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MICKEY KAUS: Here?s a thought: What if Obama said, to the health care protesters and worried seni?

By Glenn Reynolds

MICKEY KAUS:

Here’s a thought: What if Obama said, to the health care protesters and worried seniors, “I understand your concerns” instead of letting his press secretary and party allies sneer at them (for being “well-dressed” or thugs or dupes who don’t know “the facts,” etc.)? Isn’t that more the Obama Way, as opposed to the Lehanist “fight club” way?

Hmm. My first thought was that this would be more consistent with how Obama ran his campaign, as opposed to how he’s governing. But then I remembered Stanley Kurtz and Milt Rosenberg. So I’m not so sure that what’s going on is really inconsistent with the “Obama Way,” though I agree with Kaus that it’s probably hurting them more than it’s helping.

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on August 10, 2009 (boomark / email).