Press Gaggle by Press Secretary Jay Carney
02/21/2011
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It's a long term thing.
I know there's some people in my own party and in the other party who would rather prolong this battle, even if we can't reach a compromise....
Will they go along with him in the end? And which will Americans care more about? That he gave up on a campaign pledge to roll back tax cuts...
I actually don't think the politics on this are that bad for Barack Obama.