Dean Obeidallah : Obama in a tough stretch , facing policy debacles , low poll numbers . If it were a movie , his character would be surrounded -- but he can change outcome , he says . He says he must aggressively press agenda and also aim for Democrats to retake House . let 's say of `` Gravity , '' with Obama as a character like Sandra Bullock 's , hit with one harrowing challenge after another . Comment: GOP dictating narrative , but he must take control before term runs out .
Dean Obeidallah : Obama in a tough stretch , facing policy debacles , low poll numbers . If it were a movie , his character would be surrounded -- but he can change outcome , he says . He says he must aggressively press agenda and also aim for Democrats to retake House . Comment: GOP dictating narrative , but he must take control before term runs out .