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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Obama is Already Two Steps Ahead of Republicans on the Debt Ceiling [View all]fredlefebvre
(1 post)3. Any responsibilitty?
Pres. Obama was a United State Senator from January '05 until November '08. Does he include himself and the votes he cast in the phrase "bills they've already racked up"? Or are we to assume that his numerous "did not vote" record absolves him from any responsibility for the bills we have?
And do you really expect that Sen.'s and Rep.'s who have gotten us to this point will be able to solve it? Not likely.
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babylonsister
Jan 2013
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I though that speech of Pres. O was top flight, spot on. Congress needs to pay their bills.
Sunlei
Jan 2013
#12
That was it for me, too. I haven't bought into the terrorism. No decent person wants us to default.
freshwest
Jan 2013
#14
It's a brilliant approach, like holding up a magnifying glass to the entire cause of friction.
pacalo
Jan 2013
#19
One of my friends here met Obama last summer. He knows many highly educated, intelligent people.
freshwest
Jan 2013
#21
That was always my impression of him. No wonder the Kennedy family endorsed him.
freshwest
Jan 2013
#28
An almost infinite emergy flows thorugh him - so that he is able to handle all aspects at once.
freshwest
Jan 2013
#26
Yes, a lot of his biggest conservative bashers are quite crude and... well, let's leave it at that.
freshwest
Jan 2013
#34
If I could wish anything into existance, it would be to change Obama's political stance to liberal,
tavalon
Jan 2013
#35
He's more liberal well over than half the voters. A fact that must be faced and he has.
freshwest
Jan 2013
#42