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It will not, simply because of the 'boy who tried wolf' syndrome, Obama has gone to that well far to often.Not gonna say you're wrong, since the Repubs did it themselves over a different issue. At the same time, I think it's likely the people who staged these townhall harassments are gonna have it backfire on them, too...if it hasn't started already.
Not at all, since I am not a Republican, but an observer opposed to BOTH parties, thus when i say this, i say it objectivly.In and of itself that statement smacks of arrogance.
That wouldn't necessarily make you any more objective since even if opposed, your ideological leanings might make you more sympathetic to one over the other.
I don't care for either party and belong to none - in fact I'd love to see more then two parties in the system, but I'll admit I tend to lean more towards the Democrats positions on many issues then the GoP's and I am sure that would make me less then impartial.
The Congressional Democrats are currently behaving with the same arrogance of presumed mandate that the Republicans did before them...and the Republicans are engaging in the same partisan obstructionism as they accused the Democrats of doing. With a few notable exceptions (like Lindsay Graham) - they are all doing their best to continue the bitter partisan squabbling that has marked the last decade and disgusted much of their electorate. Regardless of how the public feels about that particular bill - it is only one bill, which will have to be reconciled with the bill from the other chamber and witih the President - the public, by a substantial margin does feel the status quo of healthcare needs some sort of change and those who are disrupting the townhall meetings seem to forget that. It's not Obama "crying wolf" - it's partisan fighting and purely ideological obstruction that is more likely to backfire.