Reflecting back, we can now see the Romney campaign message
was disorganized and ineffective. Voters
were not touched or captured by the message or the candidate. Obama won, and now he is enjoying the spoils
of victory.
The election loss officially silenced Romney and Ryan as GOP
spokesmen. +John Boehner and +Mitch
McConnell are the only Republicans left standing to speak for the Party. And to
put it mildly, they are not up to the task.
In addition, Boehner’s Speaker role means he has to duel with + Obama on
the fiscal cliff problem. As we all can see, that is no contest. Boehner even naively believes Obama will work
sincerely to a compromise solution to the fiscal cliff. He goes further into naivety by embarrassing himself
with his Plan B fiasco.
Obama and his Chicago organizers view the election the same as
a victory in a big street fight between rival gangs. They won the last fight, and Obama sees no
reason to compromise with the same gang he beat up the last time out. His attitude is non-negotiable: “agree to
what I say or else.” He then adds, “Rest
assured you will get the blame if we go over the fiscal cliff.”
The truth is, Obama would just as soon see the latter. That’s how street fighters think. First, beat up the other gang. Humiliating them is even better. Life is not fair, the obstructionist comes
off the hero. It’s difficult to avoid feeling sorry for the hapless Speaker.
