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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 05:34 PM Original message |
What Obama is doing is not chess, but it is Obama 101 |
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elocs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
1. When all is said and done we will know who is playing what and the results. |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 06:55 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. I agree and would not have commented except that all of the threads |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 05:40 PM Response to Original message |
2. Either way. He's played the Repugs right into a corner. |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
3. and the purpose of all the time and attention is to get those 6 to own the issue? |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
4. Is this just your assumption or a conclusion you have reached |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 06:50 PM Response to Reply #4 |
15. I have studied it in depth |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 07:46 PM Response to Reply #15 |
31. And when Obama decided to appoint Geithner and Bernanke |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 10:00 PM Response to Reply #31 |
41. so you are not with the Nobel Economist who thought that the stimulus was too small? |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 10:30 PM Response to Reply #41 |
45. I haven't read any Krugman in a while |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 02:41 AM Response to Reply #41 |
48. +1 |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 09:25 AM Response to Reply #41 |
53. Krugman still thinks we need a 2nd stimulus |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 08:19 AM Response to Reply #15 |
50. Thank you grantcart for your wisdom and your words |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 06:44 PM Response to Reply #50 |
57. thank you for your kind words |
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Onlooker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
5. I don't agree |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 06:34 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. Your premise on public support for health care declining |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 06:53 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. "Polls show public support for health care declining." Polls |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 07:47 PM Response to Reply #5 |
32. +1 n/t |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 09:34 PM Response to Reply #5 |
39. Yes, there is a game called checkers |
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DevonRex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 08:35 AM Response to Reply #39 |
51. Ha ha haha ha HA! |
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cleveramerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
6. passions trump logic... |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
7. Yes, Pres Obama and his Team have done this |
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nradisic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
8. It is chess... |
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scubadude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 06:06 PM Response to Original message |
9. By your logic anything that passes will be an Obama win. |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 06:31 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. No he only wins if his logic wins |
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galloglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 07:07 PM Response to Reply #12 |
21. "he has, it seems, won" Errrrr, no, no! |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 07:17 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. Well Said! n/t |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 10:12 PM Response to Reply #21 |
43. The co-operatives are a canard - nobody is taking that seriously |
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Mermaid7 (156 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 08:37 PM Response to Reply #12 |
37. Interesting Standpoint |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
10. Unfortunately, Sir.... |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 06:29 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. I believe that it is more like a basketball game |
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MarjorieG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 06:40 PM Response to Reply #11 |
14. Are we really painting Nelson, Lincoln, et al, into a corner? Do sweeten it? |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 06:53 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. I believe that the House Democrats have just painted them into a corner |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 07:01 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. It Should Be Brought Down, Sir, If It Is Inadequate To The Need Of the People |
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galloglas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 07:12 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Indeed !! |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 06:57 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. Not A Good Analogy, Sir |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 07:29 PM Response to Reply #19 |
28. So true! What's that quote? "Know thy enemy," I think. nt |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 07:44 PM Response to Reply #19 |
30. You misunderstand me, Sir. |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 07:55 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. My Tactical Inclination, Sir, Is To Hit Early And Hard |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 10:04 PM Response to Reply #34 |
42. Let's revisit this after the dust settles and compare notes on strategy |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 10:15 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. Indeed, My Friend, The Event Will Settle The Question |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 07:18 PM Response to Reply #10 |
25. Hate to repeat myself, Sir,...but, again, Well Stated! n/t |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
23. Well...we waited for Daschle..(keeping his powder dry) and Give "em Hell Harry"( needed 60 votes... |
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The Magistrate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 07:21 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Exactly, Ma'am: Now We Have The Votes By Party Identification, And It Is Time To Fire The Powder.... |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 07:21 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. We are in agreement and I am in effect arguing that there is no |
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Gin Blossom (99 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 10:54 AM Response to Reply #27 |
55. Good discussion between you two. |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
29. It's not so much that he's 8 steps ahead........ |
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DU GrovelBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 07:47 PM Response to Original message |
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MasonJar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
35. Obama screwed up health care. He may be a great orator, but he is a novice |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 08:10 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. What a load of horshit. A novice wouldn't have survived this last election, let alone won it. |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 09:47 PM Response to Reply #35 |
40. Except for one thing |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 04:40 AM Response to Reply #40 |
49. +10 |
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paulk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 09:37 AM Response to Reply #40 |
54. healthcare reconciliation as part of the budget process |
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NoSheep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 08:37 AM Response to Reply #35 |
52. I'm glad no one is listening to your advice. |
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vaberella (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-19-09 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
38. You're always on point Grantcart. n/t |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 12:34 AM Response to Reply #38 |
46. HA ! |
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cliffordu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 01:17 AM Response to Original message |
47. K$R, |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 11:16 AM Response to Original message |
56. He does a shitty job of staying on message if that's the case |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-20-09 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
58. Obama's taken discrediting the GOP to an all new level. |
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