Shagbark Hickory
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Tue Jun-28-11 06:17 PM
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| 43. The progressives didn't elect him. Independent consv swing voters in key swing states elected him. |
| -I fear the President is taking a big part of his Party for granted. |
kentuck |
Jun-28-11 04:34 PM |
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Why should he not take us for granted? |
vi5 |
Jun-28-11 04:35 PM |
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axelrod said three times in one interview that the alternative to obama |
roguevalley |
Jun-28-11 04:50 PM |
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He needs the right of center "New Democrats" more than he needs us. nm |
rhett o rick |
Jun-29-11 07:40 AM |
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The stage is set |
FarLeftFist |
Jun-28-11 04:40 PM |
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And I fear a lot of Democrats are taking Obama for granted. |
pnwmom |
Jun-28-11 04:40 PM |
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I fear a lot of Democrats are taking Obama for granted. (is what I was going to say). n/t |
Tx4obama |
Jun-28-11 04:42 PM |
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yep... |
dennis4868 |
Jun-28-11 05:35 PM |
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How is Obama the most progressive president in 60 years? |
yardwork |
Jun-28-11 07:02 PM |
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Jun-28-11 07:43 PM |
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you're projecting, hard. thanks for the chuckles. |
dionysus |
Jun-29-11 10:41 AM |
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I'm sorry, but I view *ANY ONE* of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the creation of Medicare, Medicaid, |
Tesha |
Jun-29-11 06:11 PM |
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damn - -- beating that dead horse should become en Olympic Event |
Donnachaidh |
Jun-28-11 04:43 PM |
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The old, "at least were going to hell in a handbag slower now" argument. |
Arctic Dave |
Jun-28-11 04:48 PM |
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Obama is taking lots of Dems for granted ,too |
mitchtv |
Jun-28-11 06:01 PM |
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How have the lives of the Middle class and working poor (not to mention homeless) |
Lorien |
Jun-29-11 12:57 AM |
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! |
graywarrior |
Jun-29-11 05:21 PM |
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If Obama and McCain had split the moderate vote 50/50, then McCain would have won. |
Kaleva |
Jun-28-11 04:41 PM |
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Jun-28-11 04:42 PM |
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dead horse meet stick |
Donnachaidh |
Jun-28-11 04:44 PM |
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Take you blinders off sometime and look at the states currently under Republican rule |
emulatorloo |
Jun-28-11 04:57 PM |
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Yeah... |
Andy823 |
Jun-28-11 05:08 PM |
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Bernie Sanders and Henry Waxman are not just talking .... |
kentuck |
Jun-28-11 04:46 PM |
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It's really lame to continue in this mode of... |
JuniperLea |
Jun-28-11 05:49 PM |
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I think Bernie Sanders and Henry Waxman are not stupid. |
kentuck |
Jun-28-11 06:05 PM |
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I think they have their reasons for everything they say... |
JuniperLea |
Jun-28-11 06:06 PM |
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Mine is 210. |
kentuck |
Jun-28-11 06:09 PM |
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Got proof? |
JuniperLea |
Jun-28-11 06:09 PM |
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Jun-28-11 06:19 PM |
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An IQ of 175 puts you in the top .0002% of the population actually |
tkmorris |
Jun-29-11 04:14 AM |
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bovine excrement... |
JuniperLea |
Jun-29-11 04:41 PM |
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There is a HUGE, we're talking GARGANTUAN... |
tkmorris |
Jun-30-11 05:03 AM |
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And you were saying... |
JuniperLea |
Jun-29-11 06:18 PM |
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The last "if he does this that or the other" discussion we had was on a Public Option. |
AlabamaLibrul |
Jun-29-11 04:41 AM |
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i hope you caught his speech today... |
JuniperLea |
Jun-29-11 04:43 PM |
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Sadly I missed the speech. I take it you have no response to my point about the PO. n/t |
AlabamaLibrul |
Jun-29-11 05:06 PM |
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The speech content was my answer... |
JuniperLea |
Jun-29-11 05:10 PM |
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+1,000,000,000 |
Andy823 |
Jun-28-11 05:14 PM |
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what is Obama doing to stop this 2 tier system? |
StarsInHerHair |
Jun-28-11 07:36 PM |
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Jun-28-11 05:36 PM |
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I don't fear it, I KNOW it, and I'm definitely cranky about it. |
Lionessa |
Jun-28-11 04:47 PM |
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I fear that Democrats will chase tails and end up with a Republican, like 1980. |
Zen Democrat |
Jun-28-11 04:47 PM |
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What do you think would be a "governing" majority? |
kentuck |
Jun-28-11 04:49 PM |
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I'll bite ... and I will keep it simple ... and focus only on the Senate ... |
JoePhilly |
Jun-28-11 05:13 PM |
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Even if that is all true.... |
vi5 |
Jun-28-11 05:20 PM |
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First ... all of it is true ... |
JoePhilly |
Jun-28-11 05:29 PM |
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I want a president who represents the majority.... |
vi5 |
Jun-28-11 06:20 PM |
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The founders of this country did not base decisions on polls for a reason. |
JoePhilly |
Jun-29-11 04:06 PM |
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this simple truth is purposefully ignored here. funny how the people who liked to use the "messiah" |
dionysus |
Jun-29-11 10:45 AM |
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I always mocked the far right when they claimed that the left saw Obama |
JoePhilly |
Jun-29-11 04:08 PM |
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i don't really consider them democrats |
JI7 |
Jun-28-11 04:53 PM |
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Please. Liberals work campaigns "sensible centrists" figure out ways to morph the party into |
TheKentuckian |
Jun-28-11 05:38 PM |
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what are you talking about ? |
JI7 |
Jun-28-11 05:57 PM |
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"Excluding Blue Dogs" |
vi5 |
Jun-28-11 05:14 PM |
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A "governing" majority? We had that and it was blown. |
xphile |
Jun-28-11 06:41 PM |
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I agree with you. I've been around for a lot of elections, but I've never |
RKP5637 |
Jun-28-11 04:52 PM |
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He sure as hell is taking me for granted but I'll still vote for him |
tularetom |
Jun-28-11 05:02 PM |
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I fear I've heard this all before. |
jaxx |
Jun-28-11 05:05 PM |
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great post.... |
dennis4868 |
Jun-28-11 05:39 PM |
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Obama's idea of negotiation is to give the other side everything |
EFerrari |
Jun-28-11 05:55 PM |
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and then offer up more. |
mod mom |
Jun-29-11 10:46 AM |
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Well said! |
JuniperLea |
Jun-28-11 06:14 PM |
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no shit. the same exact post, with minor variations... day, after day, after day, after day... |
dionysus |
Jun-29-11 10:33 AM |
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If the economy is doing well, it doesn't matter what he surrenders to the Republicans |
DJ13 |
Jun-28-11 05:07 PM |
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I'm glad someone else has noticed this |
StarsInHerHair |
Jun-28-11 07:47 PM |
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Well they most certainly did and lost big in 2010, I doubt they learned |
Rex |
Jun-28-11 05:10 PM |
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Well, the next President will either be Obama or the Republican candidate. |
elocs |
Jun-28-11 05:40 PM |
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Actually, Democrats didn't stay home. Independents voted Republican. |
EFerrari |
Jun-28-11 05:53 PM |
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The million dollar answer. Thats why he plays the cards he does. n/t |
deacon |
Jun-29-11 08:07 AM |
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He is active, he is involved, he is working like crazy, and has accomplished more... |
JuniperLea |
Jun-28-11 05:41 PM |
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The progressives didn't elect him. Independent consv swing voters in key swing states elected him. |
Shagbark Hickory |
Jun-28-11 06:17 PM |
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Good. |
vi5 |
Jun-28-11 06:22 PM |
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The corps got his back now. He's covered. |
Shagbark Hickory |
Jun-28-11 06:26 PM |
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Bullshit. It was our feet that were on the ground |
Lorien |
Jun-29-11 12:53 AM |
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How do you know that he isn't simply in agreement with Republicans on entitlements? nt |
NorthCarolina |
Jun-28-11 06:26 PM |
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If i had a dollar for everytime it was breathlessly declared he was going to gut SS and it turned |
dionysus |
Jun-29-11 10:39 AM |
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Some feel progressives will vote Dem automatically. Ignore them and they simply won't vote. |
EndElectoral |
Jun-28-11 07:02 PM |
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Ultimately, you will go into the voting booth and vote against the alternative. It may not be in |
BzaDem |
Jun-29-11 04:05 AM |
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The very fact people...progressives are wondering |
DearAbby |
Jun-28-11 07:34 PM |
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You seem upset by the President. |
JoeyT |
Jun-29-11 03:44 AM |
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ROFL! |
woo me with science |
Jun-29-11 10:29 AM |
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. |
Guy Whitey Corngood |
Jun-29-11 02:49 PM |
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Is it really the President's fault that people are worried over things that haven't happened? |
BzaDem |
Jun-29-11 03:59 AM |
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Look at the FR criticism of GWB: much harsher even than ours of Obama |
Recursion |
Jun-29-11 10:26 AM |
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thats basically what DUers say; "They call him a sell-out, spineless, a secret republican, etc." |
dionysus |
Jun-29-11 10:36 AM |
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GWB deserved the criticism because he is the worst president in American history |
tridim |
Jun-29-11 01:37 PM |
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Your concern is duly noted |
Recursion |
Jun-29-11 02:45 PM |
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they like to throw a fit ahead of time because Obama so often disappoints them by not failing |
Ice Number Nine |
Jun-29-11 05:26 PM |
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Now more than ever |
Nossida |
Jun-29-11 04:57 AM |
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Which is exactly how conservatives felt about W |
Recursion |
Jun-29-11 10:24 AM |
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another day, and the campaign against obama slogs on... |
dionysus |
Jun-29-11 10:31 AM |
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Funny since he is our Democraic candidate for 2012 that this continues. Maybe some want him to lose? |
Pisces |
Jun-29-11 10:39 AM |
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of course they want him to lose. it's a sense of revenge for some. revenge for being elected in the |
dionysus |
Jun-29-11 10:48 AM |
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If the President requires the massive tax breaks to the uber-wealthy and large corporations to be |
indepat |
Jun-29-11 01:34 PM |
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I wouldn't call that part of the party big |
VeryConfused |
Jun-29-11 02:08 PM |
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Why not take us for granted....who else are we gonna vote for? Palin??? |
ileus |
Jun-29-11 02:57 PM |
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Not just us, he's taking the Dems in Congress for granted... |
joeybee12 |
Jun-29-11 02:59 PM |
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Jun-29-11 04:47 PM |
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Well, since it's clear I'll only have a choice of two repukelicans in 2012... |
joeybee12 |
Jun-29-11 05:19 PM |
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This again? |
CakeGrrl |
Jun-29-11 04:45 PM |
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80% of Liberal Democrats support Obama |
Ice Number Nine |
Jun-29-11 05:24 PM |
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