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16. You're reading way too much into those two words. But if leaping to conclusions is your thing ...

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Thu Aug 1, 2013, 09:47 AM

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so what exactly happened with Obama and congress today? [View all] grasswire Aug 2013 OP

I'm sure he did it Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #1

He begged for more time RobertEarl Aug 2013 #2

Yeah, mmhmm, okay. Summer Hathaway Aug 2013 #3

Funny I saw part of a video of Obama with the Dems on TV, but didn't see Grayson with 'em. n/t Tx4obama Aug 2013 #5

Not just Grayson, Al Franken is now on board as he witnesses more and more of these sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #35

^^K&R^^nt Progressive dog Aug 2013 #6

+100 JoePhilly Aug 2013 #8

+++ Whisp Aug 2013 #25

Part of what Obama discussed with the Dems on the Hill is in the article on link below Tx4obama Aug 2013 #4

The most important issue facing the American people Progressive dog Aug 2013 #7

What is it, pray tell, in your opinion? Scuba Aug 2013 #9

NSA spying isn't it, I could make a list but Progressive dog Aug 2013 #10

So you can't cite your own, but you're pretty sure you know mine. Fascinating. Scuba Aug 2013 #11

You made yours plain by your defense of the OP Progressive dog Aug 2013 #12

What defense of the OP? I made no such defense. Scuba Aug 2013 #13

No, of course you didn't Progressive dog Aug 2013 #14

You're reading way too much into those two words. But if leaping to conclusions is your thing ... Scuba Aug 2013 #16

So you choode not to repudiate your defense of the OP? Progressive dog Aug 2013 #17

I made no defense of the OP. I merely asked what your top issue is. Scuba Aug 2013 #18

Yes you did defend the OP and you asked me Progressive dog Aug 2013 #21

You don't have to believe a " fleeing accused felon, over our elected government" ... Scuba Aug 2013 #22

Willing to attack but not willing to discuss your own. LWolf Aug 2013 #19

I don't usually assign priorities 1,2, or 3 Progressive dog Aug 2013 #20

I don't either, but at least I can list them. LWolf Aug 2013 #23

I don't like to waste time since the Democratic platform is readily available, Progressive dog Aug 2013 #30

. LWolf Aug 2013 #34

Of course. The Democratic platform is there, what else could anyone morningfog Aug 2013 #76

Certainly don't need Snowden worship but maybe it's in the platform.. Progressive dog Aug 2013 #83

I concur with your list. nt PufPuf23 Aug 2013 #91

I followed you all the way down to here where you say you don't usually assign matthews Aug 2013 #26

I told you, the priorities in the Democratic platform come first Progressive dog Aug 2013 #29

But you can tell us what isn't even on the list? Okay, I think I finally understand. nt matthews Aug 2013 #31

At this time no because it would be giving Progressive dog Aug 2013 #33

Nice try, no cigar. nt matthews Aug 2013 #40

No cigar, I can't have a prize from you. Progressive dog Aug 2013 #42

Don't really care. I don't prioritize things myself. Then again, nor do I leave them matthews Aug 2013 #43

Wouldn't "off the list" be a priority of never? nt Progressive dog Aug 2013 #45

Keep trying. I'll check back later to see if a brain cell ever kicks in. matthews Aug 2013 #46

Has yours yet? Will it ever? How would you know? Progressive dog Aug 2013 #47

Going the Pee Wee Herman route, are you? "I know I am but what are you?" matthews Aug 2013 #49

Nope, I was serious about you, Progressive dog Aug 2013 #50

The priorities of the Democratic Platform are less likely to occur, Uncle Joe Aug 2013 #61

"a drift toward a full blown police state. " Progressive dog Aug 2013 #62

There are two primary ways that can happen. Uncle Joe Aug 2013 #67

Okay, if that's what you think. Progressive dog Aug 2013 #69

Conservatives have the strongest track record of disenfranchising the vote Uncle Joe Aug 2013 #71

War on terror, war on drugs Progressive dog Aug 2013 #72

War on terror, war on drugs don't have to be real wars to serve its' purpose. Uncle Joe Aug 2013 #75

We've wasted a lot of money and lives but Progressive dog Aug 2013 #85

In regards to the so called "War on Drugs" Uncle Joe Aug 2013 #88

Sedition act, Woodrow Wilson, was not early in our history. Progressive dog Aug 2013 #89

It might simplify matters if you would make up your mind, but if it helps any you were correct the Uncle Joe Aug 2013 #90

Sedition acts under Wilson were not the same Progressive dog Aug 2013 #92

That's why I included this paragraph in my post to which you just responded to. Uncle Joe Aug 2013 #93

You can't possibly not know what and means. Progressive dog Aug 2013 #94

Yes because all those other crisis means this little "fantasy" Uncle Joe Aug 2013 #95

Now that depends on what you mean by Progressive dog Aug 2013 #96

I'm curious, how did you determine the odds? Uncle Joe Aug 2013 #97

Just made the odds up based on Progressive dog Aug 2013 #98

No, not by a long shot. RC Aug 2013 #78

Political parties are elected to do the stuff in their Progressive dog Aug 2013 #82

Are you forgetting the election fraud, gerrymandering, picking who we are allowed to vote for in RC Aug 2013 #84

No, but those issues have nothing to do with Progressive dog Aug 2013 #87

actually, adults in business & government do it all the time. all the time, in formal plans & on HiPointDem Aug 2013 #41

Adults in business and government do it all the time and Progressive dog Aug 2013 #44

you claimed that adults didn't prioritize, 'only children,' because adults could do two things at HiPointDem Aug 2013 #51

"you claimed that adults didn't prioritize" No I didn't Progressive dog Aug 2013 #53

yes, you implicitly *did*: HiPointDem Aug 2013 #55

No I didn't, I explicitly didn't. Progressive dog Aug 2013 #59

i have no problem. HiPointDem Aug 2013 #74

Really, since when did Bush's spy policies 'not make the Democrats' list'? Airc it has been on the sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #36

I'm assuming you can show me where they are in the platform Progressive dog Aug 2013 #39

Like I said, you need to catch up with the news. It is not a 'small group' of Democrats sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #58

Probably like 20million plus Democrats total Progressive dog Aug 2013 #60

I asked you a question. sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #63

Of course you did and you didn't understand the Progressive dog Aug 2013 #64

I perfectly understood your comment. sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #73

The NSA deal is NOT the most important issue MineralMan Aug 2013 #15

This is a fringe issue. While we can see the importance of reigning in the NSA, JaneyVee Aug 2013 #32

Denial still running deep, eh, Janey? RobertEarl Aug 2013 #37

Bush policies have always been at the top of the list of important issues for Democrats. sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #38

how the NSA affects Americans grasswire Aug 2013 #77

There are critical issues being decided about the sequester - Repubs are in disarray JPZenger Aug 2013 #24

that is correct. Obama probably didn't even know Recyle Green had a meeting. Whisp Aug 2013 #27

Wait a minute, to the best of my knowledge only Greenwald such a claim. Raine1967 Aug 2013 #28

Grayson said the same thing: The hearing was "reluctantly" postponed because deurbano Aug 2013 #54

Grayson didn't say what the OP and Greenwald alluded to. Raine1967 Aug 2013 #65

Yes, not exactly the same. Greenwald is more directly expressing his suspicion deurbano Aug 2013 #70

Sorry to burst your bubble but the NSA issue is NOT the most important issue facing the US Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #48

800 Billion would go a long way toward relieving the distress... grasswire Aug 2013 #81

Obama has an excuse, if his meeting was schedule before Grayson's was The Corrector Aug 2013 #52

Hard to say, but obviously Grayson had not "gotten the memo" regarding the President's visit deurbano Aug 2013 #56

it was an off the record meeting, it didn't have to be cancelled. Raine1967 Aug 2013 #66

An excuse, are you serious. sheshe2 Aug 2013 #79

cue the outrage: Obama gives Dems marching orders geek tragedy Aug 2013 #57

I thought Greenwald was supposed to be responsible for this? burnodo Aug 2013 #68

the most important issue facing the american people? madrchsod Aug 2013 #80

Nothing of note. Why? Safetykitten Aug 2013 #86