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In reply to the discussion: Voters Think Obama Is Trying To Take Their Social Security, Medicare and Retirement. [View all]zipplewrath
(16,646 posts)12. Maybe you don't understand their goals
Just sayin', think of what the logical outcomes of their actions will be, then ask yourself if they see them as positive or negative?
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TheMastersNemesis
Apr 2013
OP
If you believe what he says, and watch what he does, then he absolutely is.
lumberjack_jeff
Apr 2013
#120
The Most Aggravating Thing About Obama Is He Demands His Base STFU. The GOP On The Other Hand -
TheMastersNemesis
Apr 2013
#6
Maybe he knows his base has the brains to understand nuance and compromise where
Pisces
Apr 2013
#39
Good thing Obama's not a Democrat because voters might connect him with the party otherwise
Fumesucker
Apr 2013
#14
I was afraid of this. I knew this whole chained cpi thing would blow up in our faces.
CTyankee
Apr 2013
#11
his stand can be used against them in repub. propaganda for years to come. That to me is
CTyankee
Apr 2013
#19
not sure that is the correct answer, but it is one explanation. As I said, we shall see...
CTyankee
Apr 2013
#85
I don't buy that he wasn't serious or bluffing. And you are right about breaking the taboo.
CTyankee
Apr 2013
#89
I see it as him throwing to the VSP chained cpi as a kind of delaying tactic. I don't think it
CTyankee
Apr 2013
#95
Oh, thank you for your kind words! I am so honored that you feel this way. I did not
CTyankee
Apr 2013
#96
You were afraid that a couple of guys on a golf course would complain that Obama is stealing their
pampango
Apr 2013
#44
I see. an evil plot hatched on a golf course to hand over the USA to the republican party.
CTyankee
Apr 2013
#90
IMO, no matter how much we want it, his goal is not to preserve the traditional Democratic Party
AnotherMcIntosh
Apr 2013
#112
The solution is for the President to admit he has been werong on this issue, and to back up these...
Faryn Balyncd
Apr 2013
#13
Well you should defend him, because he has not proposed eliminating the programs
treestar
Apr 2013
#17
When Obama (or Clinton) PROPOSES something it is no longer a "GOP initiative"
Demo_Chris
Apr 2013
#25
I engaged with you early on in discussion. But you always move the goal posts.
emulatorloo
Apr 2013
#74
He hasn't taken any actions to protect it, then his budget looks like it will.
liberal N proud
Apr 2013
#51
The Public Golf Course I Play Almost Like A Country Club Politically.
TheMastersNemesis
Apr 2013
#69
We'll see how it plays out. In the meantime worth calling our Sens and Reps.
emulatorloo
Apr 2013
#76
Exactly!! The OP lost me at "two guys on a golf course"!! Yeah, like they're really Obama supporters
Liberal_Stalwart71
Apr 2013
#108
And they are right! Marketing spin cannot not hide the DLC right wing agenda BS
on point
Apr 2013
#102
I wonder how long it would take before another anti-Obama thread on Democratic Underground
BlueCaliDem
Apr 2013
#104
"If Obama is the best Democratic president that we can field, then the country is doomed..."
emsimon33
Apr 2013
#126