Reply #6: Except that at any point he could simply halt the game. [View All]

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His staff handled this poorly. He handled his staff and his recommendation to Congress poorly. He led poorly.
Going forward isn't necessarily leading. And at every time as the head of the party he chose to go forward.

The lack of any sort of a coherent health care reform package to peddle during the August recess signalled that this project was not ready to move forward. The GOP pounced on it and subdued it as if it was an etherized mouse. It's never been ready to go forward, political science students will talk about it as one of the dumbest moves ever made by a President who decided to keep his enemies close.