UN 44% de estadounidenses preferirían que Bush fuera ahora el presidente; eso es sólo un pelín menos del porcentaje de aprobación de Obama...

ACTUALIZACIÓN. Peggy Noonan:

The political headline this week is that President Obama appears to be attempting to move toward the center, or what he believes is the center. We saw the big pivot in two major speeches, one on the economy and the other, in Oslo, on peace.

If it is real—if the pivot signals a true, partial or coming shift, if it is not limited to rhetorical flurries—it is welcome news in terms of public policy. It also tells us some things. It tells us White House internal polling is probably worse than the public polls telling us the president has been losing support among independents. It tells us the mounting criticism from Republicans, conservatives and others has had a real effect. It tells us White House officials have concluded they were out on a cliff. It tells us they are calculating that after a first year of governing from the left, and winning whatever they win on health care, they believe they can persuasively shift to the center, that it will work.
 
Which is the great political question: Will it work? With congressional elections a year away, will it help make Democrats safe and keep Congress?

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