What does he know about triangulation? Dick Morris argues that a "triangulation" strategy—moving to the apparent center by pushing off against both the congressional Dems and GOPs—won't work for Obama because "[t]oday's issues are different ... and don't lend themselves to common ground":
Obama's programs have been so far-reaching and fundamental that any compromise would leave the nation far to the left of where it's always been and wants to be. When he took office, government (federal, state and local combined) controlled 35 percent of the US economy—15th among the two-dozen advanced countries. Now, it controls 44.7 percent, ranking us 7th, ahead of Germany and Britain. So where's the compromise—leave government in control of, say, 40 percent?
Obama's programs have been so far-reaching and fundamental that any compromise would leave the nation far to the left of where it's always been and wants to be. When he took office, government (federal, state and local combined) controlled 35 percent of the US economy—15th among the two-dozen advanced countries. Now, it controls 44.7 percent, ranking us 7th, ahead of Germany and Britain. So where's the compromise—leave government in control of, say, 40 percent?
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