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Myrina

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9. Tired of all the strategerizing and triangulating ...

Fri Feb 10, 2012, 12:42 PM

Feb 2012

Just take a stance, and stick with it, Mr. President.
Those who agree will support you - and continue to do so.
Those who do not, will not.

Enough 47 level quasi-dimensional campaign chess bullshit.
Show us what you REALLY believe and who you REALLY are.
(Unless you are showing us that you're not much more than a bad player of games.)

Thanks and have a nice day.

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Why the White House Picked a Contraception Fight [View all] babylonsister Feb 2012 OP

Compromise? Not tax the church in return for the church to lay off politics? RC Feb 2012 #1

Bad News CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #2

I don't think people hate Obamacare. Maybe you'd like to believe that...I've noticed that some CTyankee Feb 2012 #3

They do not yet know what it is. CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #5

Exactly! Obama and the Democrats failed to attack the Republican narrative. Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2012 #7

Do you mean you like it? CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #14

I love it. JoePhilly Feb 2012 #15

We should have Medicare she would not have to worry. But at least you got her care. Good. CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #17

yes ... and of course we could have had nothing. JoePhilly Feb 2012 #19

This I wholly agree with you. vaberella Feb 2012 #34

They seem to have the ability to activly hold diametrically opposed positions on any JoePhilly Feb 2012 #37

It's not perfect, but it's got some good stuff in it. I prefer to have a public option and I Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2012 #16

So simple. CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #20

Medicare Part E was put forward in the House by Kucinich and Anthony Weiner. It couldn't even get Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2012 #23

I couldn't agree more. n/t vaberella Feb 2012 #35

Obama did not fail. Congress and Democrats overall did. vaberella Feb 2012 #33

I hear you, but there was something lacking in the messaging. Back then, Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2012 #38

I have to disagree - at least if you are in the south. People more than hate it Laura PourMeADrink Feb 2012 #32

"Obamacare" is a RW term. Odin2005 Feb 2012 #30

Yep, a shiny object for the "Conservative" rubes. bemildred Feb 2012 #4

Falling out of bed easy. CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #6

If this tips it so that Santorum runs Romney deep into the primary campaign or if by grantcart Feb 2012 #8

I see you get it. quaker bill Feb 2012 #27

slowly and surely their area of conflict is shrinking grantcart Feb 2012 #28

and perhaps a McCain redux quaker bill Feb 2012 #31

Tired of all the strategerizing and triangulating ... Myrina Feb 2012 #9

It's not all that complicated. The Doctor. Feb 2012 #10

This was done on purpose. cliffordu Feb 2012 #12

Politics isn't quite that cut and dried, even if you feel it should be. Ikonoklast Feb 2012 #13

Plus, this issue activates women. JDPriestly Feb 2012 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author politicasista Feb 2012 #18

It seems women are mute on this issue UCmeNdc Feb 2012 #21

Women aren't mute. The Corporate Media is making this into a one-sided issue by Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2012 #24

The Democrats tfrey1225 Feb 2012 #26

But it's not only that. vaberella Feb 2012 #36

If true tfrey1225 Feb 2012 #22

See my response (Post #24). The president/Democrats should have framed the debate Liberal_Stalwart71 Feb 2012 #25

Somebody read my mind, because that is what I was thinking! Odin2005 Feb 2012 #29