tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post7903438844348241565..comments2023-10-16T07:13:12.123-05:00Comments on A plain blog about politics: Q Day 5: Presidential Persuasion Jonathan Bernsteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15931039630306253241noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-73344953479066184012013-01-16T18:25:19.241-06:002013-01-16T18:25:19.241-06:00That wasn't Obama's lack of persuasiveness...That wasn't Obama's lack of persuasiveness. It was a deliberate decision by Republicans to oppose everything he proposed. Just look at the number of bills they now oppose that Republicans once originated. In the past Congress, some Republicans even voted against bills they sponsored because Obama supported them.Captain Futurehttp://dreamingup.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926413038778731189.post-58989774405728043472013-01-16T16:15:49.605-06:002013-01-16T16:15:49.605-06:00Bill Clinton had a knack for getting the Republica...Bill Clinton had a knack for getting the Republicans to propose ideas that he liked, or for stealing their ideas, depending on how you look at it. Certainly in his debate with GHW and Ross Perot, he campaigned as a man with an open mind.<br /><br />When Obama tried the same trick, he couldn't pull it off quite as well. Maybe Bill was better at protesting too much. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com