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zbdent

(35,392 posts) Thu Oct 31, 2013, 05:22 AM Oct 2013

Heard a Repug on the radio saying that Obama had failed to build a consensus with the Repugs

like Mitt did with the Romneycare rollout.

What that means to me (attn: "Liberally-biased media&quot is that Mitt was actually dealing with the "opposition party" which chose to work with him ...

UNLIKE THE REPUBLICANS WITH OBAMA ...

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Heard a Repug on the radio saying that Obama had failed to build a consensus with the Repugs (Original Post) zbdent Oct 2013 OP

If only he'd brought them a shrubbery... n/t winter is coming Oct 2013 #1

only if it smelled like cats. n/t hollysmom Oct 2013 #2

One thing I've noticed about republicans, they B Calm Oct 2013 #3

Republicans can't build a consensus with themselves. dchill Oct 2013 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author mdbl Oct 2013 #5

Ever since he was elected Proud Liberal Dem Oct 2013 #6

Obama also failed Turbineguy Oct 2013 #7

"Concensus" to the GOP means they get what they want. Fuck them. NT TeamPooka Oct 2013 #8

Heard a terrorist on the radio saying that Obama had failed to build a consensus with the al Qaeda Snake Plissken Oct 2013 #9

Obama DID build more than a concensus with the takers. dotymed Oct 2013 #10

winter is coming

(11,785 posts)

1. If only he'd brought them a shrubbery... n/t

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Thu Oct 31, 2013, 05:25 AM

Oct 2013

hollysmom

(5,946 posts)

2. only if it smelled like cats. n/t

Reply to winter is coming (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 31, 2013, 05:34 AM

Oct 2013

B Calm

(28,762 posts)

3. One thing I've noticed about republicans, they

Reply to zbdent (Original post)

Thu Oct 31, 2013, 05:38 AM

Oct 2013

talk out of their ass a LOT! They make up their own facts too.

dchill

(42,660 posts)

4. Republicans can't build a consensus with themselves.

Reply to zbdent (Original post)

Thu Oct 31, 2013, 05:49 AM

Oct 2013

How do they expect Obama to do it?

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Proud Liberal Dem

(25,005 posts)

6. Ever since he was elected

Reply to zbdent (Original post)

Thu Oct 31, 2013, 06:10 AM

Oct 2013

It seems as though President Obama has been expected to be the one to compromise with/capitulate to the Republicans and be "bipartisan" but the Republicans have repeatedly been allowed to be as partisan as they have wanted to be while simultaneously complaining that President Obama is being partisan and divisive. It seems to be a no-win situation for him.

Turbineguy

(40,210 posts)

7. Obama also failed

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Thu Oct 31, 2013, 06:12 AM

Oct 2013

to put up ladder to the moon.

TeamPooka

(25,577 posts)

8. "Concensus" to the GOP means they get what they want. Fuck them. NT

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Thu Oct 31, 2013, 06:29 AM

Oct 2013

Snake Plissken

(4,103 posts)

9. Heard a terrorist on the radio saying that Obama had failed to build a consensus with the al Qaeda

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Thu Oct 31, 2013, 06:29 AM

Oct 2013

he should have invited them toe the White House like Ronald Reagan did

dotymed

(5,610 posts)

10. Obama DID build more than a concensus with the takers.

Reply to zbdent (Original post)

Thu Oct 31, 2013, 06:32 AM

Oct 2013

Right off the bat he "negotiated" away everything that "we the people" wanted.
Single Payer- off the table.
In fact, everything health care related was "off the table."

Within no time, the ACA became "insurance reform" with no room at the table for any advocates for the people.
It was all what will cause the least damage to insurance companies.

A consensus? Well, it was a "coalition of the willing."
Willing to make more profits. If some peoples lives were improved as a by-product, well...ok. Ironically, (Kabuki theatre style, as usual) when Obamacare "rolled out", full of the health insurance gimme's, the repugnant party had to try and try to kill it.
At least it would fool the people into thinking Obamacare was "another give-a-way" to the poor.

Amazing that the masses of Americans are (by design) so stupid as to believe that anything, any improvement in their life, hasn't already been paid for, long ago, by propping up the elite and TPTB.
revolt and wake-up.
Although "they" have never been non-violent, hopefully we can.

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