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4. Frankly, I think we're screwn

Fri Apr 26, 2013, 07:19 PM

Apr 2013

The President will not be at the top of the 2014 ballot (or any further ones, for that matter) and I see a repeat of 2010. He has only about a year to get anything through Congress, and if he pisses his political capital away on gun control legislation that has no chance, or immigration reform that has no chance, then he won't have snot to come to the table with when it gets down to serious bargaining on a grand bargain.

Like I said, we're screwn. With all the Democratic resignations from the Senate, we might well effectively lose that house of Congress for the last two years of his term. I guess we can hope like hell that all the voters who backed Barack Obama come out to vote a straight Democratic ticket for 2016 when Hillary tops the ballot.

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President Obama...I have no idea what his malfunction is. Where does all this leave us for 2014? [View all] Poll_Blind Apr 2013 OP

Don't know...but think they might have hired James Carville...to hoodwink us.... KoKo Apr 2013 #1

I'm not even sure WHO is in charge of developing a House strategy for... Poll_Blind Apr 2013 #3

Yawn. lamp_shade Apr 2013 #2

Frankly, I think we're screwn customerserviceguy Apr 2013 #4

I'm not a fan of Hillary's but WHOMEVER gets on the 2016 Democratic has to be... Poll_Blind Apr 2013 #5

We already effectively lost the Senate when the Dems refused to pass filibuster reform. dawg Apr 2013 #7

I predict that in the near future customerserviceguy Apr 2013 #13

I predict the contrary Jim Lane Apr 2013 #14

Not much of a plan. LWolf Apr 2013 #6

He still has all of 2103, all of 2014, all of 2015, all of 2016, and a month into 2017. JaneyVee Apr 2013 #8

and... robinlynne Apr 2013 #12

I postulated an idea that has been recurring now and then. Savannahmann Apr 2013 #9

Here's what I see. We are fucked. I can not see a way that we can climb out. Wake me when the rhett o rick Apr 2013 #10

The separation of powers treestar Apr 2013 #11

PBO is a lame duck for the next 4 years people just need to accept the fact enjoyingyourpeasyet Apr 2013 #15

He is representing his elite employers... Demo_Chris Apr 2013 #16