I know it is heresy to even think it, some even believe that he already had one but there needs to be a way out of the deadlock that is coming.
A lot of crazies were elected last night and they most certainly are not the type to care about the US. There is however a lot that they are now in control of.
The budget is coming up soon and in February there is the debt limit vote. Raising the debt limit will be a political anathema to those who were elected to be nothing more than the political wing of the Tea Party. Their funders will not allow them to vote to raise it and the Political Representatives of the Tea Party are bought. All of the money they had from Foreign backers and their kiss from Palin will disappear as soon as they step out of line. So they will stay looney.
A President selects a Chief of Staff to help him get his agenda passed. Rahm Emmanuel may have upset a lot of people within the Democratic Party but to be honest he did not care. The Progressive wing of the Democratic Party was never going to present a problem to Barack Obama. Rahm delivered the votes of blue dogs on healthcare and finance reform. A progressive would not have been able to do that.
The same applies to the situation now. The budget will be difficult to pass. The President will need to work with the Republicans to get it passed as well as anything else. The best way to move forward that I see - employ one of their own to help deliver it.
Republicans need to understand they were not given a mandate to up their obstruction. There is no point in dealing with the mouth breathing Tea Party caucus in the House. The prospect of them becoming sensible ended when their parents took them out of nappies. The few decent ones remaining will understand that they are there to fix the economy and bring back jobs.
The electorate asked both Parties to work together. Republicans are crowing about the House results but the Senate results were, excluding 2008, the best for the Democratic Party since 1992. Mitch does not have a mandate to be a wrecker.Chief