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In reply to the discussion: Obama Joins the Club [View all]watoos
(7,142 posts)149. None of those things
conflict with multinational corporations(guns won't be banned) who are the people calling the shots in America.
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I think you give him too much credit. His actions are far right of center. From Crapsurance health
grahamhgreen
Apr 2013
#26
Sorry, but I have to remind you that Obama spent almost all of his first term opposing
Bluenorthwest
Apr 2013
#138
What's it like living in bizzarro backward world? It's the Repukes that should compromise.
L0oniX
Apr 2013
#77
Ok mr no fact links ...so now you speak for the majority? The stage is all yours.
L0oniX
Apr 2013
#93
If, as you say, you are laughing, this guy should also be laughing with you.
AnotherMcIntosh
Apr 2013
#64
"If it goes to a vote and is "voted down by his fellow Democrats," they'll be heroes."
delrem
Apr 2013
#134
On the other hand, Democrats can easily portray themselves as independent of the President.
randome
Apr 2013
#18
Most seniors I know would work to supplement their SS if they could find a job...
L0oniX
Apr 2013
#97
I've seen the suggestion of a 3rd party with a focus on SS/Medicare as the dominate alignment...
L0oniX
Apr 2013
#103
if it can bring them to Congress with those values, it's worthwhile (for a progressive)
bigtree
Apr 2013
#107
I'm not a rocket scienist but I wonder why Obama has seemingly not considered that.
L0oniX
Apr 2013
#109
It may be throwing GOP into temporary disarray, but it's intensified permenent Democratic disarray
Armstead
Apr 2013
#33
Of course you could be right. But the GOP hasn't been organized for almost a decade now.
randome
Apr 2013
#37
I hope you are right....But by the time the change really takes hold it may be too late
Armstead
Apr 2013
#84
Republicans lost an election and they manage to keep the debate on their terms
Armstead
Apr 2013
#75
The POLC church loves to link you to death ...no discussion ...just a massive amount links.
L0oniX
Apr 2013
#53
Are the add backs to military spending also dead? is race to the top dead?
TheKentuckian
Apr 2013
#126
At what point will Obama be smart enough to withdraw his let's-lower-SS-with-a-chained-CPI proposal?
AnotherMcIntosh
Apr 2013
#52
thank you Mr. Pitt! -Tthe best thing we can do as Democrats is to denounce the Obama Administration
Douglas Carpenter
Apr 2013
#63
I actually know him personally and he is a very liberal Democrat who has been very supportive of
Douglas Carpenter
Apr 2013
#81
Obama should throw himself on that grenade to save the Dem party from defeat in 2014 & 2016.
L0oniX
Apr 2013
#118
Destroying the New Deal, Great Society and public education are part of his agenda
duffyduff
Apr 2013
#129
No, no-- I've already been assured that, if the Democrats suffer at the polls for Obama's betrayal,
Marr
Apr 2013
#115
I fully supported Obama, but this is a major colossal blunder of the first magnitude.
olegramps
Apr 2013
#148