The president is really playing -- and Jessica knows this better than I do. The president is on a dual track policy. On one hand he's trying to set up all the obstruction and blaming the Republicans for stopping things. On the other hand, he's using the executive power of the presidency to try to get some positive things done as he did today on housing and refinancing housing.
Discussing President Obama's strategy of using executive power while blaming Republicans for legislative obstruction.
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