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2016 Postmortem

satxdem

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Reply to Myrina (Reply #26)

Wed Nov 14, 2012, 03:39 PM

Nov 2012

You don't have to cut benefits. You can stop paying doctors for how many procedures they do and pay them to keep people healthy. Negotiating on drugs cost, etc. But you are right, it would totally be inhumane to cut people's only access to care. But I don't think Obama is inhumane, do you?

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Obama press conference sonydee Nov 2012 #1

Welcome to DU. Graybeard Nov 2012 #3

Jobs #1. Graybeard Nov 2012 #2

Spam deleted by gkhouston (MIR Team) Dubster Nov 2012 #4

couldn't get the link to work, but happy to hear that jobs and ending tax cuts are TOP PRIORITY Liberal_Stalwart71 Nov 2012 #5

Please feed those of us whose employer does not allow video/audio feeds!!! n/t WilmywoodNCparalegal Nov 2012 #6

A-hole asking if Obama will "cave" again. R. Daneel Olivaw Nov 2012 #7

Fair question. And he *did* cave last time. Myrina Nov 2012 #9

He answered 'That was then, this is now'. Graybeard Nov 2012 #11

Why doesn't he debunk the 'cliff' bullshit? Myrina Nov 2012 #8

Obama press conference sonydee Nov 2012 #10

I'm uncomfortable with his answer to Chuck Todd EmeraldCityGrl Nov 2012 #12

Noooooooo Mitt Romney ... plenty of Democrats have his "special" skills...like libdem4life Nov 2012 #13

Obama: Don't bullshit me. Graybeard Nov 2012 #14

Obama: McCain and Graham are "Outrageous" on Susan Rice ellisonz Nov 2012 #15

+1,000,000 EmeraldCityGrl Nov 2012 #16

Great answer.... ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #20

WOW Obama is coming to work this year READY TO GO....I am so happy for him, onecent Nov 2012 #18

Says McCain attacks on Rice are "outrageous". Graybeard Nov 2012 #17

+1000 nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #21

LOVED that smackdown on McCain and Graham Lord_Maculus Nov 2012 #19

Agreed! ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2012 #22

He's putting the tax ball clearly in John Boehner's and Mitch McConnell's court. ellisonz Nov 2012 #23

President O is doing a great job!!!!! skeewee08 Nov 2012 #24

Diplomacy on Iran. Graybeard Nov 2012 #25

"Deal with entitlements" ?? Myrina Nov 2012 #26

... satxdem Nov 2012 #31

"That was a great question!..." lexw Nov 2012 #27

Smacks down reporter's disrespect. Graybeard Nov 2012 #28

like the way he defends Ambassador Rice Filibuster Harry Nov 2012 #29

Can't even fucking raise their hands ellisonz Nov 2012 #30

I really enjoyed that press conference! forestpath Nov 2012 #32

2nd term... jcgoldie Nov 2012 #33