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cstanleytech

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106. Its not that the president of the US is weak its that if one of the political parties wants to
Sun Jun 23, 2013, 12:23 PM
Jun 2013

they have rules and procedures in place that can make his job a nightmare and as we have seen the republicans (no matter what new name they try to hide behind) were focused on one thing and one thing only which was making this administration look worse than the last one because they know they fubared big time after Bush was sworn in.

No flames here. I'm pissed, too. Th1onein Jun 2013 #1
I could live with Dean backwoodsbob Jun 2013 #68
Dean/Warren would be the bomb! nradisic Jun 2013 #91
love both of them but geographic balance issues would prevent it carolinayellowdog Jun 2013 #102
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if what is what he needs? backwoodsbob Jun 2013 #4
So Phlem Jun 2013 #7
Moooommm...! Hissyspit Jun 2013 #63
;0) Phlem Jun 2013 #79
Oh, puke. /nt Marr Jun 2013 #10
Authoritarianism sucks. I hope that with each passing day more and more people can disabuse stillwaiting Jun 2013 #17
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yeah someone who abandoned backwoodsbob Jun 2013 #20
betrayed kardonb Jun 2013 #69
Safe? From foreign enemies....maybe.....from domestically applied snappyturtle Jun 2013 #94
Obama and his Administration have done (and not done) enough to warrant the criticism stillwaiting Jun 2013 #21
His ruinous education policies which undermine the very foundation of democracy, duffyduff Jun 2013 #110
Now, that's funny. Fuddnik Jun 2013 #22
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Thank you! Coccydynia Jun 2013 #35
I don't think that is what people said. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #70
I'm not sure he was all that great in the Senate. Coccydynia Jun 2013 #71
Because we elected a PRESIDENT of a democratic republic Yo_Mama Jun 2013 #30
Are you sure he wasn't elected Supreme Leader? Coccydynia Jun 2013 #37
I wish I could rec a reply backwoodsbob Jun 2013 #39
I totally agree NoOneMan Jun 2013 #32
Sentient beings who are also intelligent Coccydynia Jun 2013 #38
Unfuckingbelievable TransitJohn Jun 2013 #33
Probably because Candidate Obama Coccydynia Jun 2013 #34
No, We didn't. quakerboy Jun 2013 #40
The "legalities" are also troubling... HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #3
THAT is so very true Yo_Mama Jun 2013 #31
Exactly. A warrant that covers every single person in the US... HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #78
All the jumping up and down will not correct this systemic Skidmore Jun 2013 #82
I agree, and the first step is publicity about what is going on Yo_Mama Jun 2013 #88
I agree. The problems are... HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #107
If you're talking about the Verizon thing ... brett_jv Jun 2013 #108
All of it. HooptieWagon Jun 2013 #109
Let 'em flame away. 99Forever Jun 2013 #5
If he stopped this spying and droning tblue Jun 2013 #59
Good question... 99Forever Jun 2013 #60
"...the huge bucket of fail that this President has turned out to be." CrispyQ Jun 2013 #98
Same here, Crispy Q. No more lesser evils. LuvNewcastle Jun 2013 #100
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He is a socialist jsr Jun 2013 #14
Don't go for conspiracy theory stuff much, but wonder if HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Jun 2013 #28
I'd be tempted to follow your oh-so-tempting Occam's Razor HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #53
No. Obama doesn't get a pass like that. Coccydynia Jun 2013 #42
My post and your response illustrate but one of the evils of HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #44
Well Said! bvar22 Jun 2013 #50
Thank you. Like many on this board, I have been spending much time these HardTimes99 Jun 2013 #52
That was the day I changed my voter registration to "NO PARTY AFFILIATION". Fuddnik Jun 2013 #16
Another guy who didn't get his pony, huh? Jackpine Radical Jun 2013 #36
Great way to put it........nt Enthusiast Jun 2013 #86
sigh.... KoKo Jun 2013 #114
+ at least a gazillion! chervilant Jun 2013 #58
Just because it's legal secondvariety Jun 2013 #8
I regret that I have but one rec to give abq e streeter Jun 2013 #9
Let me add one thing about the LEGAL side of this nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #11
nailed it FirstLight Jun 2013 #12
That is it, right there. LuvNewcastle Jun 2013 #101
We need a lot of things. Half-Century Man Jun 2013 #13
This is how nineteen50 Jun 2013 #19
Kick and Rec! Fuddnik Jun 2013 #23
The two party system is an illusion. CrispyQ Jun 2013 #25
The two party system is a tag team that advances its agenda by deception. Eddie Haskell Jun 2013 #81
That's because neoliberal backers took control over both parties. duffyduff Jun 2013 #111
K and R! BobbyBoring Jun 2013 #26
Sorry, I don't believe this. kiva Jun 2013 #29
It seems believable enough to me quakerboy Jun 2013 #47
I expect someone who runs for, kiva Jun 2013 #96
Why even have a parliment? quakerboy Jun 2013 #118
*100 avaistheone1 Jun 2013 #80
Exactly. Enthusiast Jun 2013 #87
The Grassy Knoll is so old school. zeemike Jun 2013 #46
K&R MotherPetrie Jun 2013 #27
betrayal? You'd think he was your boyfriend or something. treestar Jun 2013 #41
one issue?Did you even read the OP? backwoodsbob Jun 2013 #43
Yeah. treestar Jun 2013 #48
so how does is work? backwoodsbob Jun 2013 #55
Its not that the president of the US is weak its that if one of the political parties wants to cstanleytech Jun 2013 #106
Obama could have let us know about the spying program much earlier JDPriestly Jun 2013 #76
This is the mother of all issues. JDPriestly Jun 2013 #72
It is the mother of all issues. Enthusiast Jun 2013 #89
K&R forestpath Jun 2013 #45
Flame thrower here Progressive dog Jun 2013 #49
+1. there's more on that list too. said he'd end the war & expanded it, said he'd close HiPointDem Jun 2013 #77
Yeah me too. Turbineguy Jun 2013 #51
You gave me a great tip about track bowling ball, so I will refrain. LOL. (this time) graham4anything Jun 2013 #54
I told you we rarely agree :) backwoodsbob Jun 2013 #61
I'm not pissed off, and I don't feel betrayed bhikkhu Jun 2013 #56
Dear backwoodsbob, tblue Jun 2013 #57
Dear tblue, RIGHT ON! Agony Jun 2013 #112
Why does our Constitutional Law Professor President now hate us for our freedoms? 90-percent Jun 2013 #62
whether they *are* blackmailing or not, they have the capability. they possibly even have the HiPointDem Jun 2013 #75
Excellent point! 90-percent Jun 2013 #84
a cheesy bad movie but there's lots of food for thought in it -- has the same scenario HiPointDem Jun 2013 #117
No, I'm pissed off about ALL of it. :-/ - K&R n/t DeSwiss Jun 2013 #64
Transparency blkmusclmachine Jun 2013 #65
Change blkmusclmachine Jun 2013 #66
Democrat(ic) blkmusclmachine Jun 2013 #67
That's why I tuned out his speeches long ago. He doesnt walk the talk-at all. ErikJ Jun 2013 #73
But, he did keep his campaign promise to escalate the war in Afghanistan. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2013 #74
He also took Michelle on a date, and got the kids a dog leftstreet Jun 2013 #104
Mostly if you didn't know you were voting for the lesser of two evils then........ nolabels Jun 2013 #83
but, but. what about the relaxed confidence, the great smile. the awesome wife and kids. and the abs KG Jun 2013 #85
Yup... nradisic Jun 2013 #90
I LOVE Hilton head backwoodsbob Jun 2013 #97
Government without the consent of The Governed is illegitimate.., Civilization2 Jun 2013 #92
Right You Are - When Politicians Make Promises They Don't Intend To Keep - There's A Place In ... cantbeserious Jun 2013 #93
With friends like these obxhead Jun 2013 #95
Secret Courts? whttevrr Jun 2013 #99
+1 Not Sure Jun 2013 #103
DURec leftstreet Jun 2013 #105
A healthy democracy is a transparent one Harmony Blue Jun 2013 #113
K&R FirstLight Jun 2013 #115
I just came back to respond to this thread a second time. You nailed it. nt Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #116
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