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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 05:43 PM Original message |
Couldn't Obama have chosen to emulate LBJ in the "kicking the Senate's ass" way, instead |
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VMI Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
1. Obama is a far cry from LBJ. |
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5thGenDemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 06:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Diametrical opposites |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
2. Two different styles of using power. |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
3. No. FDR had a mostly compliant congress. |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 05:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. well, I was talking about LBJ -- WWII ended more quickly than these wars have or will |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 05:59 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. D'oh! |
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villager (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 06:03 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. I'm frankly beginning to wish it was... |
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redqueen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 06:13 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. I'm sure you're not alone in that. (nt) |
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notesdev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
7. You need to be your own man to do that |
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rateyes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
10. LBJ believed that if a bill passed by a large margin |
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gateley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-30-09 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
11. I think he needs to send Biden down to deliver a few messages. nt |
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