Advisers to President Obama are tiptoeing carefully around the political bounce he received after the successful raid on Osama bin Laden's compound, wary of appearing unseemly, convinced the boost will be temporary and confident that the event will ultimately speak for itself. But Obama is already stitching the victory into the broader tapestry of his 2012 reelection campaign. It fits neatly into one of his core messages, that Americans are capable of tackling inÂtracÂtable, long-term problems. "Doing big things," as he put it in his State of the Union address.
Like, we're 'exceptional', man!
And although White House advisers insist they are not incorporating the bin Laden raid into their political planning for 2012, they acknowledge it has the potential to do more than simply reshape his image as a decisive leader.
His wha? OK, someone else will have to finish this; I have to go throw up.
"But it was a reaffirmation of that American determination and American spirit -- the ability to do the things that some people thought impossible," Axelrod said. "And that has value."
Like wrecking the American economy? |