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jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
3. Meh
Wed Feb 8, 2012, 02:00 AM
Feb 2012

They don't win on those either.

You just can't tell other people what their priorities should be.

Frankly, I vote on social issues, foreign relations, and Supreme Court appointments.

The President, also frankly, has little influence on the economy, particularly now that many of the challenges ahead involve international cooperation. Absolutely the President sets the tone and can influence the Congressional agenda, but all this election year horseshit about "I'm gonna do this with taxes" or "I'm gonna create jobs" way overstates the President's actual powers, as opposed to those issues above, particularly Supreme Court appointments, where the President has primary and direct power.

We are going to see a knock down drag out to end all, in the event that enough Supreme Court appointments become available.

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