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Is Obama's second term sunk? 'Maybe I should just pack up and go home.'
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Apr 30, 2013 07:30pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Linda Feldmann |
| Media | Newspaper - Christian Science Monitor |
| News Date | Wednesday, May 1, 2013 01:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | "It is Day 100 in President Obama’s second term, not the milestone moment it was in the first term, but still an opportunity for stock-taking.
In a hastily called press conference Tuesday morning, Mr. Obama laughed at a reporter’s suggestion that he may not have the “juice” to get the rest of his agenda through a divided Congress, after the defeat of a gun-control measure that had strong public backing and the president’s vocal support.
“Maybe I should just pack up and go home,” the president joked, speaking in the White House briefing room. “As Mark Twain said, you know, rumors of my demise may be a little exaggerated at this point.”
What a difference a few days, and a wholly different context, make. At last Saturday night’s black-tie White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Obama stepped to the podium to the rap tune “All I Do Is Win” and said, “Rush Limbaugh warned you about this – second term, baby.” |
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