• DECLARATIONS
• DECEMBER 9, 2010, 8:56 P.M. ET

From Audacity to Animosity

No president has alienated his base the way Obama has.

There is only one Democrat who could possibly challenge Mr. Obama for the nomination successfully and win the general election, and that is Hillary Clinton. Who insists she doesn't want to .

What are the Democrats to do? If you are stuck with a president, you try to survive either with him or, individually, in spite of him. Some Democrats will try to bring him back. How? Who knows. But that will be a great Democratic drama of 2011: Saving Obama.

The White House itself still probably thinks the Republicans can save him, by overstepping, by alienating moderates. But so far, on domestic matters, they're looking pretty calm and sober. They didn't crow at the tax compromise, for instance, even though they knew the left is correct: It wasn't a compromise, it was a bow. To reality, but a bow nonetheless .

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When the former writer for Pres.Reagan says that, you think the DNC leaders dont know that?   DNC RBC and Superdelegates are still the same as before for the most part. Time to get active with them already.

And, BTW, the channels most concerned about the tax deal are... FOX News and WSJ. Of course! I hope this big "deal" goes down, with a great bipartisan NO!