Dan Rather speaks to the issue of Obama supporting an extension of Bush tax cuts for the millionaires/billionaires in this country on Jansing and Company, MSNBC:
'This is a political nightmare for Barack Obama as president. The more-left portion of his party hates this with a passion. And politically, within his own party, if this goes through, Barack Obama will be in a position to have his shirttail on fire, his back to the wall, and the bill collector at the door. Which is metaphorically a way of saying he’s almost guaranteed — if this goes through — to have a serious challenge in a Democratic primary for president in 2012.'
and further goes on
'The perception is that he won’t fight for anything. Many of the heavy contributors to the Democratic Party are beyond shock about this happening, and are saying to themselves, This guy has about four to six months to turn the perception of him and the party around or we’ve got to start thinking about somebody else in 2012.'