If I Were Obama, I'd . . . .

[strandinthewind]

1. Take on the R's by eveloping them in the plan. I'd appoint two or three moderate, high profile R's in my cabinet. I'd also put high level R's on major committees and get them on board with the tax cuts and economic plans. I'd do this by noting that the two parties are not that far apart on the vast majority of the issues. I'd also put the capital gains tax raise on the way back burner, which would appease the vast majority of the hard core right.

2. I'd find a way to maginalize Fox News, Rush L., etc. I'd likely achieve this goal by killing them, with kindness. I'd tear down the wall Fox News and the like rely on - that wall of us v. them. Without that, they have no audience. Note - many in the R base voted for Obama or almost did. Obama can keep them on board.

3. I'd avoid all social issues like abortion, etc. until I'd shored up the economy and executed W's quasi plan (which he stole from the D's) to get the vast majority of the combat troops out of Iraq in a year or so. Iraq is pretty much for it , so it should be pretty easy to do. If the R's called me on it, I'd deflect them to the economy. By doing this, the far right's smear machine will be, again, maginalized to a large degree.

4. If a Supreme Court nominee comes up, I'd appoint a moderate who still believed in the right to privacy. He should not polarize on this issue.

5. Obama has the clout to get a middle class tax cut through as well as a huge energy program (which must include drilling for oil as a concesssion) concentrating mostly on T Boone Pickens' plan. The former will provide a spark for the economy. The latter will create thousands of jobs without appearing like some govt. handou, which it actually is.

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I think if Obama does this, he will be beloved and have huge clout and likely a second term.

If Obama goes in and pushes a very far left social agenda, he is going to lose in a big way.

What do you think?