BARRY CAN'T LEAD:

Democrats chafe as White House wavers on health care bill (CARRIE BUDOFF BROWN, 2/6/10, Politico)

President Barack Obama has left Democrats as confused as ever over how the White House plans to deliver a health care reform bill this year, following two weeks of inconsistent statements, negligible hands-on involvement and a sudden shift to a jobs-first message.

Democrats on Capitol Hill and beyond say they have no clear understanding of the White House strategy – or even whether there is one – and are growing impatient with Obama’s reluctance to guide them toward a legislative solution. [...]

And some Democrats feel that every time they look to White House for clarity, they hear something different, as though the strategy is whatever the president or his top advisers said that day.

He campaigned on not letting John McCain tax health benefits. What more do they expect from him?

Posted by Orrin Judd at February 6, 2010 9:08 AM