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Calling Obama an embattled president, Washington Post writer Dan Balz headlined, "Bill Clinton takes the White House stage, again," saying:
To sell his tax deal, he got center stage, first together, "then solo in the White House briefing room, as Obama slipped away to a holiday party." On a Friday afternoon, it "was certainly a head-turner," Clinton "look(ing) like he might never leave, as he fielded questions" from an eager press corp.
His message:
"The agreement taken as a whole is, I believe, the best bipartisan agreement we can reach to help the largest number of Americans and to maximize the chances that the economic recovery will accelerate and create more jobs and to minimize the chance that it will slip back."
Prodding Democrats, he urging setting aside disagreements for the sake of the country and economy. Save your fights for later, he said, when Republicans try repealing other legislation they oppose.
On December 10, it was all Clinton, "still the center of attention and doing what he likes to do best," trying to get Obama's deal passed.
The Wall Street Journal was nonplussed, an editorial headlined, "Clinton and Obama for Bush," saying:
"We thought we'd seen everything in politics, but yesterday was truly miraculous: There in the White House press room was none other than former Democratic President Bill Clinton (with Obama) endors(ing) the" Bush era tax cuts, trying to mobilize reluctant Democrats and the party's base for support.
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