Obama Faces a Critical Moment for His Presidency

[niceypoo]

WASHINGTON — President Obama returned to the White House from his summer break on Sunday determined to jump-start his struggling presidency by reasserting command of the health care debate and recalibrating expectations that some advisers believe got away from him.

With his honeymoon seemingly over and his White House on the defensive, Mr. Obama faces what friends and foes alike call a make-or-break moment in his young administration. Because he has elevated health care to such a singular priority, advisers said he must force through a credible plan or risk crippling his presidency.

“It goes without saying that a lot is riding now on his ability to re-energize the health care debate and bring it home to a successful conclusion,” said John D. Podesta, who ran Mr. Obama’s transition and still advises him on health care, energy and other issues. “Nothing will influence the perception of the presidency more than whether he can be successful in getting a health care bill through the Congress.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/07/us/politics/07obama.html?em

I think Obama is politically realistic enough to drop all the 'bi-partisanship' talk and just do it. They can't say he didn't try to include the republicans. He bent over backward for them but he absolutely won't bend over frontwards for them.

[OHdem10]

1. Baucus spent about 8 months dithering around with the GOP.

How much more can anyone in a sane state expect?????