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In reply to the discussion: Obama is dealt 4 Aces and he folds his hand. [View all]muriel_volestrangler
(101,472 posts)"165. Don' get mad at the President, get mad at congress!"
"170. Do we need to call on every issue?" (and that's from the thread starter, who claims, against all reality, that Obama was 'dealt 4 Aces' - which is rubbish. He can't veto a bill that only 41 people voted against in the House)
"172. The other side does!"
"208. Yeah, yada yada yada."
"185. If people are upset that they got funding and others are not... Then tell the government about it."
"197. Harry S. Truman: "The buck stops here."" (ie "it's up to the president, not me"
This sub-thread has been about denigrating Lady Freedom Return's idea of people complaining to their representatives. So when I say that you can't just leave it up to the president, and you join in, saying it's the president's job, you seem to be agreeing with those saying it's not up to people to call Congress.
I write to my MP; I'm British.