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upi402

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8. It's as if he IS one of them

Reply to WillyT (Original post)

Tue Nov 12, 2013, 09:11 PM

Nov 2013

He missed his window of opportunity. I knew it was MOR all the way from then on. Had no idea it would be a "do-nothing Congress". But I did know the media would never call them on anything.

I'm supposed to be happy it's not batshit loopy Romney or McCain, however.

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I Have A Question For The Class... Why Doesn't The President Embarrass Them... [View all] WillyT Nov 2013 OP

Wouldn't want to piss them off. They might refuse to work with him. Scuba Nov 2013 #1

Or he values being able to triangulate off of them MannyGoldstein Nov 2013 #9

Yeah, that must be it. No wonder he's so far left. Scuba Nov 2013 #17

Because as much as we'd cheer it when we see it on C-Span, it wouldn't actually DO anything Scootaloo Nov 2013 #2

Yeah, it would. Chan790 Nov 2013 #6

I think you give the president too much impact, there. Scootaloo Nov 2013 #7

What a canard. Scuba Nov 2013 #18

One of the most obvious questions agent46 Nov 2013 #3

I concluded this a while ago Willie nadinbrzezinski Nov 2013 #4

DU is not a classroom, Willy. MineralMan Nov 2013 #5

Said The Geology Guy... And BTW... You Can Always Put Me On Ignore... WillyT Nov 2013 #11

I ignore nobody. MineralMan Nov 2013 #14

And Truly... I Admire That... Neither Do I... WillyT Nov 2013 #20

Such a low class response. nt Earth_First Nov 2013 #19

There is no class. MineralMan Nov 2013 #21

It's as if he IS one of them upi402 Nov 2013 #8

Funny.... Cali_Democrat Nov 2013 #10

I Disagree...There Have Been Flashes Of Brilliance From Barack Obama... WillyT Nov 2013 #13

There's a difference between giving a speech and LEADING Demo_Chris Nov 2013 #15

He shares most of their corporatist agenda. They only differ on some social issues, and GoneFishin Nov 2013 #12

Bingo. nt Demo_Chris Nov 2013 #16