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34. What evidence do you have to support your statement?

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Fri Dec 21, 2012, 12:35 AM

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He offered it because he knew they couldn't take it. Which means it was always safe. [View all] WilliamPitt Dec 2012 OP

I hope you are right. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2012 #1

Agree! CountAllVotes Dec 2012 #3

Me too! Eric the Reddish Dec 2012 #85

Please, Proceed, Speaker democrattotheend Dec 2012 #2

Those eyes. Like a child on Christmas morning. Barack_America Dec 2012 #6

looks more like a cat that cornered a mousie. heh. no children and christmas in those eyes to me. n/ Whisp Dec 2012 #8

I thought of an eagle with a rat in its sights gliding in for the kill. nt Doremus Dec 2012 #12

I think we may have had a different approach to Christmas, lol. Barack_America Dec 2012 #16

A softening on willingness to bargain a particular chip... Bonobo Dec 2012 #4

The President's Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2012 #28

Why not start with the Elephant in the Room, the Pentagon,, Crickets bahrbearian Dec 2012 #83

Being jerked around on such a crucial issue is not conducive to feelings of calmness. forestpath Dec 2012 #5

some of us know that it's the Pugs Obama jerks around... Whisp Dec 2012 #10

Why would he do that? Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2012 #29

Exactly , Why would he put something on the table that doesn't add to the debt? bahrbearian Dec 2012 #84

No. He offered it because he was willing to give it to them. MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #7

no. that is wrong. way wrong. Whisp Dec 2012 #13

Wrong, how? Obama still wants a deal with Republicans. Just because Boehner tanked doesn't mean MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #15

Yes, WRONG. Every time the President offers something he KNOWS the GOP Tea-Nazis will NEVER.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #73

Then WHY OFFER IT IN THE FIRST PLACE if he doesn't mean it?! Your rationale makes no sense to me. MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #77

Larry O'Donnel just said that Obama offered c-cpi on Monday to close the deal TheProgressive Dec 2012 #19

Yup. This might have been the worst performance by a Dem president Doctor_J Dec 2012 #25

+1 leftstreet Dec 2012 #43

Not so Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2012 #30

So he was trying to demonstrate how completely intransigent they are? Lex Dec 2012 #9

A Democratic president should not play games with Social Security and Medicare dflprincess Dec 2012 #11

+ 10000. amandabeech Dec 2012 #17

Yeah, the OP is complete BS Doctor_J Dec 2012 #23

Did you forget this? Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2012 #32

**coughorseshit**...nt SidDithers Dec 2012 #67

. dionysus Dec 2012 #78

I think that's true. randome Dec 2012 #14

You Tube of Obama's 2006 Speech to Brookings Institute...Words from his Mouth: KoKo Dec 2012 #86

Obama loves to give them as much rope as it takes Rex Dec 2012 #18

but he makes me very very very nervous when he does that LiberalElite Dec 2012 #21

It was obvious when he tied Presidential debt ceiling authority to any deal Recursion Dec 2012 #20

**coughorseshit** Doctor_J Dec 2012 #22

What evidence do you have to support your statement? Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2012 #34

Playing chicken with radical zealots? moondust Dec 2012 #24

Oh so the soc sec cuts are gone? I hear its still the prez's plan on the local nooze at 11. SugarShack Dec 2012 #26

Shh! Don't lie down in front of the bullshit bandwagon! Doctor_J Dec 2012 #68

how do we know this? La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2012 #27

that is an Obama-centric analysis Enrique Dec 2012 #31

We still have to keep in contact with our representatives in The Second Stone Dec 2012 #33

chess!!&*!UY!!&^!!^%&!!! bigtree Dec 2012 #35

No sheet changing, eh??? And I mean that in the nicest way possible, Will. msanthrope Dec 2012 #36

Fantasy MFrohike Dec 2012 #37

I mean, after all....we got single payer, didn't we? Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2012 #38

Single payer was not possible at that time.. President Cha Dec 2012 #41

+1 ellisonz Dec 2012 #52

He didn't even put it in to use as a bargaining point. amandabeech Dec 2012 #54

He could have gotten some sort of public option, but he never really tried. And I think he GreenPartyVoter Dec 2012 #63

President Obama knew what he could get. Cha Dec 2012 #79

Which was a great prize for the insurance companies. Of course he could get that. GreenPartyVoter Dec 2012 #82

Remember how he bluffed them on free trade? On accounting deregulation? MannyGoldstein Dec 2012 #39

'you can't always get what you want' spanone Dec 2012 #40

But a lot of Americans can't even get what they need amandabeech Dec 2012 #55

Obamacare Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #49

Self justifying logic. How do the American people benefit from this? TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #42

Just like her? DonCoquixote Dec 2012 #47

That was what I was trying to express but lost the key "wasn't" in the just like her TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #75

They don't Doctor_J Dec 2012 #70

Once again i bow donheld Dec 2012 #44

Remember what Zappa said. Bonobo Dec 2012 #45

He dangled the baby over the balcony because they couldn't demand he drop it. JackRiddler Dec 2012 #46

Clear proof of strong good hands. And effective blindfold. No worries. jsr Dec 2012 #65

Off topic? Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #48

who are we dealing with? hfojvt Dec 2012 #50

But we SHOULD be mad! Exen Trik Dec 2012 #51

That's my impression. allrevvedup Dec 2012 #53

Student councils and local governments are not playing with their elderly neighbor's lunch money. n/ amandabeech Dec 2012 #57

Very true. allrevvedup Dec 2012 #59

I signed Bernie Sanders. amandabeech Dec 2012 #60

Here's the link: allrevvedup Dec 2012 #61

Linke to Bernie Sanders' petition, and it's still open: allrevvedup Dec 2012 #62

He is playing a very dangerous game with peoples lives Resonance_Chamber Dec 2012 #56

The sarcasm smilie is missing from your post. idwiyo Dec 2012 #58

oh, bullshit Cosmocat Dec 2012 #64

DU rec... SidDithers Dec 2012 #66

Will you know for certain Liberalynn Dec 2012 #69

Agree 100%. But you're going to take a lot of flak from the Literal Lefties.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #71

Tho I usually agree with Mr Pitt... 99Forever Dec 2012 #72

The haters are just looking for excuses to bash Obama. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #74

Oh good grief Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #81

I believe you are correct. Turbineguy Dec 2012 #76

And it is now the STARTING POINT of future negations cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #80