Getting It Backwards

by tristero

The NYT headline reads "Budget Choices Test Obama’s Political Skills". Oh, really?

They still don't get who, and what, they're dealing with. Obama's "political skills" passed whatever tests they needed to pass well over a year ago. Today, he is wildly popular while his opponents are reduced to bleating that they want him to fail. Oh, and don't forget all the money "wasted" on frivolities like monitoring volcanoes that threaten the lives of thousands of Americans.

Like Obama or hate him, the political skills being tested are not his but those in Congress, especially Republicans'.

Discuss.