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Time on the Coming Obama-Pelosi Showdown

Barack "BO" ObamaJay Newton-Small, Time [1], on the coming  Beltway cage fight, Obama-Pelosi:

For all his high-minded talk of bipartisanship and common purpose, Barack Obama was always aware that Republicans in Congress weren’t going to simply set aside their philosophical differences and embrace the new President’s ambitious agenda. But he had reason to hope that Democrats on Capitol Hill, while not going along with everything, would at least give him a honeymoon period. So it must be a bit of a jolt these days for Obama to frequently find himself so out of step with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, whose tacit support of Obama’s campaign was felt long before her endorsement was made official.

Newton-Small asks the wrong question.   It is not a question of if BO can work with Mrs. Pelosi.  Nobody can.  The question is when will BO nuter Mrs. Pelosi.   There can only be one agenda setter in Wasihington and as long as Mrs. Pelosi wields her gavel, it will not be BO.