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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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