self After the beating presidential election, the new Republican leader in the House of Representatives, John Boeghner warned that will determine the agenda and direction of government in the next two years .
only been 18 months since the arrival of Barack Obama into power and 52% of votes which clinched the White House seems to have disappeared. The American was punished at the polls in the first opportunity in the midterm congressional elections that took place last Tuesday.
The Democratic Party lost 60 seats in the House of Representatives, being in minority, and though he managed to maintain their majority in the Senate only by the minimum, there has also lost six seats, plus ten governorates. It's the worst defeat suffered by a president in the history of the United States, comparable only to that suffered by another Democrat, Bill Clinton, in 1994.
Since 1928 the Republicans had not achieved a similar victory in these elections.
"This beating me make it clear how important it is for a president leave the White House bubble," said Barack Obama. "As president, I accept responsibility," he added. If it seems strange to hear a head of state recognize their mistakes in a way so strongly, especially because she had done a mea culpa when he had not yet even finished voting in much of the elections. And what made Barack Obama, to the amazement of the journalists who were called much earlier than they thought their press conference.
As expected, the opposition Republican Party dealt a blow to the Government Obama and now threatens to use its majority in the House of Representatives to overturn some of the reforms Obama stars, among which is the reform health. The congressmen are exultant to be able to boycott from their seats as much initiative attempt carry out the president, in both national and international.
The new chairman of the House of Representatives, John Boeghner, has described as "monstrous" recently passed health care reform, ensuring that "change course." One change that could also affect the fight against climate change, Obama attempts to close the Guantanamo prison, plans nuclear disarmament with Russia, U.S. policy toward Iran or other key actions planned by the current administration. The fact of not having achieved a majority in the Senate now difficult for the Republican offensive to be complete, since their proposals or a possible impeachment to the president, require the approval of the Senate.
The aggressive campaign of the Republican Party and especially its rising tide ultramontane, the Tea Party has paid off. At least 16 Republican members of Congress now elected, as well as six senators and six governors were nominated by the Tea Party led by Sarah Palin.
The economic crisis has cut its margin of action and the internal division of the Democratic Party has existed since the beginning of Obama's mandate must be added another negative factor that influenced their electoral defeat, the Supreme Court's decision to lift existing constraints to private companies to finance the campaigns of candidates. The powerful lobbies affected by some of the reforms and projects proposed by Democrats bet big on this occasion. And the people have shown overwhelmingly that they do not want in any case to increase the role of government and public spending at the expense of private interests.
seems clear that, even though the Democratic Party is all that is defeated in this election result, more defeated his power remains left over, the Progressive Caucuss. Obama, far from listening to their demands to radicalize their positions and end with its ambiguities, support more along the lines expected to moderate and centrist in his party, in an attempt to connect to the desire shown by the citizens with their votes.
is no coincidence that the olive branch held out quickly Obama to the Republican Party. "No party will have the ability to dictate what to do, we must look for areas of consensus on the major challenges facing the country," Obama said, adding: "I look forward to sitting down with members of both parties."
These statements received by the Republicans as a sign of weakness that has been the ruling party, are in a sense antagonistic to that until now defended by Progressive Caucus. For this, the president, with his willingness to dialogue with the extreme Republicans, has only decaffeinated program proposals Democrats point to erase them completely, without receiving anything for the Republican Party. In contrast, Republicans are increasingly radicalized over the past year and a half, about to give birth to an internal current ultra-conservative as the Tea Party.
The miracle Obama has started to leak a lot sooner than people thought and the prospects of reelection in 2012 far away now.
only been 18 months since the arrival of Barack Obama into power and 52% of votes which clinched the White House seems to have disappeared. The American was punished at the polls in the first opportunity in the midterm congressional elections that took place last Tuesday.
The Democratic Party lost 60 seats in the House of Representatives, being in minority, and though he managed to maintain their majority in the Senate only by the minimum, there has also lost six seats, plus ten governorates. It's the worst defeat suffered by a president in the history of the United States, comparable only to that suffered by another Democrat, Bill Clinton, in 1994.
Since 1928 the Republicans had not achieved a similar victory in these elections.
"This beating me make it clear how important it is for a president leave the White House bubble," said Barack Obama. "As president, I accept responsibility," he added. If it seems strange to hear a head of state recognize their mistakes in a way so strongly, especially because she had done a mea culpa when he had not yet even finished voting in much of the elections. And what made Barack Obama, to the amazement of the journalists who were called much earlier than they thought their press conference.
As expected, the opposition Republican Party dealt a blow to the Government Obama and now threatens to use its majority in the House of Representatives to overturn some of the reforms Obama stars, among which is the reform health. The congressmen are exultant to be able to boycott from their seats as much initiative attempt carry out the president, in both national and international.
The new chairman of the House of Representatives, John Boeghner, has described as "monstrous" recently passed health care reform, ensuring that "change course." One change that could also affect the fight against climate change, Obama attempts to close the Guantanamo prison, plans nuclear disarmament with Russia, U.S. policy toward Iran or other key actions planned by the current administration. The fact of not having achieved a majority in the Senate now difficult for the Republican offensive to be complete, since their proposals or a possible impeachment to the president, require the approval of the Senate.
The aggressive campaign of the Republican Party and especially its rising tide ultramontane, the Tea Party has paid off. At least 16 Republican members of Congress now elected, as well as six senators and six governors were nominated by the Tea Party led by Sarah Palin.
The economic crisis has cut its margin of action and the internal division of the Democratic Party has existed since the beginning of Obama's mandate must be added another negative factor that influenced their electoral defeat, the Supreme Court's decision to lift existing constraints to private companies to finance the campaigns of candidates. The powerful lobbies affected by some of the reforms and projects proposed by Democrats bet big on this occasion. And the people have shown overwhelmingly that they do not want in any case to increase the role of government and public spending at the expense of private interests.
seems clear that, even though the Democratic Party is all that is defeated in this election result, more defeated his power remains left over, the Progressive Caucuss. Obama, far from listening to their demands to radicalize their positions and end with its ambiguities, support more along the lines expected to moderate and centrist in his party, in an attempt to connect to the desire shown by the citizens with their votes.
is no coincidence that the olive branch held out quickly Obama to the Republican Party. "No party will have the ability to dictate what to do, we must look for areas of consensus on the major challenges facing the country," Obama said, adding: "I look forward to sitting down with members of both parties."
These statements received by the Republicans as a sign of weakness that has been the ruling party, are in a sense antagonistic to that until now defended by Progressive Caucus. For this, the president, with his willingness to dialogue with the extreme Republicans, has only decaffeinated program proposals Democrats point to erase them completely, without receiving anything for the Republican Party. In contrast, Republicans are increasingly radicalized over the past year and a half, about to give birth to an internal current ultra-conservative as the Tea Party.
The miracle Obama has started to leak a lot sooner than people thought and the prospects of reelection in 2012 far away now.
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