Dave-

Clinton didn't care to listen very much until the Mid terms went badly for him and he decided to moderate his Presidency and reach across the aisle.

Remember the first thing he tried to do? That's where DADT came from, which with apologies to my GLBT friends, was a stupid way to expend political capital. Simultaneously, the first lady was pushing her own version of a national health care program and we remember how fast that got killed.

Clinton had no choice. He'd blown his capital stupidly and understood he'd have to govern from the middle if he wanted to get anything done.

Since the new congressmen/senators haven't even been sworn in yet, it might be a tad early to say Obama refusing to triangulate as Clinton did and move more towards the middle.



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Bill in Dayton