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leftstreet

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2. Friday news dump. Cowardly n/t

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 04:34 PM

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Breaking: President Obama on the cliff at 5pm eastern [View all] bigtree Dec 2012 OP

I knew it. I predicted last night that he'd come out while they were in hiding. YES. Gregorian Dec 2012 #1

Good Call, Gregorian! Cha Dec 2012 #24

Friday news dump. Cowardly n/t leftstreet Dec 2012 #2

Don't call my President a coward. nt Comrade_McKenzie Dec 2012 #4

Yup my President too madokie Dec 2012 #11

These 'negotiations' already make him look weak leftstreet Dec 2012 #30

Nice mcar Dec 2012 #5

not as bold, perhaps bigtree Dec 2012 #6

Why? reflection Dec 2012 #7

Really--- You don't even know what he's going to say? trumad Dec 2012 #10

Internet tough guys are fucking hilarious...nt SidDithers Dec 2012 #12

Oh, for pete's sake. The Republicans bailed yesterday. MineralMan Dec 2012 #13

oh noes... dionysus Dec 2012 #14

Right, Obama should have talked about Boehner's failure LAST NIGHT ... a week ago!!! JoePhilly Dec 2012 #17

Sure, right - the man that risked a war with Rex Dec 2012 #19

That same person just threw vulnerable seniors under the bus leftstreet Dec 2012 #33

Screw you leftynyc Dec 2012 #21

Nailed it... SidDithers Dec 2012 #27

Sorry if I struck a nerve leftstreet Dec 2012 #38

yes Fridays can be a news dump day but in this case it's an end of week status update TeamPooka Dec 2012 #28

He just threw seniors under the bus leftstreet Dec 2012 #31

when did the seniors get run over? Was there a deal cut or law passed? Your pretend history is funny TeamPooka Dec 2012 #34

Did Boehner offer the chained CPI, or did Obama? leftstreet Dec 2012 #35

why are you so locked into what didn't happen? TeamPooka Dec 2012 #37

What else 'won't happen' next time? leftstreet Dec 2012 #39

Shouldn't you be focused on the Mayans today? Sounds like your kind of pretend crisis. TeamPooka Dec 2012 #41

You're minimizing an historic event leftstreet Dec 2012 #43

When was he supposed to react to a Thursday evening development? geek tragedy Dec 2012 #40

Yeah!!! He should have responded on Wednesday DevonRex Dec 2012 #45

WH official confirms Reid is meeting with POTUS now. bigtree Dec 2012 #3

The "fiscal cliff" is imaginary and doesn't exist bluestateguy Dec 2012 #8

the 'cliff' involves more than just deficit reduction measures bigtree Dec 2012 #20

La la la la la la la la la!!!!! bluestateguy Dec 2012 #22

was talking past cynicism, anyway bigtree Dec 2012 #26

My question is DJ13 Dec 2012 #9

According to Boehner, no. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #18

Blah, blah, will be here ready to negotiate, blah cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #15

I'm betting folks with expiring unemployment benefits will find him 'reasonable bigtree Dec 2012 #23

There is great PR value to sounding reasonable cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #25

Thank you, bigtree! Love hearing from our President.. :) Cha Dec 2012 #16

Thanks. Go Bama! applegrove Dec 2012 #29

There. Is. No. Cliff. Fire Walk With Me Dec 2012 #32

There are expiring unemployment benefits bigtree Dec 2012 #36

Any updates? n/t TDale313 Dec 2012 #42

Nothing worth reporting. Just a general call to fix things after Xmas. cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #44

Thanks. TDale313 Dec 2012 #46