Obama est son pire ennemi...

"Ever heard of a State of the Union speech in September?
Um, not usually. That is, except for tonight. The president called for the session—and Republicans couldn't figure out a way out of it, so they're attending, reluctantly. No Democrat-sits-with-a-GOP-buddy system this time; some Republicans have even threatened to boycott.
To hear the White House folks explain it, the president called for the session because of the timeliness of the matter at hand—job creation. "There's a great sense of urgency and the president needs to talk to the American people," a senior White House adviser tells me predictably enough. But here's the telling nugget: "He will challenge the Congress and there is no greater or attention-focusing event" than a joint session.
In other words, game on.

So here's the White House plan: Obama looks leaderly. He lays down his plan which includes some things the GOP has agreed to in the past—such as extension of the payroll tax cut. It's a Goldilocks approach to stimulus—not too big, not too small—and the president seems reasonable. And then, says a senior White House adviser, "when they (the Republicans) start picking and choosing, they're going to have to tell the American people why." And the result, he predicts, is, well, predictable: The voters will want to know why.
We get it. This is a fight to convince the American people that the president is doing something, cares about your plight and is trying to be reasonable. That's what the American people want.
And it's also easy to understand why the president is taking aim at the Congress: They're the only group in town more unpopular than he is. The CNN/ORC poll shows congressional approval at 14%. By comparison, the president's meager 45% approval rating looks gargantuan. "The Republicans haven't moved the ball at all," says another senior White House adviser. "We have our struggles, but look at them.""

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http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/08/opinion/borger-obama-jobs-speech/index.html?hpt=po_t2