control of events, buffeted by events, because he s not being forceful, forceful leadership had he pulled the trigger a couple weeks ago, would that have shown who s, like almost in gunsmoke terms who the marshal is, would that have been unconstitutional? no. it could have created a worst disaster. we can t know from that. what we do know from the bush leadership, he got stuff done, hammering away for taxes, for war. he lost on social security, but he got a lot of things done because he hammered away relentlessly whereas obama sort of flits and flies from topic to topic. here s something i ve been thinking about this segment of the show tonight where he might be able to get his spark back, taking those harry truman like stands.
to do with weapons. it was just a war of aggression. coming up, time for president obama to get his groove back. i ve got three ideas for the president to regain his spark in his presidency. also fighting the nra. two colorado politicians were defeated last night. maybe they need to show less time protesting and more time voting. and the city might be out to elect an out-and-out liberal as mayor for the first time in decade. don t kid yourself, if iran goes nuclear, it will be totally different and we will be far more forceful. and this is hardball, the place for politics. ho ho ho [ female announcer ] at 100 calories, not all food choices add up. some are giant. some not so giant.
president obama is fighting for his political life right now. he is making a case for himself as well as his policies. he s been explaining an unpopular position on syria while battling hearts and minds on both sides of the aisle. the hole he dug himself into is a deep one. and his team knows it. the national journal writes that this has been one of the most humiliating episodes in presidential history. but it s more than just syria of course. take a look at this. obama s approval ratings have slowly but consistently been in a decline this year. so how does he regain the spark that we ve all not all but many of us have liked. republicans are maneuvering to shut down the government, we know that and destroy the economy by defaulting our debts. the stakes couldn t be higher here at home.
dana, you re here, i just think for a number of weeks now, and i m an obama supporter in general, but i am a critic, a political critic, and i like being critical too. it seems like at times he s been reactive. a few weeks ago the new york times said something he reacted. in spite of that respond nate you are not doing any favors by sitting silently while he s screwing things up. you sound like a spouse. not exactly. the president right now, he s like a cork bobbing. there doesn t seem to be a rudder. i read that in a column somewhere. very wisely written in the washington post today. he does not seem to be in
mcconnell to take sides in the fight but no time to raise money. moments after president obama s speech last night he sent out a fund-raising letter along with a claim that he does not politicize issues of national security. mcconnell may being the only senate member in danger of losing his seat this time. lot of guts there and we ll be right back.