https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/11/07/hope-over-experience/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 06:33:45 -0400<![CDATA[Mr. Obama will now have to govern the America he so relentlessly sought to divide—and without a mandate beyond the powers of the Presidency. Democrats will hold the Senate, perhaps with an additional seat or two. But Republicans held the House comfortably, so their agenda was hardly repudiated. The two sides will have to reach some compromise on the tax cliff, the spending sequester and the debt limit, but Speaker John Boehner can negotiate knowing he has as much of a mandate as the President.]]>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 08:25:29 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/11/07/hope-over-experience-n97265