Buchanan: Obama Is Taking the Same Approach That Made 2013 a Failure for Him

BUCHANAN Listen if you ░░░░░░░░ going to attack the ░░░░░░░░ for not being in ░░░░░░░░ and working on unemployment ░░░░░░░░ you should probably pick ░░░░░░░░ different venue than Waikiki ░░░░░░░░ Hawaii where he spent ░░░░░░░░ days Look here s ░░░░░░░░ individual the president who ░░░░░░░░ to town to overcome ░░░░░░░░ in Washington And beginning ░░░░░░░░ the New Year he ░░░░░░░░ right back to the ░░░░░░░░ partisanship that made his ░░░░░░░░ year even his friends ░░░░░░░░ the worst year of ░░░░░░░░ presidency VAN SUSTEREN You ░░░░░░░░ what I don t ░░░░░░░░ is that one of ░░░░░░░░ criticisms of the INDECIPHERABLE ░░░░░░░░ he was first elected ░░░░░░░░ his first term is ░░░░░░░░ at least it was ░░░░░░░░ he said something to ░░░░░░░░ effect of I won ░░░░░░░░ seems to me if ░░░░░░░░ whole idea is to ░░░░░░░░ people to sort of ░░░░░░░░ together the last thing ░░░░░░░░ should do is sort ░░░░░░░░ declare war on them ░░░░░░░░ poke a stick in ░░░░░░░░ eyes BUCHANAN Right You ░░░░░░░░ that s exactly right ░░░░░░░░ doesn t he have ░░░░░░░░ aide with him who ░░░░░░░░ Mr President I saw ░░░░░░░░ statement Doesn t look ░░░░░░░░ good to me let ░░░░░░░░ suggest you try this ░░░░░░░░ don t you say ░░░░░░░░ I had a great ░░░░░░░░ with the family in ░░░░░░░░ a lot of the ░░░░░░░░ have been back with ░░░░░░░░ families we ve had ░░░░░░░░ great time But guys ░░░░░░░░ really suffering out there ░░░░░░░░ don t have their ░░░░░░░░ benefits I think they ░░░░░░░░ to get 13 weeks ░░░░░░░░ if you got another ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ how and try to ░░░░░░░░ with you Why didn ░░░░░░░░ he open the year ░░░░░░░░ that VAN SUSTEREN Well ░░░░░░░░ know I ve always ░░░░░░░░ that the most effective ░░░░░░░░ he had was his ░░░░░░░░ to inspire He used ░░░░░░░░ be able to get ░░░░░░░░ and thousands of people ░░░░░░░░ listen to him and ░░░░░░░░ really revved up the ░░░░░░░░ Now I mean this ░░░░░░░░ where he s basically ░░░░░░░░ a stick and picking ░░░░░░░░ fight with Republicans and ░░░░░░░░ course they ll take ░░░░░░░░ bait And then right ░░░░░░░░ the vacation they went ░░░░░░░░ he had this press ░░░░░░░░ where he sort of ░░░░░░░░ in got beat up ░░░░░░░░ the press and sort ░░░░░░░░ limped out He doesn ░░░░░░░░ even he lost that ░░░░░░░░ that pizzazz BUCHANAN Right ░░░░░░░░ got to ask yourself ░░░░░░░░ he want the unemployment ░░░░░░░░ or does he want ░░░░░░░░ stick to beat the ░░░░░░░░ for two years Because ░░░░░░░░ seems as you suggest ░░░░░░░░ seems inexplicable VAN SUSTEREN ░░░░░░░░ even I mean there ░░░░░░░░ no sign that he ░░░░░░░░ showing the leadership where ░░░░░░░░ s going to Capitol ░░░░░░░░ or bringing them down ░░░░░░░░ the White House rather ░░░░░░░░ talking I mean that ░░░░░░░░ the problem BUCHANAN I ░░░░░░░░ the sense and it ░░░░░░░░ surprising after a 17 ░░░░░░░░ holiday I can understand ░░░░░░░░ the end of the ░░░░░░░░ he s ticked off ░░░░░░░░ he got a 17 ░░░░░░░░ vacation over there in ░░░░░░░░ and why he didn ░░░░░░░░ come back in a ░░░░░░░░ spirit and say Look ░░░░░░░░ had a bad year ░░░░░░░░ got a new year ░░░░░░░░ up I m going ░░░░░░░░ the minimum wage increase ░░░░░░░░ m going to get ░░░░░░░░ unemployment benefits we re ░░░░░░░░ to get immigration reform ░░░░░░░░ there s a possibility ░░░░░░░░ can get them all ░░░░░░░░ back with that attitude ░░░░░░░░ than open the New ░░░░░░░░ by firing a straight ░░░░░░░░ at the Republican Party ░░░░░░░░ SUSTEREN You know going ░░░░░░░░ to President Johnson a ░░░░░░░░ and President Reagan a ░░░░░░░░ Both of them I ░░░░░░░░ would have invited their ░░░░░░░░ and even some in ░░░░░░░░ own team down from ░░░░░░░░ Hill to the White ░░░░░░░░ and at least had ░░░░░░░░ discussion about it like ░░░░░░░░ the New Year That ░░░░░░░░ what s so painful ░░░░░░░░ this this punch that ░░░░░░░░ just threw BUCHANAN Well ░░░░░░░░ know I had two ░░░░░░░░ with Ronald Reagan from ░░░░░░░░ to 87 and he ░░░░░░░░ into some meetings cursing ░░░░░░░░ various members of Congress ░░░░░░░░ leaders But he would ░░░░░░░░ at them again and ░░░░░░░░ talk to Danny Rostenkowski ░░░░░░░░ on Danny the Democrat ░░░░░░░░ Chicago This is a ░░░░░░░░ tax bill You know ░░░░░░░░ Work with all of ░░░░░░░░ and then 86 that ░░░░░░░░ his sixth year he ░░░░░░░░ the top tax rate ░░░░░░░░ from 50 percent to ░░░░░░░░ percent He had to ░░░░░░░░ a lot of deals ░░░░░░░░ had to give stuff ░░░░░░░░ he had to use ░░░░░░░░ old persona But always ░░░░░░░░ it got to the ░░░░░░░░ he would get on ░░░░░░░░ phone they would ask ░░░░░░░░ Mr President this is ░░░░░░░░ you got to do ░░░░░░░░ he would do it ░░░░░░░░ don t understand I ░░░░░░░░ the president sounds like ░░░░░░░░ individual who has given ░░░░░░░░ on the idea of ░░░░░░░░ with the Republicans at ░░░░░░░░ but as I say ░░░░░░░░ I were him I ░░░░░░░░ t give up He ░░░░░░░░ win some of these ░░░░░░░░