out by the summer of next year. several months before the 2012 election. we ll bring in our panel for analysis as we await the remarks. steve hayes . ab stoter and syndicated columnist charles craft. i think the key date and key detail in the speech is when the president said he wants to with draw all of the surge troops. if as reported, it is by next summer, that will mean in the middle of the fighting season. the commanders on the ground were hoping that it would be after the fighting season, meaning late in the winter because if all of the troops are out by summer that means the withdrawal will have to begin in the spring. we ve is had success with the fighting the enemy this year and last year. the key event, does he want to
do a press conference. he didn t make much news. i don t think it got him much to do in the press conference. as a matter of strategy i don t know if it bought him up. clearly it was a good month. i would argue that the things he accomplished and the spectacular policiless that he passed with the exception of the tax compromise are not that big of a deal. we look back on the obama presidency not many people will remember the specific policies. but in terms of slowing that the molt uponum that the republicans gained in november 2nd election it helped him politically. ab. we talk about how quick the transformation for the president and administration to reach to the middle. the gall up poll shows him up in hiberal and moderate republican and nine points nup two weeks it is it a long time to a presidential election and that s what he is working for.
fight months ahead. my hope in the new year we continue to heed the message of the american people and hold to a spirit of common purpose in 2011 and beyond. reporter: president obama in the new s conference doing a bit of a victory lap. look at the list of lame duck session of accomplishments. radification of start. don t ask, don t tell. tax compromise . 9/11 health bill food safety bill . 19 judge nominees confirmed and we ll bring in an expanded panel. teave haves. ab stoter associate editor of the hill. juan philips and steve your take on the president and his victory lap? i am not sure he needed to
fight months ahead. my hope in the new year we continue to heed the message of the american people and hold to a spirit of common purpose in 2011 and beyond. reporter: president obama in the new s conference doing a bit of a victory lap. look at the list of lame duck session of accomplishments. radification of start. don t ask, don t tell. 9/11 health bill food safety bill . 19 judge nominees confirmed and we ll bring in an expanded panel. teave haves. ab stoter associate editor of the hill. juan philips and steve your take on the president and his victory lap? i am not sure he needed to
do a press conference. he didn t make much news. i don t think it got him much to do in the press conference. as a matter of strategy i don t know if it bought him up. clearly it was a good month. i would argue that the things he accomplished and the spectacular policiless that he passed with the exception of the tax compromise are not that big of a deal. we look back on the obama presidency not many people will remember the specific policies. but in terms of slowing that the molt uponum that the republicans gained in november 2nd election it helped him politically. ab. we talk about how quick the transformation for the president and administration to reach to the middle. the gall up poll shows him up in hiberal and moderate republican and nine points nup two weeks it is it a long time to a presidential election and that s what he is working for.