JoeB131
Diamond Member
Further re my previous post, Mitt Romney is STILL doing damage control in the wake of a staffer's 'etch-a-sketch' metaphor. When asked if Romney was being forced to run too far to the right to win primary elections, the staffer said that once he had the nomination, they could shake the 'etch-a-sketch' and start over with a clean slate. Romney, on his worst day, wouldn't have made a gaffe like that, but it is out there and will show up in Democrat ads from now on.
Obama isn't dealing with an errant staffer. He made the comment himself in a non-stressful and private moment not knowing that he would be heard by anybody other than Medvedev.
That has to be seen as a lot worse.
Not really.
Any sensible person knows a President has very little flexibility to get treaties approved in an election year.
Let's say Putin (who is really running things, not Medvedev ) where to hammer out a really good arms control treaty? YOu really think he can get it passed in this environment?