https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/11/setting-realistic-expectations-for-obamas-second-term/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 03:18:17 -0400<![CDATA[By all means, Republicans should fight to keep spending as low as possible and block new efforts to expand the reach of government. And they should continue to present a vision for reform in bills that they can pass through the House. Let Obama propose his outrageous budget, and counter with a House-passed budget that actually addresses the nation’s spending problem. Haggle over the numbers and details, attack the Senate for their failure to pass a budget, and then cut the best deal possible. Laying out a governing agenda would give them something to build on if they can retake the Senate in 2014 and gain the presidency in 2016. And it would avoid the spectacle of trying to make the case for small government at a time when financial markets are freaking out because the debt ceiling hasn’t been raised and when there’s no hope of enacting their preferred policies anyway.]]>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:55:38 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/11/setting-realistic-expectations-for-obamas-second-term-n99132