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In reply to the discussion: Dear Obama - the past year many of us worked our asses off to help get you re-elected.... [View all]bvar22
(39,909 posts)18. Excellent analysis.
[font color=firebrick size=3][center]"If we don't fight hard enough for the things we stand for,
at some point we have to recognize that we don't really stand for them."
--- Paul Wellstone[/font][/center]
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[font size=1]photo by bvar22
Shortly before Sen Wellstone was killed[/center][/font]
[font size=5 color=firebrick]Solidarity![/font]
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Dear Obama - the past year many of us worked our asses off to help get you re-elected.... [View all]
LynneSin
Nov 2012
OP
you're right, the president is powerless. the democrats have the presidency & the senate, but
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#62
Republicans lost seats in Congress. They are in no position to call the shots. We have
sabrina 1
Nov 2012
#19
Well Dinos can be dealt with by the Party Leadership. They were not in the past because
sabrina 1
Nov 2012
#91
being "well known to compromise" doesn't mean you *have to* compromise, it just means you do.
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#63
He needs the GOP House to approve bills. Remember? Except for some exec. order things
Honeycombe8
Nov 2012
#21
When will our winning actually mean something? Why do we work so hard to win when
sabrina 1
Nov 2012
#22
We have MORE power now than last 4 yrs. But it's not our fault that the House gets a vote.
Honeycombe8
Nov 2012
#23
Oh please, this is getting really tired. The president has enormous power. I can assure you if
sabrina 1
Nov 2012
#24
No. The Senate/Harry Reid stopped PLENTY of bills from passing these past 4 years.
Honeycombe8
Nov 2012
#25
Well, your plea might be valid if we had an imperial presidency. You do know....
Tarheel_Dem
Nov 2012
#26
Exactly. Whatever happened to lobbying Congress? Congress is "The People's House".
Tarheel_Dem
Nov 2012
#32
The "poison" was already here, long before I arrived. And you still didn't answer the question.
Tarheel_Dem
Nov 2012
#40
I heard her on NPR, and soon learned why she was "shut out". No cognitive problems here.
Tarheel_Dem
Nov 2012
#57
Your "question" was nonsensical as is this entire exchange. I just followed your lead.
Tarheel_Dem
Nov 2012
#78
We're all hoping he can get things done. However, he still faces the same Congressional
Tarheel_Dem
Nov 2012
#39
Exactly. And that is what we are here for. And we will be doing what it is our duty to do
sabrina 1
Nov 2012
#50
i don't think he ever catered to Republicans because of re-election, he came out in support of same
JI7
Nov 2012
#36
Oh, please. The obverse also holds true. The President now holds almost
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#65
The trick is to try some proposals so popular, GOP will shoot themselves in foot if they oppose
yurbud
Nov 2012
#79
kr. as far as i'm concerned, the folks saying it's impossible because of the bad bad
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#89