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Egnever

(21,506 posts)
Tue Jan 12, 2016, 11:17 PM Jan 2016

If only this man had not been blocked at every step [View all]

A wasted opportunity for America in this man, He delivered a lot in spite of the opposition but so much more could have been accomplished.

I will miss his steady nerve. I doubt I will see his like in that office again in my lifetime.

Thank you Mr. President!

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Sure, if only........ 7wo7rees Jan 2016 #1
The very day he was taking his oath of office, a group of GOP Congressmen was taking a different... Hekate Jan 2016 #21
Agree with you 100%. No arguement. What a loss for us all. 7wo7rees Jan 2016 #25
yep, Republicans conspired to obstruct from day one ... napkinz Jan 2016 #36
He will go down in history AC_Mem Jan 2016 #2
Well said Egnever Jan 2016 #3
Because the candidate that constantly says the Republicans are our enemy retrowire Jan 2016 #6
Maybe even worse. ErikJ Jan 2016 #10
I don't see any reason the hate will stop, and it will probably get worse. rusty quoin Jan 2016 #12
I will be like Lindsay Graham. I MISS BARACK OBAMA. I wish he were still president demtenjeep Jan 2016 #4
Missed opportunities abound BeyondGeography Jan 2016 #5
What they did to him from start to finish is another black eye for this country's history... Ned_Devine Jan 2016 #7
I know. They impeached a president, and went on from there....Shit, the Supreme Court appointed one rusty quoin Jan 2016 #14
the same will happen to bernie or hillary and that's because their supporters, certainot Jan 2016 #8
^^THIS^^ zentrum Jan 2016 #9
Defeatism AgingAmerican Jan 2016 #11
mostly observation, study, and experience certainot Jan 2016 #17
Defeatism leads to right wing policies AgingAmerican Jan 2016 #19
it's not defeatism, it's stupid to ignore it. it's why we're here and have lost so certainot Jan 2016 #27
Who cares what they say? AgingAmerican Jan 2016 #34
your sister's a whore, your brother's a thief, and your ideas are treasonous certainot Jan 2016 #40
That could be Savage on any given day though Egnever Jan 2016 #35
he is just one of 400 hundred certainot Jan 2016 #41
"Defeatism" is a euphemism for "I can't argue you're wrong, and I won't admit you're right". Donald Ian Rankin Jan 2016 #37
IT's a description AgingAmerican Jan 2016 #38
To an extent I think that is true Egnever Jan 2016 #15
assuming a dem win is a mistake certainot Jan 2016 #24
I don't disagree that RW radio is an incredibly harmful phenomena Egnever Jan 2016 #32
if it's bernie v trump, elements of the 1% and MIC will try anything to certainot Jan 2016 #42
It's called stochastic terrorism. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2016 #30
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You got that right! nt Stellar Jan 2016 #16
Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2016 #18
I love Obama, in a manly way. But WTF why is the TPP on his agenda? Akamai Jan 2016 #20
I am curious Egnever Jan 2016 #28
Let Bernie's website give you some reasons (from berniesanders.gov) Akamai Jan 2016 #43
Barack Obama is a great man. Long life to him, and may he enjoy the fruits of his labors! Hekate Jan 2016 #22
Yes Liberal_in_LA Jan 2016 #23
But isn't it remarkle, given how broken our system is Lodestar Jan 2016 #26
I would call it a fluke Egnever Jan 2016 #29
He has raised the bar SO high Lodestar Jan 2016 #31
It is going to be a very difficult year Egnever Jan 2016 #33
He wasn't blocked at every step. eomer Jan 2016 #39
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