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Egalitarian Thug

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134. Do you pay any attention to the news beyond the pablum fed to you by the American infotainment
Mon Dec 31, 2012, 06:37 PM
Dec 2012

industry? Iraq is an ongoing disaster. But that wasn't the President's fault. What is entirely his fault is that his "process of leaving Afghanistan" entailed throwing tens of thousands more soldiers into it and taking longer to get out of it than all of WWII took from begging to end.

You also have a hysterically funny definition of fighting. Gay marriage is great, but he didn't come close to fighting for it, he just didn't fight against after the Vice President made his comment. Similarly, directing the DoJ to slow prosecutions of DOMA is not fighting for its abolition. And as far as the Health Insurance Industry Profit Protection Act, there are several books already out there, as well as several hundred court cases that specifically demonstrate that he did not fight for anything except to keep any real reform out of the debate.

You have demonstrated absolutely no objective judgment, nor even concrete examples of the points you espouse, you are simply a fan.

The Tea Party folk have a mistaken belief. Igel Dec 2012 #1
^ This. +1000. (nt) Recursion Dec 2012 #6
Excellent post. That laundry list applies to the poster, but millions of other Obama supporters pnwmom Dec 2012 #11
Your right, people vote for their own personal reason marlakay Dec 2012 #14
^^^ ditto x 100. nt CincyDem Dec 2012 #88
Thanks. My response below. Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #61
+1 nt MADem Dec 2012 #26
Very true, and well said, but... (response below) Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #66
I wish there were an award for "Post Of The Day"!!!!! Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #126
Great post. Kick and Rec.... /nt think Dec 2012 #2
and others understand how the United States Congress works... uponit7771 Dec 2012 #3
It is a shame One of the 99 Dec 2012 #63
OMG! RobertEarl Dec 2012 #4
Oh, is that all? Why didn't you say so? Pretzel_Warrior Dec 2012 #5
A few more: snot Dec 2012 #7
Except for the first item, these are under Congress's authority not the pres Liberal_Stalwart71 Dec 2012 #101
I see a much simpler way of putting it starroute Dec 2012 #8
Thanks! You said it much better than me. (nt) Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #67
Very well said Liberalynn Dec 2012 #83
Bull. There will always be critics on the left and the right, no matter how good a job he does. pnwmom Dec 2012 #9
Your post right here should be reiterated again and again on DU. CheapShotArtist Dec 2012 #21
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
That may be so... Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #68
Yeah because you know what goes on in the president's mind. Liberal_Stalwart71 Dec 2012 #102
Sabrina, please consider making this an OP. woo me with science Dec 2012 #114
I am sick to death of the covering up of these issues, or the attempt to do sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #131
And I second that. nm rhett o rick Jan 2013 #158
I LOVE YOUR MIND Drew Richards Dec 2012 #139
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
actually he can kill the Bush tax cuts without any help at all from Congress hfojvt Dec 2012 #58
That's one of the problems with emo progs: emotions are completely fungible & transferable . . . patrice Dec 2012 #29
So, which of the listed goals is he fighting for? Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #30
The very first one, for example. pnwmom Dec 2012 #40
Are we rewriting history here? Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #69
You are. pnwmom Dec 2012 #123
Response Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #137
We are not really out of Iraq either. RC Jan 2013 #151
Yeah that was my thoughts too....... socialist_n_TN Jan 2013 #164
Do you pay any attention to the news beyond the pablum fed to you by the American infotainment Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #134
You have demonstrated absolutely no objective judgement, you are simply pnwmom Dec 2012 #135
That's funny. I listed specific facts while you resorted to Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #155
This message was self-deleted by its author Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #156
What? No diabolical "Look! your shoelace is untied!" comeback? Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #157
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
Compromise obxhead Dec 2012 #10
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
call yourself whatever you want. you're a purist and a radical pasto76 Dec 2012 #13
Even Obama knows that he is a moderate republican: think Dec 2012 #15
"The truth of the matter is that my policies are so mainstream ... Summer Hathaway Dec 2012 #48
It was sarcasm but we'll pretend you comprehended that..... think Dec 2012 #51
Ooops! My bad ... Summer Hathaway Dec 2012 #52
Yep. I must really think Obama thinks he's a moderate Republican. think Dec 2012 #54
Yes, you very obviously weren't being sarcastic at all ... Summer Hathaway Dec 2012 #55
Been here since March 2008. But this is sudden in your books? think Dec 2012 #109
I guess it was the fact Summer Hathaway Dec 2012 #132
. Capt. Obvious Dec 2012 #57
It never would have passed the Senate. boxman15 Dec 2012 #110
So why even try is what you're saying Capt. Obvious Dec 2012 #116
So Obama proposed those things then? Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #70
correction.. We elected a Democrat,.. capital D. . . . n/t annabanana Dec 2012 #82
Absolutely timesamillion Dec 2012 #112
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
WTF? "We understand that politics is the art of the possible" NashvilleLefty Dec 2012 #16
Expecting a Democratic President to fight for Dem positions is not impossible (nt) Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #72
K&R MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author Drunken Irishman Dec 2012 #18
I've seen a few of your posts on here bama_blue_dot Dec 2012 #19
Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #125
I think your post proves he'll never be able to silence you critics... Drunken Irishman Dec 2012 #20
Thanks for the lesson, DIrish. Cha Dec 2012 #23
Great post! bama_blue_dot Dec 2012 #24
Outstanding refutation. nt MADem Dec 2012 #27
Some details there: bhikkhu Dec 2012 #31
The graph on defense spending is fascinating davidpdx Dec 2012 #89
Yes, though note the Heritage Foundation bias there - bhikkhu Dec 2012 #120
Thank you and I love you, D I. nt babylonsister Dec 2012 #37
Wel done! Summer Hathaway Dec 2012 #53
Thanks for the reality check. One of the 99 Dec 2012 #64
Reread my post. Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #73
"President Obama can easily satisfy and silence liberal critics" ProSense Dec 2012 #75
The OP is nonsensical drivel ProSense Dec 2012 #74
I agree, protectionism killed us in the last 20s and early 30s davidpdx Dec 2012 #100
THIS response is why I rec'd & tweeted the thread.. . . .n/t annabanana Dec 2012 #85
"I'm sure if the votes had been there in '10, we would have that system. They weren't." LWolf Dec 2012 #115
Nicely said. great white snark Dec 2012 #133
So why do we have a President at all, if he can't do anything? RC Jan 2013 #153
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
kick samsingh Dec 2012 #28
Go see Lincoln the movie. Demanding 100% of your personal laundry list is well, self-serving to you graham4anything Dec 2012 #32
+1. n/t pnwmom Dec 2012 #41
Would you expect Hillary to fight for them if she said she would? Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #78
"I expect that Hillary would fight for them even if she thought she might lose. " ProSense Dec 2012 #80
As Bing Crosby said Everybody has an angle, and we know yours graham4anything Dec 2012 #105
Isn't there ProSense Dec 2012 #106
No, it was about everybody having an angle graham4anything Dec 2012 #119
Where have I EVER said I don't like Hillary? Find ONE example! (nt) Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #138
the post didn't quote your post graham4anything Dec 2012 #141
This is hillarious! bama_blue_dot Dec 2012 #90
I don't know Hillary's policy positions. I do know... Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #95
You don't know her policy positions? bama_blue_dot Dec 2012 #97
Did she not work hard for Obama? To the point of physical collapse? Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #140
Unrec. and bite me. Where did you come from? babylonsister Dec 2012 #33
. ProSense Dec 2012 #81
A lot of posters evidently didn't make it all the way to this part of your OP Fumesucker Dec 2012 #34
+1 think Dec 2012 #35
I got to that part. But it didn't overcome the "demand" part. nt pnwmom Dec 2012 #42
Which tells me it was poorly written on my part. Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #44
Not really Fumesucker Dec 2012 #46
... SammyWinstonJack Dec 2012 #76
So I have learned. I won't be in a hurry to do this again. (nt) Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #79
Don't sweat it. bvar22 Dec 2012 #118
Thanks. I wish I had said it half as well as you just did. (nt) Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #142
Happy New Year! Agony Dec 2012 #145
I wish I had read your post before I started posting buzzroller Dec 2012 #94
Indeed. woo me with science Dec 2012 #62
Just do it? Do you happen to know why sooooooo many people think Presidents are KINGS? patrice Dec 2012 #36
There is no point in wasting your time bama_blue_dot Dec 2012 #39
My "agenda" is reading and thinking about what others have to say. Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #43
So when others provide detailed responses bama_blue_dot Dec 2012 #45
My apologies. (nt) Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #84
Extend the Bush tax cuts for the rich another four years think Dec 2012 #47
Why do you need someone else to demand and fight for these things? treestar Dec 2012 #49
I am not the President. My part was working to see Obama elected Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #87
Actually, the President has said many times bama_blue_dot Dec 2012 #96
We saw what happened to OWS... but I guess there is no point in electing a champion to your cause eilen Jan 2013 #149
What about the governor of your state treestar Dec 2012 #104
I am. Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #143
It's so heartening to see Summer Hathaway Dec 2012 #50
Did I need a special reason to register or post? Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #92
Yikey, that was probably your first mistake. You should have lurked for a while. eilen Dec 2012 #107
No special reason required. Summer Hathaway Dec 2012 #147
I had no illusions about President Obama. The only thing I knew for sure was the Supreme Court, still_one Dec 2012 #56
Threads like these always fascinate me, woo me with science Dec 2012 #60
+1 Thank you. djean111 Dec 2012 #65
Why don't you ProSense Dec 2012 #71
Granted, it is something -- a tiny bit of something BlueStreak Dec 2012 #91
Look MA!!! bvar22 Dec 2012 #121
Well said. woo me with science Dec 2012 #130
+1000! SammyWinstonJack Dec 2012 #77
Thanks. It has certainly been an eye opening experience for me. (nt) Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #93
People on the Right should realy just shut up and enjoy. They won. BlueStreak Dec 2012 #86
Your list is a few short. Let me add........ Hotler Dec 2012 #98
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
Amen to that. raouldukelives Dec 2012 #108
Question: Since when is "ending the wars" and what not uber-progressive? Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #144
Fine. Get the House and Senate in line, then. CakeGrrl Dec 2012 #111
Millions of Democrats have the same goals Oilwellian Dec 2012 #113
Bush dismantled decades of progress in 100 days Generic Other Dec 2012 #117
DURec! bvar22 Dec 2012 #122
This message was self-deleted by its author ann--- Dec 2012 #127
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
True, but... Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #146
They only have to tune in to MSNBC, or KTLK, etc. There are liberal options. Tarheel_Dem Jan 2013 #148
in post 148, Traheel_Dem says: bvar22 Jan 2013 #154
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
Yeah he can BY DOING WHAT HE PROMISED DiverDave Jan 2013 #150
So easy to say. How would you work with the Congress in place? CakeGrrl Jan 2013 #163
How about not nominating rethugs for cabinet posts? DiverDave Jan 2013 #166
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