Obama's new start - by Charles Krauthammer

[CatWoman]

Riding the lamest of ducks, President Obama just won the Triple Crown. He fulfilled (1) his most important economic priority, passage of Stimulus II, a.k.a. the tax cut deal (the perfect pre-re-election fiscal sugar high - the piper gets paid in 2013 and beyond); (2) his most important social policy objective, repeal of "don't ask, don't tell"; and (3) his most cherished (achievable) foreign policy goal, ratification of the New START treaty with Russia.

The great liberal ascendancy of 2008, destined to last 40 years (predicted James Carville), lasted less than two. Yet, the great Republican ascendancy of 2010 lasted less than two months. Republicans will enter the 112th Congress with larger numbers but no longer with the wind - the overwhelming Nov. 2 repudiation of Obama's social-democratic agenda - at their backs.

"Harry Reid has eaten our lunch," said Sen. Lindsey Graham, lamenting his side's "capitulation" in the lame-duck session. Yes, but it was less Harry than Barry. Obama came back with a vengeance. His string of lame-duck successes is a singular political achievement. Because of it, the epic battles of the 112th Congress begin on what would have seemed impossible just one month ago - a level playing field.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/23/AR2010122303877.html

[otohara]

1. Well Blow Me Over

color me stunned, while I barf knowing I just read a column by this blowhard.

[saigon68]

2. Yes quite a BLOW HARD

[kentuck]

3. I believe everything Krauthammer writes.

Not !!

[DCKit]

4. No mention of Harry Reid's threat to make 'em work through the holidays...

nor the fact that their obstruction on every issue finally ran its course, or that the public finally turned on them, seeing the (R)s for the shallow, craven creatures they are.

Yes, Charles, people are beginning to wake up to the fact that the (R)s can call themselves "conservative" or "family values" until they're blue in the face, but they are neither.

[TheKentuckian]

5. I'm amazed that Krauthammer is quoted so often but Hamsher is person non grata

Usually with similar folks.

Fuck Chuck.