Sunday, July 3, 2011
Obama's Tough Slog Toward Election Day
Dick Polman, Philly InquirerBy Dick Polman Inquirer National Political ColumnistWhen President Obama remarked at his news conference Wednesday that the economy "is a tough slog," yet insisted that "we still are moving forward," I had an attack of deja vu. Obama sounded a lot like George W. Bush talking about Iraq. And we all know what that slog did to Bush's domestic political fortunes.But the current slog is a lot worse. When Iraq was truly a mess, the average American didn't feel or experience it. The recession, on the other hand, feels deeply personal.The jobs uptick has been too...
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