BU Now » healthcare debate http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow News, information and research from Boston University Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:14:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 Obama under political fire http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2010/06/04/obama-under-political-fire/ http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2010/06/04/obama-under-political-fire/#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:33:17 +0000 Dick Taffe http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/?p=5845 Obama looking upFrom the handling of the Gulf oil spill to internal Democratic primary politics, President Obama is under intense political fire and the White House is getting defensive.  Political science Professor Graham Wilson, author of “Only in America? American Politics in Comparative Perspective,” says some of the criticisms are ironic.

“One irony is that when the health care bill was being blocked by the Republicans, many questioned whether Obama was capable of horse trading and cracking a few heads politically.  ‘Too cerebral, insufficiently political’ was the criticism.  Now he is being criticized for trying to cut deals.”

Contact Graham Wilson, 617-353-2540, gkwilson@bu.edu

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