Obama insists his bipartisan push is sincere
February 10, 2010
Cindy Rugeley, a political scientist at Texas Tech University, said Obama has figured out how to have it both ways: Earn credit for getting Republicans to work with him, or let them refuse and have Republicans bear the blame for being obstructionist.
President Obama is intensifying pressure on Republicans to join him in passing a jobs bill and reviving health care reform, warning Americans are "tired of every day being Election Day in Washington."
Cindy Rugeley, a political scientist at Texas Tech University, said Obama has figured out how to have it both ways: Earn credit for getting Republicans to work with him, or let them refuse and have Republicans bear the blame for being obstructionist.