So now the President, Barack 'Cave' Obama gave in and scrapped the new smog rules?

[DainBramaged]

I am no longer surprised by his wilful destruction of the social safety net. And I am beyond being angry, simply disappointed. it is the 1900's all over again, robber barons, and monopolies rule. And we're all fucked.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

1. If you'll notice, not even the Republicans are attacking Obama.

There's nothing the Republicans have to attack him for.

[mod mom]

3. well I will! He might have just lost my vote w this new low!

He is worse than Clinton in helping out the GOP agenda of destroying this country!

[digitaln3rd]

5. It's just getting rediculous now.

And sadly the DNC is too blind to see that a primary challenge, even if there's no chance at winning, will at least show that there's a solid need for more progressive legislation and not more of the caving into Republicon stuff we've been getting.

[blindpig]

16. And that's really why the Republican leadership hates him...

he continually outflanks them from the right.

Now the TP rank and file have their own, viler reasons....

[Sarah Ibarruri]

19. They would hate him more if he went against their wishes. nt

[blindpig]

21. Kinda doubt that

He is competing with them for capitalist dollars.

[Sarah Ibarruri]

22. For what? Re-election? nt

[blindpig]

23. Yep. n/t

[HereSince1628]

2. But it's unlikely that the R's will cough up a Teddy Roosevelt n/t

[villager]

4. or that America will cough up a Eugene Debs!

It's the 1900's with only Republican-approved "talking points" in the public sphere...

[dgibby]

8. We'll all be coughing up something, like a lung, for instance.

Wonder how Obama will feel if one of HIS kids comes down with a chronic respiratory disease, like asthma. I also wonder how much secondhand smoke they've been subjected to in their short little lives.

[SammyWinstonJack]

13. I wonder how he faces his daughters? And I still would like an answer to what/which

sacrifices/burden sharing the First Family will be making/participating in? :shrug:

[dgibby]

17. And Congress, SCOTUS, and the top 2%. n/t

[DainBramaged]

20. Or his wife. The Right has effectively neutered her as a 'Presidential' wife.

I wonder if he sleeps well at night? Maybe someone should ask him.

[Carolina]

6. no longer surprised

and no longer disappointed either since BHO ALWAYS caves. I have no positive expectations of him, can't stand to hear his bullshit speeches and loathe him more than shrub because of his duplicity.

Yes, we're screwed

[librechik]

7. Barrack Who Caves Obama n/t

[mod mom]

9. Someone should tell this to Sen Boxer. I just received this email:

If you want clean air and safe water for your family, neighborhoods free of hazardous waste, and our precious natural lands protected, we need your help now.

Extreme Republicans in Congress are trying to shut down the Environmental Protection Agency, repeal the Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act, and defund efforts by the Department of the Interior to protect our nation's wildlife and natural treasures.

And we must stop them.

http://www.barbaraboxer.com/petitions/epa?utm_source=sp4091696&utm_medium=e&sc=sp4091696&refcode=sp4091696

I guess that makes the president "an extreme republican"

[Fumesucker]

10. I knew it...

You *always* loved Ralph Nadir, you NEVER loved Obama.

;)

[obxhead]

11. But look at all of his accomplishments...

He got the girls a puppy as promised after all!!

That must count for something!

[durablend]

15. Yes yes, look at TEH LIST!

All you naysayers obviously haven't read it!

[Octafish]

12. Hey, Obama! ACT LIKE A DEMOCRAT! YOU'LL BE AMAZED AT HOW POPULAR YOU GET!

Seriously, I thought you were a Democrat. That's why I voted for you in 2008.

"Deregulation" is a big reason for how we turned the America into an enormous cesspool for Big Bidness and looted the Middle Class.

[Davis_X_Machina]

14. He did...

...what he was asked to do, beginning over a year ago, by Democratic senators.

As is so often the case, Congress, in this case the Democratically-controlled Senate -- is the culprit.

Won't pass legislation, won't permit regulation.

[blindpig]

18. So it ain't just the Prez, you see....

it is the entire party leadership.