A month ago someone insider-y told me that Obama blamed Americans for what happened and now I believe it.
— Summer Brennan (@summerbrennan) December 16, 2016
Do you want Obama to breathe ?or do you want him to keep an open line of communication with Trump? /1
— Ana Marie Cox (@anamariecox) December 16, 2016
Trump’s ego being, of course, the only thing big enough TO shift policy over the demands of GOP hardliners. /5
— Ana Marie Cox (@anamariecox) December 16, 2016
It's possible Obama was restrained today because he wants the forthcoming intel report on Russian interference to do all the talking.
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) December 16, 2016
Depressed Democrats who were hoping for "fierce urgency of now" from Obama instead are getting "arc of the moral universe is long."
— Alec MacGillis (@AlecMacGillis) December 16, 2016
Early Morning Open Thread: Our President, Not Our SaviorPost + Comments (133)