smart.
I just wish he would say, instead of "the Congress", "the Republicans in Congress."
I do have a hunch he will do more of that in the future.
Posted by: japa21 | June 08, 2012 at 11:11 AM
Unfortunately the President's comment about "the private sector is doing fine" comment, while of course taken out of context by the Republicans, may become the chattering classes new talking point.
Posted by: ronalda | June 08, 2012 at 12:42 PM