https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2010/12/17/politico-say-that-tax-vote-in-house-was-big-win-for-obama/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 11:44:11 -0400<![CDATA[Their headline is accurate enough &#8212; &#8220;Barack Obama makes the sale.&#8221;  Obama did put his prestige on the line to twist arms in his own party, and had his efforts failed, the President&#8217;s influence would have been seriously diminished.  Neither side would have bothered to negotiate with the White House, at least not seriously, if Obama couldn&#8217;t deliver the vote.]]>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 08:48:05 -0500<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2010/12/17/politico-say-that-tax-vote-in-house-was-big-win-for-obama-n175354