Seems like presidents like to parade people but none uses this tactic more than Obama. Obama parades doctors to get ObamaCare passed, workers to get Stimulus passed, unemployed to get unemployment bennefits exteneded, old people for old people stuff, children for children stuff, black people for black stuff -- by now I'm sure you get the point.
Anyway, here's what seems to happen after Obama's parade has passed. This seems to be a reoccuring theme these days.
http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101015/NEWS04/10140328