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RUSH: Ruth Marcus, columnistette, infobabe, for the Washington Post in a recent column complained that Obama ‘can be a strangely passive president.\u2019 She cites Obama\u2019s reluctance to get involved in the details during the Obamacare debate, his inaction on entitlement reform, his not speaking up forcefully on Libya, or the Wisconsin labor battle. But her ‘biggest beef\u2019 with Obama\u2019s ‘slipperiness\u2019 is on economic matters: his refusal to specify which part of his deficit commission\u2019s recommendations that he agrees with. Ms. Marcus also faults Obama for seeming more like a ‘passive bystander\u2019 in the current budget battle with House Republicans. <\/p>\n

She says that he\u2019s unclear about what spending cuts he\u2019d be willing to accept or fight for, and — unlike Bill Clinton — is not sending cabinet members and other flacks out to blame Republicans for hurting families and children, which she wants the Democrats to do. Why isn\u2019t he doing that? She writes, ‘He is, too often, more reactive than inspirational, more cautious than forceful.\u2019 Now, you know, she\u2019s in the State-Controlled Media. This is not supposed to be done. You don\u2019t go off the reservation like this (a little Indian lingo there), and there are certain facts, Ruth.<\/p>\n

The economy is stuck in low gear. Unemployment? Taxes? Unemployment is still rampant and taxes, overall, are too high. Spending levels are beyond belief. Have you considered any of the real facts on the ground? Have you considered, Ruth, he may just be incompetent? Well, anyway, over at PMSNBC, this did not sit well. So they called her in. They sent a subpoena out there and probably sent an armored car to go get her to bring her to the set for an interrogation which happened on The Daily Rundown show today with F. Chuck Todd and Savannah Gurthrie. Savannah Gurthrie got in the first round. <\/p>\n

‘Ruth, you\u2019re getting a lot of attention for saying this is a ‘Where\u2019s Waldo Presidency.\u2019 Do you think the president\u2019s deliberately staying out of sight on important issues?\u2019<\/p>\n

MARCUS: I agree with him on the goals. It\u2019s a question of tactics and strategy, and on each one the White House can give you very complex and sometimes convincing explanation. ‘Well, it doesn\u2019t make sense to weigh in at this point because this is under consideration and we don\u2019t want to spend our political capital here because this is (a) more important goal,\u2019 but when you connect the dots and you step back and you look at the totality, the White House has this bully pulpit and it is choosing not to use it.<\/p>\n

RUSH: Awwwww.<\/p>\n

MARCUS: In fact, its strategy more often than not is to step back.<\/p>\n

RUSH: Awwwww.<\/p>\n

MARCUS: ‘Let the congressional leaders work this out. We\u2019re not gonna get immersed in the details on health care;\u2019 and you want to say, ‘Where\u2019s the president?\u2019<\/p>\n

RUSH: F. Chuck Todd took his turn. ‘Well, they\u2019re argue, ‘Our job is to be the mediator, our job is to bring both sides together,\u2019 and if this is their operating principle — whether it\u2019s Egypt, Libya, dealing overseas; whether it\u2019s dealing with Senate Democrats and the House Republicans, who [the hell] are you, Ruth, to disagree with it?\u2019<\/p>\n

MARCUS: I would argue with that job description. Sometimes their job is to be the mediator, but the president is… They don\u2019t call him ‘the mediator of the free world,\u2019 they call him ‘the leader of the free world.\u2019 For a reason. He is the person to whom congressional Democrats look. There\u2019s a lot of frustration about where\u2019s the White House on the continuing resolution.<\/p>\n

RUSH: Well, you see that the State-Controlled Media is not happy with Ruth Marcus going off the reservation, ripping The One. You\u2019re not supposed to do that. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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