https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/02/22/obama-the-sequester-and-the-permanent-campaign-shimmy/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 01:37:18 -0400<![CDATA[Under the Permanent Campaign Shimmy, the president identifies a problem. Then he declines to come up with a proposal to address the problem. Then he comes up with a vague-but-politically-convenient concept that doesn’t address the problem (let’s raise taxes on the rich). Then he goes around the country blasting the opposition for not having as politically popular a concept. Then he returns to Washington and congratulates himself for being the only serious and substantive person in town.]]>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 12:35:42 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/02/22/obama-the-sequester-and-the-permanent-campaign-shimmy-n100362