He lists “10 (Plus 1) ways that Obama can make news at his Wednesday press conference.”Evidently Halperin is getting as bored with the overexposure of Barack Obama as the rest of us.
1. He could explicitly relax or tweak his deadline for congressional action.
2. He could explicitly reaffirm his deadline.
3. He could come out in favor of taxing Cadillac benefit plans with some specificity.
4. He could take a very specific position on his preference for an overall revenue package.
5. He could draw a line in the sand on overall cost.
6. He could issue a veto threat.
7. He could throw a major bone to the House Blue Dog Democrats on cost control.
8. He could lose his temper.
9. He could try to make congressional Republicans scapegoats using Gibbsian rhetoric.
10. He could take a series of positions that showed he was more in line with the Senate direction than the House.
11. He could say nothing new -- and make the news that he didn't make news.
Actually, Halperin left out the most important one, which would be number twelve on my list:
12. He could not turn on his teleprompter and say nothing at all.
Personally, I am hoping for number 12.
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