President Obama, described by some as carting the most liberal-progressive vision for the nation since the days of Jimmy Carter, nonetheless claimed in a weekend address that he’s hardly an ideologue.
Just a few breaths later, he also blamed the Republican Party for much of the political troubles plaguing Capitol Hill, calling them an “impediment” to smooth governance, The Associated Press reported. That’s because they are “more focused on positioning themselves for the next election.”
At the same time, Mr. Obama was making the comments at a Democratic fundraiser on the West Coast — to help select Democrats in the upcoming election.
Among his remarks, AP reported: “I’m not a particularly ideological person” and ” [I’m] pretty pragmatic about how we get” to the point of passing certain policies and reforms.
He then stressed the importance of re-electing to the House speaker role Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who was accompanying him at the dinner of former Microsoft executive Jon Shirley on Sunday night, AP reported. Curiously, Mr. Obama also stressed — while pushing Ms. Pelosi for House speaker — that he wasn’t actually campaigning for the Republicans’ defeat, AP reported.
• Cheryl K. Chumley can be reached at cchumley@washingtontimes.com.
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