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WH Chief Of Staff Bill Daley: First Three Years Of Obama Adminstration Have Been ‘Brutal’

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Roger Simon, Politico’s chief political columnist, sat down with White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley (pictured here alongside Barack Obama) to discuss what the future might have in store for the Obama White House.

Daley noted that Obama would be “Angry! Pissed! Unhappy! Frustrated!” at the prospect of ending up a one-term president.

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That said, Daley also reveals that the President maintains a realistic view of where he stands with the American public:

“Considering the debacle that he came in with, the tough choices he’s made and how there have been few, if any breaks, he says it himself all the time,” Daley says. “He doesn’t know why he’s as high as 44 percent.”

Indeed, Daley characterizes the administration’s first three years as “brutal” and even downright “ungodly.”

The major takeaway from the interview appears to be Obama’s determination to push his agenda, regardless of the anticipated reaction from Congressional Democrats and Republicans a like:

Daley slaps one hand into the other with a sharp crack. “Let’s re-emphasize what powers we have! What we can do on our own! Push the envelope!”

Which is why the President has recently announced new plans to refinance homes, ease the debt burden of some college students and fast-track former military medics into private-sector hospital jobs.

Congress? He don’t need no stinkin’ Congress! There is an obvious downside: Both Democrats and Republicans in Congress soon will grow furious over this. But that is for the future. Obama has to address the here and now, and Congress is getting in the way of that.

The entire interview is well worth a read, and includes Daley’s thoughts on being compared to his predecessor, Rahm Emanuel, recent articles hinting that Daley doesn’t quite understand how Congress functions, and Daley’s thoughts about Obama’s re-election chances.

h/t Politico

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Lars-Svensen/100001028197161 Lars Svensen

    First three years of Obama buffoonery have been brutal, blundering, barf-inducing and blasphemous.

  • TruDat

    That sniveling, lisping twit Roger Simon must have urinated all over himself at such dire comments.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_NWVKX2P2QBPQ6FHQHCHVIC2ALQ Fedup in Florida

    LOL  No Sh*t…  There has been hell to pay out here in middle America, don’t want to see 4 more!

  • Anonymous

    So we have a President who still seems to be blaming his predecessor,is pursuing an agenda that has obvious flaws but will be pursued whether anybody likes it or not and is using executive orders to pander to significant but drifting away voting blocks?Is that it?

    If Daley is really speaking for the White House it suggests a radical delusional administration.

  • Your Mama’s so fat

    The real story should be that during the Bush administration the Democrats in congress sided with him 41% of the time.  However during Obama’s presidency the republicans have only given bi-partisan support to him a mere 5% of the time en-route to becoming the most do nothing congress since 1948.

  • Anonymous

    “Obama’s determination to push his agenda, regardless of the anticipated reaction from Congressional Democrats and Republicans a like”

    His agenda , no matter what the people want . The Pharoah Obama works for us . He just doesn’t believe it . The next President will have a shovel ready job cleaning up the unbelievable mess Barry has made .

  • Anonymous

    Hey Daley . What would Pop do about the OWS protesters ?

  • Anonymous

    The brutality is self imposted; the blame the other guy routine is old, way old and it doesn’t work anymore.
    No President in history has acted this childish – none.  Most have been grownups that are willing and able to deal with it…this guy – not  so much.  manchild and incompetent.

  • Holistic

    Gee! Bill, think what its been like for the citizens of this country. I with you though, Most people can’t wait for 2012. The new President can start blaming Obama when he gets in office.

  • AliveStillKickin

    That Kenyan, Muslim Half-breed Mutt hasn’t seen “Angry! Pissed! Unhappy! Frustrated!” if he gets in the way of the voters on Nov. 2, 2012.

  • Bob Uda

    Serves him right.  It’s his own darn fault for implementing all of his Marxist-socialist policies.  If he does not do what Bill Clinton did, which is make a strong reversal of all of his ill-advised policies, he will definitely be defeated on November 6, 2012.  Mark my words.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Mary-Bechthold/1380381077 Mary Bechthold

    Good for President Obama to side step Congress. Obviously, they don’t want to get things done to create jobs. That scenerio has been played to death by the party of no. Not to mention, Congress is now at 9% approval rate. Wonder why?

  • Anonymous

    sign the petition remove Eric Holder    http://petitions.conservativeactionalerts.com/5033/eric-holder-must-go/

    it is a real petition

  • lazzzlo

    I used to think that a 1 term 6 year presidential term was the way to go.  Now I’m even more sure.  It seems like whatever mess Obama leaves he will blame Bush and that will will transfer to the next President who will blame Obama.

    Give a President 1 year to get his house in order and 3 1/2 to 4 years to, hopefully, help the country, and 1 year of transition politics without any re-election nonsense.

    You also can go through potentially 3 turnovers of House elections and almost 1 turn of every Senate election.

    Downside: it is a 6 year term.
    Upside: Congress in both houses can reflect change.

  • AliveStillKickin

    Under Kennedy — Camelot
    Under Obama — Camelshit

  • lady,lady

    your mamasso fat….hey folks its michael moores mama posting from her steel built floored home where her girth prevents her from walking so she glides ever so smoothly along the floor on her ball bearing feet

  • Anonymous

    Project much?

  • AliveStillKickin

    No need to tax your liberal brain….It’s at 9% because 91% of the folks polled are liberal assholes.
    This 9% figure is higher than Obama’s will be by 11-2-2012

  • Anonymous

    Republican obstruction is a feature and not a bug. After 1,052 Congressional investigations of Clinton’s administration and offering zero votes for his 1993 Budget Reconciliation Act that played a key role in the prosperity of the nineties, it’s clear Republicans are disgusted with American voter’s choices.

    Given Obama’s predilection for compromise first with Republicans and the resulting avalanche of hatred and lies from them as exemplified on this board, I hope Democrats from now on start governing as if they had a set and tell the crazy right we’ll listen to their nonsense when they start representing the interests of more than say 10-20% of Americans.     

  • Anonymous

    Hey Bill, I’ll tell you what else is brutal: being killed by a thug one hundred pounds heavier than you are and having the state and county attorneys general bury the case because the killer is a Daley nephew. Sound familiar? I used to respect your family, but now I think you are subhuman garbage. When you and your white trash family permit justice for David Koschman, THEN and only then, will I listen to anything you say.

  • Jerry Baustian

    We are all “Angry! Pissed! Unhappy! Frustrated!” — and will be even more “Angry! Pissed! Unhappy! Frustrated!” if we have to put up with four more years of this incompetence.

    It is no secret, the policies that establish an environment in which the economy can grow and jobs can be created. Unfortunately for us, Mr Obama has chosen the exactly wrong policies. Even Jimmy Carter learned a few things toward the end of his dismal presidency, but Barack Obama has learned nothing. He doesn’t even think he’s done anything wrong!

  • Michael Holland

    I’m ready to see the video of the White House screen door hitting him and his wife in the ass on their way out.

  • Anonymous

    Yes, ít has been Brutal, but for We, the People, not Obambi!  He has done nothing but Golf, Vacation, and Screw the American People since he came into office.  So, let us make the worthless Chicago Trash angry, piss him off, and unhappy by making his Worthless Butt a One Termer!  As a Lifelong Democrat, in 2008, I did not fall for his BS and Lies and I will not support his BS and Lies in 2012!  Worst Excuse of a President in American History.  Lord, Carter looks like a True Leader compared to this Kenyan Trash!

  • Anonymous

    And a failure!

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