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FiveGoodMen

(20,018 posts)
19. "Republicans have countered that the president is fundamentally unwilling to compromise"
Mon Oct 29, 2012, 03:32 PM
Oct 2012

If there were a god, their tongues would snap off when they tried to say that.

He is right, and if the republican party continues to pursue extreme right wing policies, they will still_one Oct 2012 #1
You are going to get the Tea Party wing saying Romney was too much to the left. Democratopia Oct 2012 #2
bingo... to them racism is political capital, use it or lose it... oldhippydude Oct 2012 #3
The right wing Tea partiers will say they weren't hard right enough to match the "real" America Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2012 #6
I agree Mz Pip Oct 2012 #14
The moderate repubs will flee to the right-of-center democratic party. CrispyQ Oct 2012 #27
Which is why it's important to maintain good ties with the 'intelligent' Republicans. randome Oct 2012 #4
^^^ There is such a thing ^^^ oswaldactedalone Oct 2012 #5
I think there are, but to not go completley extinct, Volaris Oct 2012 #8
my bro is a "moderate" repug who still defends the Tbaggers, but he's way too "liberal" for them wordpix Oct 2012 #11
I did put the word in quotes. And I laughed when I wrote it, too. randome Oct 2012 #12
not many of them left unfortunately ibegurpard Oct 2012 #33
The only answer is for the teahadists and fundies to split off and form their own party. onehandle Oct 2012 #7
I have basically ran out of any type of caring for these Iliyah Oct 2012 #9
The President is being diplomatic, but the GOP needs more than splitting up... BanTheGOP Oct 2012 #10
Well, they do love war:) llmart Oct 2012 #13
In 2016, should the Democrats run a white candidate the Republican Party will disintegrate. Scuba Oct 2012 #15
it does not matter what shade or gender of the person,running the hate is viral -LOKI -BAD FOR YA Oct 2012 #24
the democratic candidate in 2016 will most likely be a white male BlueMan Votes Oct 2012 #30
What do you think would hold them together? Their love of tax cuts for the wealthy? Scuba Oct 2012 #31
I fully expect it to get even uglier than the last 4 years lunatica Oct 2012 #16
I hope Obama is deliberately lying for reasons of political expedience. Jim Lane Oct 2012 #17
Blaming it on obstructionists is a losing proposition. Blanks Oct 2012 #25
I agree. That's the political expedience I saw in lying. Jim Lane Oct 2012 #28
True, there was room to be more critical. Blanks Oct 2012 #32
Bwahahahahahaha! Pass the popcorn! (N/M) Grins Oct 2012 #18
"Republicans have countered that the president is fundamentally unwilling to compromise" FiveGoodMen Oct 2012 #19
It's a huge, preposterous lie and must be exposed as such every time it is uttered. nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2012 #20
The way I see things ItsTheMediaStupid Oct 2012 #21
It has already begun -- they had to steal several primaries from Ron Paul KurtNYC Oct 2012 #22
With the bad weather on the east coast... Blanks Oct 2012 #26
This election is the end of the Southern Strategy johnlucas Oct 2012 #23
I think they should draft from the pool of College Republicans Arugula Latte Oct 2012 #29
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