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President Barack Obama's abrupt shift to a schmooze offensive � 
dining and visiting with Republican lawmakers � reflects a need 
for some resolution in the budget wars so he can move on to 
other priorities like gun control and immigration that could 
define his second term.

A drop in his approval ratings in recent weeks and a new round 
of media questions about his scant socializing with members of 
Congress have also likely put pressure on Obama to start talking 
to his political foes.

"He has a limited amount of time to tackle the items on his 
agenda, like immigration, increasing the minimum wage and gun 
control," said Nancy-Ann DeParle, who recently stepped down as 
deputy White House chief of staff and is now a Brookings 
Institution guest scholar.

"He can't waste time on a protracted battle over the budget and 
sequester," said DeParle. "That should be left to the Congress 
to figure out."

With another budget deadline looming, he needs to get a deal 
completed so he can seek legislative approval of other items on 
his second-term agenda. This year is key because by year's end 
Congress will start to look toward the 2014 midterm election.

White House aides say the socializing came about because Obama 
felt there had been a break in the crisis atmosphere that 
gripped Washington in the weeks leading up to automatic spending 
cuts, known as the sequester, that kicked in on March 1.

But beyond their statements, they are contending with an 
unfavorable trend in his approval ratings.

That's because he's a lying black asshat.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/barack-obamas-shift-to-
schmooze-offensive-reflects-political-reality/1085056/

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