Here's Where The Applause/Noise From Congress Got Really Quiet... Thank You Mr. President

Uh Oh

Obama has the people on his side on that one.

Seemed to me that Obama kind of threw down the gauntlet.

Again and again, he suggested (in my opinion) to Congress that it had better cooperate and start the country moving again or he will find ways to get things done without Congress.

Smart tactic.

90% of Repubs (and some Dems, I unfortunately have to admit) would quit. Too many are there just for their own, personal enrichment. Now, if there were some way to keep them from lobbying, that would really help.

Pass a law that federal regulators can't become lobbyists - I'm talking the FCC - and maybe we'll get people in government who actually want to do the job. I'm not talking about the middle or lower level people, but only those at the top who take the lobbying jobs.

Thanks for the thread, WillyT.

I think that was the ONLY time there was 'bipartisanship', members from both parties were concentrating on keeping their sphincter muscles tightened on that one.

It was quite telling!

I loved it!

At least, he blasted it straight to their do-nothing, obstructionist faces.

Did anyone see a shot of Boners face?
Maybe the camera caught Boners 'uh oh' moment

I didn't get home in time to see this part..just curious

I am certain I heard at least one member of the audience boo him during that part, I am hoping we will find out who it was.

Please let us know... I think I heard that too.

Which one is worse than the next?

Which, of course, would be the whole point.
Empty Congress of the gold diggers.
We'd get a whole new category of politician then.

I sure hope it's a hard battle and that sweeping reforms are passed. It'd do my jaded heart a world of good.

THAT was one of the best.

I'm sure Mr. Obama has some influence he could use in the Democratic Caucus to have such a bill introduced,
a clean, simple, single issue, easy to read bill, posted online, with NO "comprehensive packages", trade offs, compromises, weasel language, or other poison pills.
A televised Up or Down vote within 30 days.

He could then shepard it through Congress with daily reports from the Bully Pulpit,
and call out individual members (Republican & Democrat) who obstruct the bill
for some special attention from the 99%.

If our President chose this very public, very transparent, very honest path,
I would be proud to stand with him.




You will know them by their WORKS.
Solidarity99!
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and 2 reasons to reelect potus

warm air.

is to have government funded elections. Or have a limit on how much money can be spent on a candidate in total. There has to be some sort of process to get all the corruption out of Washington. Including, of course, Obama's statement about insider trading, and the lobbyists.

This is kind of like the whole 2008 campaign shit about bringing jobs back from China and taking away tax breaks for companies that send jobs overseas. He gets elected, and nothing happens. The dems cave to the big money.