Sked Stuff: President Obama descends on Capitol Hill today for separate meetings with House and Senate Republican leaders to discuss (what else?) his economic stimulus plan. He huddles with the House first at 12:15 p.m. and then the Senate an hour and ten minutes later. The first test for package comes Wednesday when the House will vote on (and almost certainly pass) it. The operative question is how many on-the-fence Republicans Obama can convince to support his main legislative priority. And, if the legislation winds up being approved on something close to a party line vote, how does the Obama team spin it?
The "party line" reflects the result of the last election. What's the problem? Here's how you spin it. Every time Mitch McConnell and John Boehner open their stupid mouths, Obama grabs the nearest microphone or the nearest YouTube, I guess. And says, "Can you believe what these assholes who you overwhelmingly rejected in November are bitching about now? They don't get it. They don't matter. They are so wrong that Americans actually elected a black President just to tell these assholes how wrong they are. They don't get to whine. They are wrong and need to shut the fuck up." It's called a bully pulpit. Obama needs to learn to use it before he loses it.
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