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As reported in The New York Times, President Obama called his budget proposal a "threat to the status quo in Washington" and cast himself as a populist crusader willing to do battle with special interests to expand health care, curb pollution and improve education.
It appears to me that the earlier proposed "bipartisanship" proposed by Obama five weeks ago when he inherited the position are slowing deteriorating at the moment and hopes to rekindle this relationship look faint.
The New York Times reported that Obama's address hinted at the strategy the White House intends to employ to push for the spending plan released last week, a return to a more traditional Democratic approach of positioning the party as fighting against the rich and powerful.
Now I'm assuming that the rich and powerful is the Republican Party, then does that mean that the Democrats are the poor and meak? In terms of the House and Senate, it certainly doesn't seem to be the case.
Don't get me wrong, I am all for President Obama's stimulus plan. I believe that it will create and save the approximately 3.5 million jobs and invest in the smart things, but I also remember President Obama proposing a biparitisanship as well. As the weeks progess, reading newspapers and watching press conferences, reactions from both parties seem to be more and more conflicting.
I clearly understand that action must be taken swiftly in order to jumpstart our economy as fast as possible, but I also agree with GOP representatives when they say that more times must be taken in order to lay our the proper logistics of these massive amounts of spending. Government spending must be done, but I believe that taking a little more time and incorporating right-wing views will result in a better overall bill and comrodory from both parties as a whole.
Let's see some real bipartisanship America.
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