While President Obama touts his willingness to compromise, I'm left to wonder what he hopes this will accomplish. You see, I don't remember Abraham Lincoln's willingness to compromise on the end of slavery. I don't remember Franklin Delano Roosevelt's willingness to compromise on the New Deal. I don't remember Lyndon Johnson's willingness to compromise on his vision of a Great Society. These men left ordinary Americans, through the freeing the slaves and saving the union, through the WPA and Social Security (and a host of others), through the Voting Rights Act and Medicare, in a better position to enjoy the fruits of what America has to offer. In short, they made life better for us.
Sadly, I fear President Obama, being the Capitulator-in-Chief, will have as his legacy (other than being the first African-American elected President) that he didn't make any life any worse for ordinary Americans.
Hardly a resounding case for greatness.
Peace,
emaycee
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