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Obama Proposals Getting A Hard Look

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: March 8, 2009

RECONCILING AFGHANISTAN: President Barack Obama declared that the United States is not winning the war in Afghanistan and opened the door to a reconciliation process in which the U.S. military would reach out to moderate elements of the Taliban, much as it did with Sunni militias in Iraq.

ECONOMY DRIVES WEEKLY ADDRESS: Trying to buck up a dispirited nation, President Barack Obama on Saturday promised that prosperous days will return, and cast these bleak times as nothing less than a "great opportunity." Packing some heft with his hope, he defended his fast-moving agenda.

Rather than pitch ahead to his next message, Obama devoted his weekly radio address to recapping what his team did this past week to help get people working and spending.

FIGHTING FOR HEALTH CARE: The search for agreement on health care may be short-lived.

The flashpoint is a proposal that would give Americans the option of buying medical coverage through a government plan. President Barack Obama and many Democrats have endorsed it, as one part of a broader health overhaul.

"I'm concerned that if the government steps in, it will eventually push out the private health care plans millions of Americans enjoy today," Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., said in the Republican weekly radio address.

A wire report

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