2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumBiden is great but that asshole over at CNN thinks the only reason there was an agreement tonight...
was because of Bidens ability to compromise. Biden works for Obama you idiots..Obama tells Biden what he can and cannot do. Its called delegating!!! I turned off MSNBC to give CNN a go.... They are much worse!!!!!
pacalo
(24,721 posts)That doesn't take away from Obama's role in getting the bill passed. Obama was wise in selecting Biden to close the deal; he's experienced in working with the Senate & he's widely respected on both sides.
Both Obama & Biden get the props.
Cha
(297,800 posts)to negotiate with Pres Obama but, whatever it takes to get his little clock cleaned.
h/t She http://www.democraticunderground.com/11026911
Cha
(297,800 posts)brush
(53,924 posts)He picked Biden as his running mate years ago partly because of his long service in the Senate. He anticipated that the knowledge and good will built up during Biden's senate tenure would come in handy one day, and it did.
Make7
(8,543 posts)Tutonic
(2,522 posts)with the "beltway guys." Until the next plane gets flown into a building--then they'll be looking for a O to display some magic. In reality, senior staffers do the heavy lifting and iron out the deals. MSM seems to overlook this fact.