Head for the Cliff

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/22/opinion/sunday/keller
-head-for-the-cliff.html?_r=1&ref=federalbudgetus
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But does Obama have it in him? This is the kind of tactic Lyndon Johnson would have employed with relish. You can imagine Bill Clinton pulling it off. President Obama, whether out of diffidence or inexperience, has not shown a comparable audacity or mastery of political leverage.

Well, here’s his chance to show us what we can expect if he’s re-elected: fruitful leadership, or another four years of gridlock.