2.26.2013

Huffington Post Popular News: Sequestration Debate Shows How Legislative Gridlock Has Not Eased Post-Election: Analysis

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama promised this time would be different, that if he won re-election, a Republican "fever" would break and legislative gridlock would ease.


Yet just over a month into his second term, Washington is once again mired in a partisan budget battle. And rather than figuring out a way to work with Republicans, Obama is largely ignoring them, trying instead to build public support for his approach to averting automatic budget cuts – and perhaps overplaying his hand if the dire consequences he's warning of are not quickly felt by many Americans.




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