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In reply to the discussion: Obama has a lot more political capital than the Republicans now....so WTF is he doing?! [View all]MotherPetrie
(3,145 posts)1. He's playing interdimensional chess! He's faking the Repugs OUT! He's having FUN with the Repugs!
Don't worry! He KNOWS the Repugs won't take his offer!
He'll make the Repugs LOOK bad!
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Obama has a lot more political capital than the Republicans now....so WTF is he doing?! [View all]
YoungDemCA
Dec 2012
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He's playing interdimensional chess! He's faking the Repugs OUT! He's having FUN with the Repugs!
MotherPetrie
Dec 2012
#1
No, those aren't included. Screwing current and future SS recipients for all time, however, is.
MotherPetrie
Dec 2012
#19
and what do you want him to do? he has an adversary that keeps changing the goalposts....
spanone
Dec 2012
#5
PRECISELY!! The GOP is a laughing stock, ideologically bankrupt & highly unpopular
99th_Monkey
Dec 2012
#8
What this comes down to for me, is that I trust Sanders, DeFazio & Krugman on this
99th_Monkey
Dec 2012
#33
They may care, but not one of them will be put at risk by going over the cliff
mythology
Dec 2012
#37
Using his political capital to screw the people; most likely to forgive him and the Democratic Party.
Uncle Joe
Dec 2012
#12
I believe Obama has an inferiority complex or some sort of personality disorder.
Eddie Haskell
Dec 2012
#22
The Republicans are failing, so far. What's your problem with Obama tonight? n/t
pnwmom
Dec 2012
#25
Because Republicans, conservadems, and Congress have NOTHING to do with any of that.
NYC Liberal
Dec 2012
#30