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President Obama’s ‘rescue’

By Boston Herald Editorial Staff
Monday, January 18, 2010 - Updated 6h ago

President Obama got one thing spot on yesterday during his attempt to rescue the flagging Senate campaign of Democrat Martha Coakley.

“We’re in tough times right now,” the president said. “So people are frustrated and they’re angry, and I understand that.”

Well understanding is one thing, and finding solutions is quite another. And clearly here the “solution” to that anger and frustration isn’t the kind of class warfare that Obama engaged in yesterday.

He may have come to town to fight for his agenda, but there is a growing body of evidence that his agenda - on health care, on energy, even on financial regulatory reform (which somehow the president equates with yet another tax on the banks that actually repaid their government loans) - isn’t what the people of Massachusetts are looking for right now.

They know that a national health-care bill will take dollars right out of our own state’s health care industry and stands a good chance of disrupting medical services. And where would a carbon tax fall hardest? How about on those who are struggling to pay their heating bills now.

The president did, however, pose exactly the right question to voters yesterday during his speech at Northeastern:

“When the chips are down, when the tough votes come . . . who is going to be on your side?” he asked.

Well, likely not the Democratic nominee who now owes the White House one huge political favor. (Emphasis added)

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WOW!!! That's Boston Herlad's Editorial stuff's voice!!  And, that was in the most popular online newspaper in Boston and MA in general.

History is being made tomorrow.



-- Edited by Sanders on Monday 18th of January 2010 11:31:29 PM