Jennifer Rubin, Commentary
Discussing advice from Dee Dee Myers on how to "reconnect" with the American people:
...Something more fundamental is going on here: Obama seems not to respect his fellow citizens -- the uninformed rubes who crashed the health-care town halls -- nor care what they think. All his energy now is devoted to disregarding their strong aversion to his idea of health-care reform and forcing through a vote on something the public doesn't want. It's hard to bond with the American people, which is what Myers is suggesting, when your agenda conveys disdain for their concerns.... |