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In reply to the discussion: President Obama can easily satisfy and silence liberal critics [View all]babylonsister
(171,054 posts)37. Thank you and I love you, D I. nt
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Excellent post. That laundry list applies to the poster, but millions of other Obama supporters
pnwmom
Dec 2012
#11
Except for the first item, these are under Congress's authority not the pres
Liberal_Stalwart71
Dec 2012
#101
Bull. There will always be critics on the left and the right, no matter how good a job he does.
pnwmom
Dec 2012
#9
I think he could do a lot to see that the Patriot Act isnt continued forever.
rhett o rick
Dec 2012
#22
And that's just one item on the laundry list of things he should be "demanding,"
pnwmom
Dec 2012
#38
Civil liberties is not an option for a Democratic society. It's not something on a
sabrina 1
Dec 2012
#59
Somehow I am just now reading this post. You said what needs to be said. I think that's called
rhett o rick
Jan 2013
#159
Tax rates, unemployment benefits, SS and Medicare benefits are things that might "disappoint" me.
rhett o rick
Jan 2013
#160
That's one of the problems with emo progs: emotions are completely fungible & transferable . . .
patrice
Dec 2012
#29
Do you pay any attention to the news beyond the pablum fed to you by the American infotainment
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#134
Let's be clear about DOMA. What he has done hasnt helped anyone. His agencies are still enforcing it
rhett o rick
Jan 2013
#161
Like it or not, it's politics, they can't do anything for anyone who won't support on anything but
patrice
Dec 2012
#12
what kind of nasty piece of work does it take to try to make "liberal" a bad word here?
DisgustipatedinCA
Dec 2012
#124
The ONLY reason Liberal is on the far left edge of Democrat, is because the Democratic Party
RC
Jan 2013
#152
Expecting a Democratic President to fight for Dem positions is not impossible (nt)
Demo_Chris
Dec 2012
#72
I think your post proves he'll never be able to silence you critics...
Drunken Irishman
Dec 2012
#20
"I'm sure if the votes had been there in '10, we would have that system. They weren't."
LWolf
Dec 2012
#115
I am proud to say that I will continue to push him to fix this mess we find ourselves in.
rhett o rick
Jan 2013
#162
So, the basic question here is: Do YOU have the numbers to accomplish your goals?
patrice
Dec 2012
#25
Go see Lincoln the movie. Demanding 100% of your personal laundry list is well, self-serving to you
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#32
"I expect that Hillary would fight for them even if she thought she might lose. "
ProSense
Dec 2012
#80
A lot of posters evidently didn't make it all the way to this part of your OP
Fumesucker
Dec 2012
#34
Just do it? Do you happen to know why sooooooo many people think Presidents are KINGS?
patrice
Dec 2012
#36
We saw what happened to OWS... but I guess there is no point in electing a champion to your cause
eilen
Jan 2013
#149
Yikey, that was probably your first mistake. You should have lurked for a while.
eilen
Dec 2012
#107
I had no illusions about President Obama. The only thing I knew for sure was the Supreme Court,
still_one
Dec 2012
#56
Since this administration has opted to continue many of the criminal policies of
Bad_Ronald
Dec 2012
#103
Then you better get busy finding the uber Progressive candidate for 2016 ... or ...
JoePhilly
Dec 2012
#99
sure , all he has to do is do what he says he will do instead of what the cons tell him to do...but
bowens43
Dec 2012
#128
I don't know that he's trying to "silence" them, I just think the American people stopped.......
Tarheel_Dem
Dec 2012
#129
They only have to tune in to MSNBC, or KTLK, etc. There are liberal options.
Tarheel_Dem
Jan 2013
#148
Aren't you precious? Hopefully, the poster I actually responded to knew that I....
Tarheel_Dem
Jan 2013
#165
Seeing how little those priorities have become, or are likely to become, realities
indepat
Dec 2012
#136