This is getting to be a regular thing. The Wall Street Journal reports that President Barack Obama and David Axelrod, his chief political strategist, have opted to shift gears in an effort to put the August recess behind them and reach out to two moderate GOP senators in an effort to salvage something positive from the health care debate.
According to the Journal’s Jonathan Weisman and Janet Adamy, “Democrats hope to persuade the public that Republicans are to blame for the stalemate and shift opinion in favor of an overhaul. They want to build enough momentum to win support from a small number of moderate Republicans, in particular the two senators from Maine.” The latter are Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins. This dynamic duo previously provided critically important support in Obama’s successful effort in February to steamroller Congress into passing the failed $787 billion economic stimulus package.
