I hope you’re right.
I just think in this instance there’s little hope of many minds changing. If anything, it just adds to his “US vs THEM” narrative. Sure, we’re going to get a short term dip in his approval rating (if it can go lower) but other than that, I just can’t see this outcome as anything but the best he could have hoped for giving the situation he put himself in regarding healthcare reform.
For a little while there–from his point of view–healthcare was going to be an “US” and he desperately didn’t want that. Now it’s back to being a “THEM” and he’s very, very comfortable using the blame “THEM” dynamic to maximum advantage.
