"I'm sick and tired of Democrats having power and being unwilling to use it."

[Better Believe It]

Time for Obama to go 'gangsta' on GOP
By Roland S. Martin, CNN Political Analyst
February 10, 2010

For me, I'm sick and tired of Democrats having power and being unwilling to use it. I've always respected Republicans when they had power because they were willing to use it and maybe apologize later.

Today, President Obama walked into the White House briefing room and took some questions, and one of them revolved around recess appointments.

He has watched Republicans block many of his appointments, and now he says he made it clear to them that he will "consider" making some when the U.S. Senate goes into recess.

This is where the president needs to show his toughness and just do it. Forget the threats. The actions of Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, and other Republican obstructionists will continue if President Obama allows them to run roughshod over him. When you're the top dog, you do what you have to do to govern. Allowing Republican senators to continue to deny your appointments is nonsense.

If all of them choose to support a filibuster, then you take it to the American people and show the obstructionists for what they are. You get your grass-roots movement fired up to stand up and do something. The political right used its base to go after Democrats who blocked appointments to the federal bench and other positions. So why not be just as aggressive?

This president got rolled by the Senate over health care. His team made some boneheaded mistakes, and now they are paying for them. Continuing to play footsie with opponents will only get him into more trouble. He should set a deadline to have his folks confirmed. If not, appoint them all during the recess and go on about your business.



Roland S. Martin, a CNN political analyst, is a nationally syndicated columnist and author of "Listening to the Spirit Within: 50 Perspectives on Faith," and the forthcoming book, "The First: President Barack Obama's Road to the White House." He is a commentator for TV One Cable Network and host of a one-hour Sunday morning news show.


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http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/02/09/martin.obama.republicans/index.html?hpt=T2

[PM Martin]

1. He should go "gangsta". Seriously, he should.

You want to see the teabaggers running and screaming, he should literally go "gansta".
:D

[Bitwit1234]

2. You are 100% correct he should for one time don't pussyfoot around

DO IT DARN IT.

[Robb]

3. I agree with where he's going

...But I'm still fucking appalled someone actually paid him to write that. It's like reading a teenager's MyFace page.

Something I would not wish on my worst enemy, by the way.

Stop me before I pick it apart for godawful writing.

[Better Believe It]

12. How dare him write the truth and get paid for it!

So his sin is he writes like most of us speak and write .... kind of like a genuine populist?

He needs to write like a Harvard scholar .... someone working class people can all understand and relate to!

I wouldn't be surprised if he's not even a member of some exclusive country club and bet he doesn't even have servants and maids like the Ivy League educated upper class.

So go pick it apart and make my day!

[gateley]

4. I've recently come to believe that he's being gangsta in a subtle way. I think

he'll lower the boom shortly, but he's playing it smart and not showing his hand. I didn't think that for quite a while, but I've gained a new respect and admiration for his tactics. The Art of Obama. :7

[Kablooie]

14. I thought so but the time for action has passed and he hasn't acted.

[Confusious]

15. At this rate

He'll go gansta when he's out of office.

There is an art of Obama, it's called tiddlywinks.

[wroberts189]

5. My feelings exactly knr/thx/nt

[ProgressIn2008]

6. Oh, I think they're using it exactly the way they want to use it. nt

[KakistocracyHater]

7. it's also called leading. why bother even let the Right know? Just do it

& tell it like it really is, FDR, for real now.

[msongs]

8. lol you got the wrong guy for that based on the past year nt

[KakistocracyHater]

9. yeah I know

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[old mark]

11. The administration seems like it may go from having power and not using it

to no longer having it and still whining about "bipartisanship".

mark

[Kablooie]

13. He will consider and then fail to act. Obama is not a president of action. NO ACTION AT ALL!

I regret voting for a pushover president no matter how intelligent and capable.
If he doesn't use his abilities, he was a mistake.