Greg Sargent and Steve Benen share a tic. Almost daily, both expose the big lies and small lies on which Romney's economic case is founded. Almost invariably, after highlighting the falsity in the Romney narrative, they warn: it could work. One underlying assumption, inculcated by the political scientists, is that voters blame the president for the state of the economy because they don't understand how limited the powers of the presidency are, particularly when the out-party is determined to block all action proposed by the president. Hence
The kernel of truth in blaming Obama
The kernel of truth in blaming Obama
The kernel of truth in blaming Obama
Greg Sargent and Steve Benen share a tic. Almost daily, both expose the big lies and small lies on which Romney's economic case is founded. Almost invariably, after highlighting the falsity in the Romney narrative, they warn: it could work. One underlying assumption, inculcated by the political scientists, is that voters blame the president for the state of the economy because they don't understand how limited the powers of the presidency are, particularly when the out-party is determined to block all action proposed by the president. Hence