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37. Good writing. Good post. Thanks. nt
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  -So, let me see if I have this right. dgibby  Dec-09-10 12:33 PM   #0 
  - Maybe this is the "chess" part?  leftstreet   Dec-09-10 12:34 PM   #1 
  - Yep -  progressoid   Dec-09-10 12:42 PM   #12 
  - HIs people have said he is a fierce advocate  gratuitous   Dec-09-10 12:47 PM   #20 
  - Exactly. And, in chess, you know who gets sacrificed? Us pawns.  paparush   Dec-09-10 12:53 PM   #24 
  - Right you are!  leftstreet   Dec-09-10 01:00 PM   #26 
  - He better stick to chess, then,  dgibby   Dec-09-10 01:03 PM   #28 
  - !!  leftstreet   Dec-09-10 01:06 PM   #32 
  - Thanks, you heard it here first! n/t  dgibby   Dec-09-10 01:15 PM   #35 
  - I agree, good metaphor.  Poboy   Dec-09-10 01:18 PM   #39 
     - Thanks. n/t  dgibby   Dec-09-10 01:52 PM   #47 
  - oh no not that one again.  robinlynne   Dec-09-10 03:53 PM   #48 
  - I guess.  Canuckistanian   Dec-09-10 09:09 PM   #52 
  - It's not a done deal until Congress votes...  JuniperLea   Dec-09-10 12:35 PM   #2 
  - Looks like it's not gonna vote on it  MNBrewer   Dec-09-10 12:41 PM   #11 
  - Cool everyone will be so happy  Egnever   Dec-09-10 12:51 PM   #22 
  - I hope they hold the line on this.  dgibby   Dec-09-10 01:17 PM   #38 
  - Like a chicken with its head cut off ...  eomer   Dec-09-10 01:03 PM   #27 
  - This picture SUCKS, no matter what letter is behind the name. nt  polichick   Dec-09-10 12:36 PM   #3 
  - Actually - it just makes him stupid.  DURHAM D   Dec-09-10 12:36 PM   #4 
  - He pre-surrenders, and lacks any convictions. He is bullied and a coward.  Poboy   Dec-09-10 12:37 PM   #5 
  - "his surrender blunts any fight on our side" therein lies the chessmastery. nt  glitch   Dec-09-10 09:49 PM   #53 
  - Stockholm Syndrome.  TexasObserver   Dec-09-10 12:38 PM   #6 
  - Collaboration.  Individualist   Dec-09-10 12:44 PM   #16 
     - Or a Trojan Horse.  dgibby   Dec-09-10 12:58 PM   #25 
        - Trojan Whore. n/t  Lance_Boyle   Dec-10-10 10:17 AM   #57 
  - I'll wait to see what really happens in the end, but it seems like it might backfire  AndrewP   Dec-09-10 12:39 PM   #7 
  - On MSNBC right now Rep. Cummings is talking about this issue  eleny   Dec-09-10 12:39 PM   #8 
  - In re: your last sentence - That bites. Says it all. nt  DURHAM D   Dec-09-10 12:43 PM   #14 
  - !!  leftstreet   Dec-09-10 12:43 PM   #15 
  - Cummings is right.  dgibby   Dec-09-10 01:05 PM   #31 
  - I thought thats what people here wanted  Egnever   Dec-09-10 12:40 PM   #9 
  - Well, yes, when he stands up and takes charge for the values of the enemy, that's a problem.  readmoreoften   Dec-09-10 12:43 PM   #13 
  - I thought that's what people here said he could never be. eom  Hello_Kitty   Dec-09-10 12:44 PM   #17 
  - Should be a fitting example of how he cant be  Egnever   Dec-09-10 12:53 PM   #23 
     - What was it they said about LBJ?  JuniperLea   Dec-09-10 01:11 PM   #33 
        - "They" didn't say it about LBJ. Rather, LBJ himself said it:  kath   Dec-09-10 08:06 PM   #50 
  - You think people around here want Obama to circumvent Congress?  dgibby   Dec-09-10 01:12 PM   #34 
  - Bad thing is he let the other party do all the deciding  somone   Dec-09-10 12:40 PM   #10 
  - Amazing. I mean, even Conservadems are incredulous about this one.  inna   Dec-09-10 12:45 PM   #18 
  - Maybe it's to make the point  BadgerKid   Dec-09-10 12:46 PM   #19 
  - Well, he sure got the Dems in Congress all fired up,  dgibby   Dec-09-10 01:50 PM   #45 
  - "Hostage Holder-in-Chief" n/t  Ganja Ninja   Dec-09-10 12:50 PM   #21 
  - Still listening to people that think they, and triangulation, got Bill Clinton elected twice  DefenseLawyer   Dec-09-10 01:04 PM   #29 
  - yes maam it's a dayum shame K & R  democracy1st   Dec-09-10 01:05 PM   #30 
  - Amazing  Spoonman   Dec-09-10 01:16 PM   #36 
  - You should tell him that,  dgibby   Dec-09-10 01:45 PM   #42 
  - Good writing. Good post. Thanks. nt  ladjf   Dec-09-10 01:16 PM   #37 
  - Thanks. n/t  dgibby   Dec-09-10 01:48 PM   #43 
  - And even conservatives and independents don't respect turning on your own this way.  DirkGently   Dec-09-10 01:19 PM   #40 
  - I think you have an excellent grasp of the situation.  Edweird   Dec-09-10 01:21 PM   #41 
  - Thank you. n/t  dgibby   Dec-09-10 01:48 PM   #44 
  - What you said. In a nutshell. Rec'd n/t  Catherina   Dec-09-10 01:51 PM   #46 
  - what's wrong is that Congress allowed him to step in front of them in defending middle-income cuts  bigtree   Dec-09-10 04:00 PM   #49 
  - K and R (nt)  bigwillq   Dec-09-10 08:07 PM   #51 
  - There is much wrong with this picture  tavalon   Dec-10-10 09:12 AM   #54 
  - Don’t Cry For Me Argentina!  Pistarkle   Dec-10-10 09:57 AM   #55 
  - Don’t Cry For Me Argentina!  Pistarkle   Dec-10-10 10:04 AM   #56 
 

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