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Everybody mocked him for playing 15 dimensional chess in repealing DADT bluestateguy Dec 2012 #1
I know! I was getting sort of mad and then.... DonRedwood Dec 2012 #8
As much as that phrase has been one of mocking, Obama's a pretty good chess player. backscatter712 Dec 2012 #23
"despair trolling". What a perfect description... SidDithers Dec 2012 #25
I ditto that! "Despair trolling". Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #39
Well, things are pretty dicey for some of us so "despair" is a highly marketable commodity even with patrice Dec 2012 #43
If the Democrats don't not just stop the attempted dismantling of our social safety nets, but, also Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #58
Indeed. Mocking despair is quintessentially corporatist and Third Way. woo me with science Dec 2012 #61
Pardon me, if I have difficulty trusting people who don't care about facts & engage in zero-sum patrice Dec 2012 #67
There are some things that could happen in health care if we stick together. I'm also hoping to see patrice Dec 2012 #62
If we lose unions, we're sunk. If they can survive, they can help with most of what I Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #74
Not everyone you meet is union friendly. They are in a very dicey position, with the downward patrice Dec 2012 #76
Unions gave people some good reasons to criticize them, and they've been demonized by focusing on Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #80
I completely agree. Really hoping to see unions get real creative on the issues, some of them patrice Dec 2012 #83
"co -operative, worker owned, profit sharing, business models." THIS to me is about the most Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #85
Glad to meet you Dark n Stormy Knight! & Very glad that we agree about this point! Good Knight! nt patrice Dec 2012 #86
Someone who can be proven to have stolen can be fired, union or not. merrily Dec 2012 #104
Good point. I always correct people who say "teacher's can't get fired," because, yes, they can. Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #115
They have done a good job of making people hate the unions DonRedwood Dec 2012 #90
Blah. I live on SS and a small Veteran's pension. cliffordu Dec 2012 #72
I don't doubt that the president is very intelligent. I doubt that he rejects right wing Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #73
OK: Name ONE thing he's actually DONE to make your statement true: cliffordu Dec 2012 #75
He started with that no-strings TARP. Good enough for you? amandabeech Dec 2012 #81
Clearly the center has been dragged so far to the right, resulting in all sorts of bad policy, Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #84
SORRY BUT WHAT YOU JUST WROTE IS GIBBERISH cliffordu Dec 2012 #87
Gibberish?! I don't think that word means what you think it means. My point was clear. If you can't Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #117
Also, interesting you had no response to amandabeech at post #81, but decided to rudely SHOUT Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #118
selling your message and having FAUX lie constantly about your made up message are two different thi DonRedwood Dec 2012 #94
I don't expect him to correct every RW lie, I just don't want him being another voice in their Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #116
Well, he wasn't a choice now, was he? That's like wishing George Washington was in charge in Afghan DonRedwood Dec 2012 #92
sort of like a pied piper....but he is leading all the rats of the cliff DonRedwood Dec 2012 #91
Check the home page. Morphed to rageful epitaphs. freshwest Dec 2012 #64
Lots of anger at the president DonRedwood Dec 2012 #93
I don't think that is the case. I think some people do not always bother to say they don't merrily Dec 2012 #105
Not how I remember it. merrily Dec 2012 #102
My recollection was correct: I just googled. Lieberman supported repeal. So did Susan Collins. merrily Dec 2012 #103
This is great theater. Obama has a rope. He just keeps feeding them what they ask for. Gregorian Dec 2012 #2
as they shutter congress and skulk out of town....tax cuts for the rich, gone. military spending-cut DonRedwood Dec 2012 #12
As I sit here watching Les Miserables, I feel such a glow; a thrill. Gregorian Dec 2012 #14
no glee...merely a battle victory before we start the next battle. DonRedwood Dec 2012 #34
No, they won't go away. Fireworks next year. freshwest Dec 2012 #65
i think i saw you in that thread....i just posted in it 'bout an hour ago BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2012 #48
You're strong enough to say so, Blanche. Many aren't. But expect I hell from the new speaker. freshwest Dec 2012 #66
thanks fresh....yeah, I'm so sick of the common practice of refusing to admit one's weaker actions BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2012 #109
I confess to being carried away at many times in my life, and it took decades to know the big pic. freshwest Dec 2012 #111
There's so much going on, even Rachel Maddow is wondering what happens next. Gregorian Dec 2012 #96
I'm glad to be in good company! BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2012 #110
Yes, sir ree Bob...nt. Stuart G Dec 2012 #3
Quite right. elleng Dec 2012 #4
Obama smarter & more aware than most cyberspirit Dec 2012 #5
Welcome to DU!! DonRedwood Dec 2012 #52
Thank you and welcome. freshwest Dec 2012 #68
And there is no surer bet than Republican ineptitude. Barack_America Dec 2012 #6
What is the brilliance of negotiating the shitty deal you already had? TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #59
Good post jaysunb Dec 2012 #7
yep. He's good at this stuff deafskeptic Dec 2012 #9
lol...yes. Welcome to Du! DonRedwood Dec 2012 #53
However, there are some hard realities.. humbled_opinion Dec 2012 #10
To be honest I wish we would split into three parties...or four DonRedwood Dec 2012 #54
Your Honesty is clearly humbled_opinion Dec 2012 #60
This is why I am prepared to give POTUS some latitude. iandhr Dec 2012 #11
Obama's famous "rope-a-dope." lindysalsagal Dec 2012 #13
Yes, it is a good post.. I like how your mind works..thanks, DonRedwood for the Cha Dec 2012 #15
God I hope you are right.. Riverman100 Dec 2012 #16
I'm hoping you get all that AND a big welcome to DU as well!! DonRedwood Dec 2012 #55
I believe he really wanted this deal. MrSlayer Dec 2012 #17
+1 DJ13 Dec 2012 #26
can you please explain why you think why Obama has spent his whole life to become president dionysus Dec 2012 #36
Not his whole life DJ13 Dec 2012 #47
Intellectual dishonesty. No one here has said Pres Obama is an evil man. No one has said he is rhett o rick Dec 2012 #56
I see those kinds of accusations frequently. People calling him a liar & enjoying it! NO ONE WANTS patrice Dec 2012 #78
Here is what I would do. rhett o rick Dec 2012 #89
All good stuff, except that when you're talking about Medicare, it is a mischaracterization to patrice Dec 2012 #97
And, btw, I think anti-Labor is the motive behind Everything = CPI, Anarchists hate Unions patrice Dec 2012 #99
+1 forestpath Dec 2012 #30
So do I HoosierRadical Dec 2012 #71
Yep, he actually offered to cut SS benefits, Doctor_J Dec 2012 #113
He's not a bad politician or a fool. MrSlayer Dec 2012 #114
Afraid you're right Slayer Doctor_J Dec 2012 #119
I'm with you. But as before, CakeGrrl Dec 2012 #18
People either don't understand how this stuff works or they do & they intend somekind of effect upon patrice Dec 2012 #46
Thanks Don sheshe2 Dec 2012 #19
"Please continue, Mr. Speaker" NT Tribalceltic Dec 2012 #20
He's one tough, smart, cool cat and he knows exactly what he's doing ailsagirl Dec 2012 #21
God! I hope you're right! I really do!!!! LongTomH Dec 2012 #22
K&R. byronius Dec 2012 #24
Yes, he is great at chess, but DonCoquixote Dec 2012 #27
If he is 8 steps ahead then a checkmate would entail making up the epic loss in 2010 Exultant Democracy Dec 2012 #28
I had a hunch that the handwringing Ilsa Dec 2012 #29
I hope so, I really really do! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #31
He's playing chess: they're playing checkers. n/t MrModerate Dec 2012 #32
He's playing chess and littlemissmartypants Dec 2012 #44
K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Dec 2012 #33
Chess game has always been a metaphor . . . caseymoz Dec 2012 #35
That's an important point & it explains why all of this is so intensely enervating. You can't really patrice Dec 2012 #49
I've felt this all along; they've had a plan and it's brilliant SaveAmerica Dec 2012 #37
I hope you'r right, We were sure pissed at him here last night. reverend_tim Dec 2012 #38
I think he's out thinking me. Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #40
We STILL need to absolutely KICK ASS in 2014. I'm hoping with some younger new candidates!!! patrice Dec 2012 #41
Y'all certainly are volatile about the President BainsBane Dec 2012 #42
He has certainly facilitated the auto destruction of the republican party flamingdem Dec 2012 #45
I know this about President Obama and me - dmr Dec 2012 #50
Did you fear the ACA would include single payer or a public option? If so, he did prove merrily Dec 2012 #106
I've had a feeling something is up Skittles Dec 2012 #51
damn do i hope you are right! veganlush Dec 2012 #57
I'll believe it when I see it. Fearless Dec 2012 #63
I so hope you are right about this... HoosierRadical Dec 2012 #69
just as I figured hfojvt Dec 2012 #70
Not everyone is declaring victory. Pragmatists face what is going on. Some of us are just glad patrice Dec 2012 #77
I hope that you are right. PotatoChip Dec 2012 #79
Rec #87 lamp_shade Dec 2012 #82
Yup. I have been saying this all along. As has Al Sharpton, on MSNBC. graham4anything Dec 2012 #88
K & R Scurrilous Dec 2012 #95
Obama plays chess Bucky Dec 2012 #98
I really hope so. I really hope SS isn't cut. nt ZombieHorde Dec 2012 #100
"Don't ask don't tell" was not gone suddenly. merrily Dec 2012 #101
good luck with that bowens43 Dec 2012 #107
K&R closeupready Dec 2012 #108
Sorry. SOCIAL SECURITY DOES NOT ADD ONE NICKEL TO THE DEFICIT. Why grahamhgreen Dec 2012 #112
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