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BlueStreak

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20. I see. Well, it is just a figure of speech

Fri Dec 28, 2012, 06:20 PM

Dec 2012

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Nobody needs to get hypersensitive about that.

I'm more interested in the substance. It seems clear to me that Obama understands that Boehner can't do anything until Jan 3 and Obama is just posturing at this point to make sure the imagery doesn't make it look like Obama is the cause.

My guess is that they are trying to come up with a laundry list of points they can push on January 4. Obama will position this as a special emergency, and on that basis, Boehner will suspend the "Hastert rule" just this once, thereby bypassing the teabaggers without shoving it in their faces any more than is necessary.

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Obama Sticks To His Guns [View all] arely staircase Dec 2012 OP

Interesting choice of words. bluerum Dec 2012 #1

Headline from front page of TPM arely staircase Dec 2012 #2

It appears TPM wisely changed the headline BlueStreak Dec 2012 #13

no they didn't arely staircase Dec 2012 #14

I see. Well, it is just a figure of speech BlueStreak Dec 2012 #20

you think boner will get re-elected? arely staircase Dec 2012 #29

Yes. It is an old boy's club. These press conferences are just for our entainment. BlueStreak Dec 2012 #42

i don't know arely staircase Dec 2012 #44

But there are only about 80 real teabaggers. BlueStreak Dec 2012 #45

sure is, because we need a vote to see how they are voting, then hold them accountable for it. SugarShack Dec 2012 #3

+1 No kidding. woo me with science Dec 2012 #4

did you get lost on the way to some other thread? arely staircase Dec 2012 #6

It was cut and pasted onto one of my threads, too riqster Dec 2012 #27

still stinks up the place arely staircase Dec 2012 #32

"Woo me w/ repetition/tedium BlueNoteSpecial Dec 2012 #33

Cut and pasted 9 times. But only 8 were today... SidDithers Dec 2012 #34

CTRL-V for Victory!!...nt SidDithers Dec 2012 #12

Sadly misplaced choice of words dipsydoodle Dec 2012 #5

the event in question is obama kicking boner's ass arely staircase Dec 2012 #8

kicking ass does not require guns Skittles Dec 2012 #17

metaphor arely staircase Dec 2012 #19

I know what a metaphor is; I am not an idiot Skittles Dec 2012 #24

there is no literal ass kicking nor guns arely staircase Dec 2012 #25

omg Skittles Dec 2012 #26

And this is a poorly placed one Lordquinton Dec 2012 #35

and you have just written a poor simile arely staircase Dec 2012 #36

and you are moving the goal posts Lordquinton Dec 2012 #37

yes you compared two things arely staircase Dec 2012 #38

Didn't say it was one Lordquinton Dec 2012 #39

on your last point arely staircase Dec 2012 #43

It is TPM's headline on their front page. Not Obama's word choice or the OP's. nt DevonRex Dec 2012 #22

I know that Skittles Dec 2012 #23

Thats the man I voted for madokie Dec 2012 #7

exactly! arely staircase Dec 2012 #9

Great !! Next Fox headline..."Obama has guns, yet wants to take ours away" libdem4life Dec 2012 #10

I'm unclear on what he's sticking to... cui bono Dec 2012 #11

Once the "cliff/curb/speed-bump" has been crossed, all things are negotiable SoCalDem Dec 2012 #18

I don't think we'll see the real list until after Boehner is re-elected Speaker on Jan 3. BlueStreak Dec 2012 #21

Thank you arely staircase.. Cha Dec 2012 #15

don't know but that ass is like a clown car at the circus arely staircase Dec 2012 #16

+1, n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #28

Media jobs pay airheads very well, so it won't stop anytime soon. freshwest Dec 2012 #30

theoretically the 24 hour news cycle should give us arely staircase Dec 2012 #31

I saw ABC News Liberalynn Dec 2012 #40

i am with you on all of that arely staircase Dec 2012 #41