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JDPriestly

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55. We know the facts. Obama is not a saint. He is a man who makes mistakes.
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 02:36 AM
Dec 2012

And chaining the CPI would be a huge one. We are on Obama's side when he is doing the right thing, but not when he is wrong.

Aside from which any offer he makes will be refused jberryhill Dec 2012 #1
Not enough cold water in the ocean to put out this fire, I'm afraid. No cuts to SS - shouldn't even leveymg Dec 2012 #2
FACT IS, he said - flat out - in his presser this morning, that 'everything' was on the table. Myrina Dec 2012 #3
I think any President HAS to say that, regardless if it's factual or not. gateley Dec 2012 #10
people who stand for nothing will fall for anything. nt msongs Dec 2012 #15
so Obama now stands for nothing? Whisp Dec 2012 #39
You assume you know who's standing, how, and for what. I wonder too if anyone thinks about how such patrice Dec 2012 #40
Wise man say: "People who pull their philosophy from fortune cookie demwing Dec 2012 #72
That much is true. n/t AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #108
Myrina, don't confuse them with facts. THey like to tell us to SHUT UP FUCKERS! roguevalley Dec 2012 #50
No, "they" don't. Its damned annoying. demwing Dec 2012 #73
What is the definition of "everything" please and thank you as in "everything is on the table"? patrice Dec 2012 #95
Then Obama should step up and quit doing Extreme Negative things. Autumn Dec 2012 #4
I Want To See A Full Independent Analysis of the Deal Yavin4 Dec 2012 #5
Would you welcome a chained CPI if the President accepted it: R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 #7
No I would not. pangaia Dec 2012 #102
It's pointless to discuss this at DU any longer, yavin. freshwest Dec 2012 #13
BIG thanks, fresh. elleng Dec 2012 #17
Great post nt One of the 99 Dec 2012 #25
But he promiseddddd ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #34
Actually, ,he only promised that SS would not be privatized while he was president. If Democrats freshwest Dec 2012 #52
Excellent response, Freshwest Summer Hathaway Dec 2012 #35
I think a certain percentage are republican or libertarians. Both bash all Democrats and hate Obama. freshwest Dec 2012 #53
As I just stated in a reply to another post here Summer Hathaway Dec 2012 #59
Socrates tama Dec 2012 #62
This place IS about done for. It's like watching a slow motion train wreck. I anticipate just patrice Dec 2012 #36
Patrice, I'll get back to you on this. freshwest Dec 2012 #54
Told you so :) tama Dec 2012 #63
OMG, I thought I was the only one who was thinking that!! & The trouble with anti-authoritarianism patrice Dec 2012 #94
Yup tama Dec 2012 #96
I think we, all of us, would benefit from more open honest discussion of what freedom is. patrice Dec 2012 #98
In my experience tama Dec 2012 #103
The word "weird" has a very interesting evolution, so I think I know what you mean. & it is weird patrice Dec 2012 #104
Signing 3 so-called "free-trade" agreements and getting ready to sign another (TPP) is anti-labor. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #79
Why doesn't Obama just cut military spending and aid to countries like Pakistan. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #56
You did not defeat the people who make money from wars, which is not just the banks. freshwest Dec 2012 #58
As for real world fascism tama Dec 2012 #64
True. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #80
Exactly!!! Well said!!! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #78
Thanks much for the burst of sanity appacom Dec 2012 #101
PAUL KRUGMAN himself said that he's reserving judgement on what is going on with this CPI proposal. patrice Dec 2012 #41
Screw credentials. This is a web site devoted to all things political. Autumn Dec 2012 #43
K, so there's no need for rational support? Just saying things makes them so? . . . . patrice Dec 2012 #45
Hey, you posted and I sure didn't demand your credentials Autumn Dec 2012 #46
Credentials are about rational support based on information about what is happening to people, sorry patrice Dec 2012 #47
No. Relying upon credentials while rejecting the views of ordinary Americans who do not claim to AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #82
No ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #86
People with credentials have been wrong before. Did you know that Bush-43 has an MBA degree? AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #87
Yes ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #90
Neither condition, credentialed or not, is a guarantor of validity or invalidity. The basics are patrice Dec 2012 #100
Agreed! And "ordinary Americans who do not claim to have credentials" & represent themselves as patrice Dec 2012 #92
Umm tama Dec 2012 #65
I'm not against self expression. I'm against self expression that delivers universal absolutes & patrice Dec 2012 #105
Agreed tama Dec 2012 #106
What Do Credentials Have To Do With Anything? Yavin4 Dec 2012 #51
I was asked for my credentials. n/t Autumn Dec 2012 #75
But, I WAS PROMISED A PONY! brooklynite Dec 2012 #6
Thanks. elleng Dec 2012 #8
By and large it's the same people who have jumped on Obama for the last four years WI_DEM Dec 2012 #9
You have a good point, but I am glad people are being vocal about ZombieHorde Dec 2012 #11
I am amazed at what Republican programs that "Dems" will get on board with Doctor_J Dec 2012 #12
It's pathetic. vi5 Dec 2012 #26
He has capitulated to the Rs two times Cosmocat Dec 2012 #14
And what did he get ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #37
No much Cosmocat Dec 2012 #68
NOT MUCH! ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #88
Amazed at how some folks jump to the extreme positive on every republican idea Obama puts out. Jakes Progress Dec 2012 #16
+1 nt zipplewrath Dec 2012 #19
+1 forestpath Dec 2012 #23
"extreme positive"?? WHERE, please? Everyone, including PAUL KRUGMAN, is saying it's too early. SHOW patrice Dec 2012 #44
You'd think that "on the table" meant "Agreed to be eliminated" demwing Dec 2012 #74
Um, I don't agree with your ACA example zipplewrath Dec 2012 #18
so was Lincoln JFK RFK graham4anything Dec 2012 #30
Is there a coherent thought in there somewhere zipplewrath Dec 2012 #69
so at least you agree that Mike Bloomberg is doing great things and should be Homeland Security head graham4anything Dec 2012 #71
What? zipplewrath Dec 2012 #81
Hell, we've both been here for over 10 years! You're not really amazed, are you? 11 Bravo Dec 2012 #20
This is their cycle. Ad nauseam. I was wondering when they'd all come back. MjolnirTime Dec 2012 #21
I get tired of it when some people are considered 'holy cows' that one should not criticize. Michigan Alum Dec 2012 #22
Amazed at how some folks gobble up shit and call it filet mignon. forestpath Dec 2012 #24
It's possible to think that about either side of what we're seeing here. Who's right? nt patrice Dec 2012 #32
I'm tired of your senseless posts. Welcome to my ignore list. forestpath Dec 2012 #48
Typical. patrice Dec 2012 #49
OUR problem is Congress. & We are setting ourselves up for a fall in 2014. People won't vote in patrice Dec 2012 #27
Obama roped the dopes yet again. graham4anything Dec 2012 #28
Make that: Naderites reincarnated as Anarchists reinforced by eager LiberTea Trolls. patrice Dec 2012 #31
Yup. I am sure most of his money in 2000 and 2004 came from the right graham4anything Dec 2012 #33
Keep trying chief. JoeyT Dec 2012 #91
Jay Gould, "I can hire one half of the working class to kill the other half" . . . patrice Dec 2012 #29
I'm with you veganlush Dec 2012 #38
Par for the course with many on this board intent on sowing dissent. It's their only purpose. Pisces Dec 2012 #42
We know the facts. Obama is not a saint. He is a man who makes mistakes. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #55
You're talking about people who have no WeekendWarrior Dec 2012 #57
nah...it`s so much easier to prejudge madrchsod Dec 2012 #60
And it is amazing that some folks agree with killing off old folks. aandegoons Dec 2012 #61
He's the adult in the room. Sometimes children hate adults. It's that simple. Tarheel_Dem Dec 2012 #66
From what I've seen recently davidpdx Dec 2012 #67
Amazed? Then you haven't been paying attention. Laelth Dec 2012 #70
caving is caving, he said one thing and then does what the cons want instead bowens43 Dec 2012 #76
we're completely ignoring NDAA Enrique Dec 2012 #77
And I'm amazed how some folks accept the same actions from Obama that they condemned Bush for MotherPetrie Dec 2012 #83
no, Obama goes forward. talking about Bush goes backwards graham4anything Dec 2012 #97
What good does waiting for the agreement before we protest it do? It's too late then. Demit Dec 2012 #84
People (some) no longer posses the ability to think for themselves Tippy Dec 2012 #85
And just as bad ... 1StrongBlackMan Dec 2012 #89
Waiting for the facts is a foreign concept 'round these parts. Nice effort on your part. Liberal_Stalwart71 Dec 2012 #93
Amazing how many DUers have surrendered to speculation. great white snark Dec 2012 #99
Exactly. AverageJoe90 Dec 2012 #107
I'm not amazed at all. The PUMAs are still here, and still bitter. apnu Dec 2012 #109
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