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Republicans sit on their hands for Obama's call for members of Congress to pay their fair share NYC Liberal Jan 2012 #1
Ban Congressional Insider trading! Old and In the Way Jan 2012 #9
The DO-NOTHING CONGRESS! Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #2
Nothing will get done. He's soooooo right. nt valerief Jan 2012 #3
"Can you blame them for feeling a little cynical?" ellisonz Jan 2012 #4
ty ellisonz nt blaze Jan 2012 #5
No prob. ellisonz Jan 2012 #8
This state of the union address is like hitting three grand slam homers in one game stevenleser Jan 2012 #6
Corrosive influence of money in Congress. So true. Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #7
Kicking fucking ass! No wonder the three stooges stayed home! lonestarnot Jan 2012 #10
How can any American not love the guy? amuse bouche Jan 2012 #11
Who is that lone asshole booing the president? craigmatic Jan 2012 #12
I thought he was saying "Bravo!" DesertRat Jan 2012 #20
Thought so too. elleng Jan 2012 #25
Joe Whats-His-Name (R-SC) ThatsMyBarack Jan 2012 #49
From Twitter: "67% of that natural gas is inside Newt Gingrich." NYC Liberal Jan 2012 #13
LOL! highplainsdem Jan 2012 #16
FRACK Gingrich INdemo Jan 2012 #91
13, 16, 91 you guys are bringing tears to my eyes! I gotta find the youtube link to this video! freshwest Jan 2012 #118
He's already taken names! Skipped right to the good part! lonestarnot Jan 2012 #14
Ummmm....maybe he shouldn't have used the word "remote." Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #15
"We need to end the notion that the two parties must be locked in a perpetual campaign..." ellisonz Jan 2012 #17
He's really calling them out! Knicks007 Jan 2012 #18
Kagan's overdoing the "I can't show any emotion" look thing BeyondGeography Jan 2012 #19
Okay, now he's lecturing. I agree with what he says, but people don't like lectures. Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #21
"We should all want a smarter more effective government." ellisonz Jan 2012 #22
"With or without this Congress, I will keep taking actions that help the economy grow" highplainsdem Jan 2012 #23
Did anybody notice whether Cantor applauded at his comment on Congressional insider trading? GoddessOfGuinness Jan 2012 #24
McConnell looks indignent. Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #26
No kidding??? elleng Jan 2012 #31
You got me on that one. lol. Only wish I had spelled that correctly. nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #124
Hey, no need; we KNOW!!! elleng Jan 2012 #125
Bohner doesn't applaud the words of Abraham Lincoln? musicblind Jan 2012 #27
saw that too irisblue Jan 2012 #37
Like Pelosi's new haircut. Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #28
Me too. She looks great. n/t DesertRat Jan 2012 #35
Sounds like a wind-up nolabear Jan 2012 #29
I love how he praises Republicans and "competition" in schools slay Jan 2012 #30
Yirtle the Turtle...Pardon me, Mitch McConnell.. LongTomH Jan 2012 #32
Bwah! valerief Jan 2012 #36
And after he's done Turbineguy Jan 2012 #102
"In Syria, I have no doubt that the Assad regime..." ellisonz Jan 2012 #33
...but in Bahrain moodforaday Jan 2012 #126
He mentioned that he got Khadaffi rocktivity Jan 2012 #34
Iran - good pt. world in agreement about that, now. Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #38
Our amuse bouche Jan 2012 #39
"Let there be no doubt..." ellisonz Jan 2012 #40
WHat are you applauding? moodforaday Jan 2012 #127
You don't seem to appreciate... ellisonz Jan 2012 #128
From Twitter: "Suggestion that government should be leaner is a blatant attack on Gingrich" NYC Liberal Jan 2012 #41
Haha. Saving Hawaii Jan 2012 #52
Pandering to the warmongers now. joshcryer Jan 2012 #42
IMHO to say that the military option is off-the-table... ellisonz Jan 2012 #45
it makes my heart sink into my stomach FirstLight Jan 2012 #56
Obama didn't vote for the Iraq war. ellisonz Jan 2012 #61
Yep slay Jan 2012 #46
60% of American's wanna attack Iran. joshcryer Jan 2012 #59
I hear ya slay Jan 2012 #70
He did mention peace negotiations, which I think is smart. The difference between him Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #108
There is a definite contrast between the parties slay Jan 2012 #109
I disagree with you. I think we can push the president to be MORE peace seeking and less Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #114
The last 3 years hasn't worked out so well for us slay Jan 2012 #116
Yes, let's hope and pray while keeping the president honest through our activism. :) Liberal_Stalwart71 Jan 2012 #117
It has nothing to do with his personal feelings about war. woo me with science Jan 2012 #129
I agree with you completely slay Jan 2012 #130
Yes, my point woo me with science Jan 2012 #131
Well, when he drumbeats for more bullshit wars people tend to start threads about it. Poll_Blind Jan 2012 #47
What is "drumbeating" about "peaceful solution"? joshcryer Jan 2012 #54
Yes! Israel is our close ally! Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #43
Eric Cantor Johnny2X2X Jan 2012 #44
Scheming to stick it to Boehner Turbineguy Jan 2012 #95
YEAH! Skinner Jan 2012 #48
Just to contextualize... ellisonz Jan 2012 #78
An excellent line Alcibiades Jan 2012 #88
Boehner will need an extra quart of booze tonight to get to sleep. n/t deacon Jan 2012 #50
Bam....another hit...keeping America strong in a new world! Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #51
Well they can't say he's being an apologist for America nolabear Jan 2012 #53
Another troops standing ovation. Those people don't give the troops a thought usually. Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #55
This is an *ss-kicking. So pleased... sfpcjock Jan 2012 #57
A Veterans Jobs Corp -- great idea! highplainsdem Jan 2012 #58
Wooodamnwhoo! Damn Straight! lonestarnot Jan 2012 #60
YAY!!! Gay servicepeople!!! nolabear Jan 2012 #62
Boner just grimaced...didja hear that sound...that's his sphincter clenching. Snarkoleptic Jan 2012 #63
Good luck with that rebuttal speech tonight, Republicans. Old and In the Way Jan 2012 #64
It will be tough to top this, or rebut anything he says OKNancy Jan 2012 #68
Probably someone with the capacity for ignoring facts and reality Matariki Jan 2012 #71
Jack...er Mitch Daniels bagimin Jan 2012 #73
Mitch Daniels Bobbie Jo Jan 2012 #76
Brilliant metaphor! "All that mettered was the mission." nolabear Jan 2012 #65
"This nation is great because we get eachothers backs." ellisonz Jan 2012 #66
It's sad and pathetic that a president has to remind congress that we are all americans. Fuzz Jan 2012 #67
+1000 ellisonz Jan 2012 #84
BRILLIANT conclusion! highplainsdem Jan 2012 #69
Okay. I'm officially ferklempt. nolabear Jan 2012 #72
PAU HANA TIME!!! ellisonz Jan 2012 #74
WOO HOOOOO! A success! Now we'll starting hearing all the criticisms everywhere..... Honeycombe8 Jan 2012 #75
Hehe. Good job! sfpcjock Jan 2012 #85
There's the United States of America BeyondGeography Jan 2012 #77
Mitt and Newt look reallllllllllllllly small right now. n/t deacon Jan 2012 #79
Flawless victory n/t musicblind Jan 2012 #80
Chris Matthews: The speech says "look out I can fight." ellisonz Jan 2012 #81
.. and I know where you live :) Rosco T. Jan 2012 #97
Once again...you can hear what they're saying on the CNN feed. nt Phoonzang Jan 2012 #82
Great...now's time for McConnell to do his little tap dance. Snarkoleptic Jan 2012 #83
Mitch McTurtle, lol sfpcjock Jan 2012 #101
That was great malaise Jan 2012 #86
Agreed. ellisonz Jan 2012 #94
A thing of beauty. tabatha Jan 2012 #87
Agreed. ellisonz Jan 2012 #115
Great Speech erpowers Jan 2012 #89
Fantastic SOTU speech by President Obama n/t Digit Jan 2012 #90
Peggy Noonan...."a speech about everything is a speech about nothing" Demonaut Jan 2012 #92
And she was drunk, I assume. vanlassie Jan 2012 #93
Really desperate. n/t deacon Jan 2012 #96
That's weak. Skinner Jan 2012 #98
Oo, she skeeves the hell out of me. nt valerief Jan 2012 #100
Peggy Who? Does anyone still listen to her? She who had the hots for Saint Ronnie? Get lost Peg. yellowcanine Jan 2012 #104
WTF? Every SOTU is about a range of topics. NYC Liberal Jan 2012 #106
She also accused him of focusing on "I, I, I," because he said what HE would do. tblue37 Jan 2012 #112
thanks god her input got no traction with her fellow commentators Demonaut Jan 2012 #122
Great night Robbins Jan 2012 #99
*****GOP REPSONSE OFFICIAL THREAD***** ellisonz Jan 2012 #103
Yes he did. He had me from the opening line. Dang he rocked tonight. Best SOTU since Clinton at yellowcanine Jan 2012 #105
Mitch Daniels is a Republican all star? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2012 #107
Current TV recap and commentary by Keith sfpcjock Jan 2012 #110
President Obama should simply call the bluff on Mitch Daniel's speech. ncteechur Jan 2012 #113
Good nite, Mr. President... Wait Wut Jan 2012 #111
I'm feeling a lot more optimistic about our country's future after he spoke..... BlueDemKev Jan 2012 #119
Loved it!! Obamacare Jan 2012 #120
Me too. ellisonz Jan 2012 #121
OKAY! Watching the enhanced version at this link. The Graphics on the right side PROVE IT ALL! freshwest Jan 2012 #123
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