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Friday, August 14, 2009 12:00 AM

Obama ready to be a one term president?

Barack Obama is reportedly prepared to lose in 2012 if it means passing healthcare reform
Alex Koppelman

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  • Friday, August 14, 2009 07:49 AM

    @FrankM

    Yes, because Obama was supposed to part the Red Sea, change water to wine, and save our nation from its own idiocy. Look to a craven Congress and a lot of frothy old white people to our failures here. The Presidency, despite its increased stature over the years, is not a position imbued with supreme power. Obama is not the failure here - I lay that at the feet of Congress.

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