THE OBAMA CURSE – QUOTE OF THE DAY – AT 1:48 P.M. ET:  What is the cause of the rise of Trump?  Well, one cause is a guy named Barack Hussein Obama Jr.  Michael Goodwin, the superb pundit at the New York Post, puts Obama's influence in sane perspective.  It's not the kind of report card you bring home to mama:

For Republicans, luck can’t get much better. While Clinton and Pelosi were hardly innocent bystanders in the historic rout of Democrats at every level of government, the main culprit was Obama.

It was Obamaism, more than Clintonism or Pelosism, that elected Donald Trump and gave the GOP both houses of congress. The former president’s coercive liberalism at home and appeasement abroad led to the greatest upset in American politics.

His two biggest achievements, ObamaCare and the Iran nuclear deal, were sold on the backs of lies. President Trump is Obama’s legacy.

And now Dear Leader wants to “help” Dems again. Let’s see how many Clinton and Pelosi critics have the courage to tell him “No, thanks, you’ve done enough.”

Obama’s desire to re-litigate his tenure comes amid other signs that the siege of the Trump White House is lifting and the political momentum is shifting.

Suddenly, Dems are the fighting, fractured party with no agenda or leader while Republicans finally show signs of uniting their majorities to get big things done.

Indeed, Obama’s return to the fray coincides with a belated congressional focus on his administration’s misconduct on the Clinton investigation and his failure to counter Russian interference in the election.

COMMENT:  Well said.  Now the Republicans must handle the health-care issue carefully and sensitively.  It's health we're talking about.  If they can pass a good plan they can build toward tax reform and head into the 1018 election with confidence.

June 25, 2017