Reporting from Washington — (click title to entry - thank you)
After a frustrating year of setbacks and bruising fights with Republicans, President Obama accepted the resignation of Chief of Staff William Daley and turned to a Washington veteran in an attempt to improve White House operations and the administration's dealings with Congress....It is absolutely astounding to realize the length President Obama has gone to in trying to find a way to welcome Republicans home. It hasn't worked, it is not going to work because the Tea Party folks have a real chip on their shoulder. They didn't come to Washington DC to cooperate for the best interest of the country, they went to Washington DC to take control. There is quite a difference. The Tea Party members of the US House have literally set up a parrallel governing body whereby they assigned Speaker Boner as President and relished their own Congressional Christmas Tree Lighting VS The White House Christmas Tree.
The US House has disconnected from governing and is literally under seige. That is my point of view.
So, I am sure the required 'tensile strength' needed in the Oval Office and with its staff is more than anyone can imagine with the country having a 'fingertip hold' on a recovering economy. Although in all honesty, this recovery is different than others, in that Americans are taking up the call and growing their local economies without relying on Wall Street. The 'opportunity gap' is closing with focus on local economies, but, the shift to success is slower as it was stymied by events in 2009 that left Small Business start ups without bank loans. It took awhile for the Recovery Act to make its progress through the USA states and into the economy. So, while the economic recovery was lethargic, it was due to external forces no one could see coming. Wall Street literally picked up their money and left the country.
I wish Mr. Daley a great deal of success in Chicago and I appreciate all his efforts in DC. If his efforts to bridge a relationship from the Executive Branch to Congress were lackluster it was not for the trying.
