{"id":12014,"date":"2010-06-30T17:39:41","date_gmt":"2010-06-30T17:39:41","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2010-06-30T17:39:41","modified_gmt":"2010-06-30T17:39:41","slug":"president-obama-please-call-their-bluff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/2010\/06\/30\/president-obama-please-call-their-bluff\/","title":{"rendered":"President Obama, Please Call Their Bluff!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, President Obama met<\/a> with Senators at the White House and pushed them to pass comprehensive, clean energy and climate legislation. Still, the skeptics are spinning a monotonous web of negativity regarding what is achievable on this front.  And, not surprisingly, the “mainstream media” once again has been asleep at the wheel in setting the record straight.  Fortunately, we know that when this President rolls up his sleeves, he gets stuff done and delivers on his promises. One thing’s for sure; President Obama is anything but an underachiever!<\/p>\n

Along these lines, President Obama held a press conference following the G-20 summit in Toronto.  In response to a reporter’s question regarding how he would achieve his deficit reduction goals, the president responded<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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For some reason people keep being surprised when I do what I said I was going to do<\/strong>. So, I say I’m going to reform our [health care system], and people say well gosh that’s not smart politics maybe we should hold off. Or I say we’re going to move forward on [Don’t Ask Don’t Tell] and somehow people say well why are you doing that, I’m not sure that’s good politics. I’m doing it because I said I was going to do it, and I think it’s the right thing to do. And people should learn that lesson about me, because next year when I start presenting some very difficult choices to the country I hope some of these folks who are hollering about deficit and debt step up cause I’m calling their bluff.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

To that list of accomplishments, we could also add:<\/p>\n