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Well said mcar Oct 2013 #1
Hahaha! I was planning on stealing the bit about beerandjesus Oct 2013 #63
Hear, hear. libdem4life Oct 2013 #2
The fight is not over, Will scheming daemons Oct 2013 #3
thanks scheming.. We need to Win Back the House. 2014! Cha Oct 2013 #9
And An approiate Message to ALL the GOP A-Holes..... Left Coast2020 Oct 2013 #17
Oh man.. I love that song.. you should make it an OP right fucking Cha Oct 2013 #19
check out how united we have been over this extortion attempt Skittles Oct 2013 #4
He finally stood by a hard line and good things followed. pa28 Oct 2013 #5
BINGO. And a tip of the hat to PBO. chimpymustgo Oct 2013 #72
"goddam meth-addled barn swallows we endure now" was the winner for me. Kudos is correct..n/t monmouth3 Oct 2013 #6
+++++ mopinko Oct 2013 #30
God, that was brilliant Ishoutandscream2 Oct 2013 #33
Agreed. nt stopwastingmymoney Oct 2013 #39
Every goddam meth-addled barn swallow has his day. Kennah Oct 2013 #52
The President is not the only one who has done very well. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2013 #7
Yep. You said it. tblue Oct 2013 #51
I'm glad he held firm pscot Oct 2013 #8
If he had shown some of this toughness ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2013 #43
If Hillary has to win with only 65% of the vote, I can live with that. Kennah Oct 2013 #53
Sometimes I disagree with you...but not tonight! Auntie Bush Oct 2013 #10
Kick & rec! octoberlib Oct 2013 #11
He hung tough. Good on him. Jester Messiah Oct 2013 #12
Well said and agreed n/t OhioChick Oct 2013 #13
fie!! ellennelle Oct 2013 #14
Only the meth-addled ones. WilliamPitt Oct 2013 #15
He got tired of having sand kicked in his face.. kentuck Oct 2013 #16
My favorite Ted Cruz picture Bucky Oct 2013 #71
the teathugs have been chastened heaven05 Oct 2013 #18
My Offer is This: Nothing ProSense Oct 2013 #20
"Please proceed." It's the perfect way of dealing with the GOP. They'll do it all for you. nolabear Oct 2013 #21
It's called "hoisting them on their own petard". DinahMoeHum Oct 2013 #37
Kudos to you WilliamPitt New Orleans Strong Oct 2013 #22
LOL!!!! "Never interfere with a perfectly good train wreck." meti57b Oct 2013 #23
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I can't remember the exact quote... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2013 #25
Napoleon i believe. skamaria Oct 2013 #75
Good on ya, Will NastyRiffraff Oct 2013 #26
"meth-addled barn swallows"... dchill Oct 2013 #27
I will by the morning. WilliamPitt Oct 2013 #28
Not to worry... Jeff In Milwaukee Oct 2013 #32
Well said William! Crewleader Oct 2013 #29
The baggers condensed an entire year's worth of FAIL into a two week stretch Snake Plissken Oct 2013 #31
Bringing new meaning to the term "Like a boss.."! Moostache Oct 2013 #34
He always seems like the only adult in the room munster69 Oct 2013 #35
Meth-addled barn swallows?? ladym55 Oct 2013 #36
This f'd up gov. shutdown debacle did much to divide & expose the RW'ers for who they are/ aren't. hue Oct 2013 #38
It certainly was clear who were the adults in the room, wasn't it? Especially the President. calimary Oct 2013 #40
Woo woo!! Politicub Oct 2013 #41
I can't argue with that 2naSalit Oct 2013 #42
Agreed. CreekDog Oct 2013 #44
Ugh and no. lonestarnot Oct 2013 #45
Please ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2013 #46
+1 Hekate Oct 2013 #55
Truth is ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2013 #61
Quote of the Day!! N/T Guilded Lilly Oct 2013 #69
Finally. Now he simply needs to tell them what to do next, IMHO:) grahamhgreen Oct 2013 #47
"meth-addled barn swallows" 2banon Oct 2013 #48
Their has always been somthing a bit unsavory about BillyRibs Oct 2013 #49
3 words crack me up when I see them because they Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #50
But...but...but.. We ALL knew his secret identy! yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #54
Gotta hand it to you. No one can coin a phrase as well as you. juajen Oct 2013 #56
Superbly said. K&R. Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #57
I'll chime in too dreamnightwind Oct 2013 #58
Great job Mr. President!! tweeternik Oct 2013 #59
The Republicans tried Maxwell Smart's line and Obama called them on it DFW Oct 2013 #60
catastrophically Derpy LisaLynne Oct 2013 #62
I believe that's a significant oversimplification. Orsino Oct 2013 #64
right on frog64 Oct 2013 #65
Yep. Did good here. Jakes Progress Oct 2013 #66
This is obvious MichaelKelley Oct 2013 #67
Fuck, yeah! Good one! ancianita Oct 2013 #68
It is unprecedented for a president's party to gain House seats in a 6th year election Bucky Oct 2013 #70
Agree, agree, but it is a god-damned shame 'effin' McConnell had to be paid a $2 billion indepat Oct 2013 #73
Backing down on Bombing Syria allowing Weapons Inspections to move forward KoKo Oct 2013 #74
The speech this morning was great EXCEPT, hearing between the lines, I strongly suspect JDPriestly Oct 2013 #76
K&R for "meth-addled barn swallows" alone. Brilliant! 11 Bravo Oct 2013 #77
Pride Fatbob Oct 2013 #78
Me too! K&R caseymoz Oct 2013 #79
K&R I'm also very proud of President Obama! DianaForRussFeingold Oct 2013 #80
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