for starters, he should stop assigning blame. then he should stop attacking and pissing off those who oppose his ideas. his recent Q & A with congress seems to be a good first step in that direction. sadly his crucial first year was wasted. shutting out the republicans in the drafting process of the stimulus and statements like "we won, get used to it" set a very confrontational tone.
as for health care, a few changes might have gone a long way. willingness to publicly compromise (instead of watering down the bill to buy votes) and adding reforms on trial lawyers might have been just enough. taking an attitude from the beginning of, " this bill is a starting point, there will be changes - but reform is necessary" would have worked far better than forcing the bill through in near secret votes and attacking any opposition.
you set a confrontational tone, you get confrontation. what a shock.














































































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