The next president will likely spend most of his term trying to clear away the debris.
"I'm looking long term, trying to get myself in shape long term to win majors again," Els said.
Mr. Bloomberg, who is trying to gain popularity among the homeowners in Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island whom he alienated early in his term, tried to paint himself as the populist.
BARACK OBAMA began his first term trying to turn around a struggling economy and reassure an electorate consumed by anxiety about jobs.
But on Tuesday, Mr. Chérèque sounded more bitter about relations with Mr. Sarkozy and his aides, who had begun their term trying to reach out to the unions.
"After probably spending too long early in his term trying to negotiate with Republicans, he's in the other extreme, where he has no interest in trying to negotiate anything," Ryan Lizza says of President Obama.
[audio url="https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/193463526"] "After probably spending too long early in his term trying to negotiate with Republicans, he's in the other extreme, where he has no interest in trying to negotiate anything," Ryan Lizza says of President Obama.
Mr. Obama's willingness to place his faith in lawmakers is particularly unexpected for a president who has spent much of his second term trying to find creative ways to work around their judgment.
So Denmark is retooling itself, tinkering with corporate tax rates, considering new public sector investments and, for the long term, trying to wean more people — the young and the old — off government benefits.
It can only ensure that negotiations with workers are carried out fairly, promote better investment and innovation and, in the short term, try to lessen the cost of labor on companies.
