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mick063

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6. Picture this.....

Mon May 13, 2013, 12:52 AM

May 2013

Franklin D Roosevelt in Obama's position.

He wouldn't take shit from those clowns, would expose the Tea Party with great precision, and rally American support to get government functional again.

Obama is a law school prepper that is in over his head. The debate champion can't govern his way out of a paper bag.

The Tea Party hates him, has lied about him, and has done everything in their power to make him fail. Yet.....he seeks a grand bargain.

You have to believe that the Robber Barons are directing his every move.

What a failed Presidency.

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NYT editorial: Time for Obama 'to abandon his hopes of reaching a grand budget bargain' with GOP [View all] Newsjock May 2013 OP

"Abandon all hope all ye who enter here..." rocktivity May 2013 #1

It needs to be added to the door... davidthegnome May 2013 #95

The paper of record joins the rest of us nadinbrzezinski May 2013 #2

Agreed... MattSh May 2013 #8

It's a false narrative... Spitfire of ATJ May 2013 #57

Republicans shut down the government under Clinton. JDPriestly May 2013 #60

Yep, Newtser did that along with the other Iliyah May 2013 #64

"Republicans used to be rational although wrong." Spitfire of ATJ May 2013 #65

does the rest of us, include one of us? CreekDog May 2013 #17

Obama won't let up on this. MannyGoldstein May 2013 #3

The Great Manny the mind reader sees all knows all ... JoePhilly May 2013 #23

or rather, Manny's seen a five-year Obama track record... villager May 2013 #30

Sorry ... JoePhilly May 2013 #32

Hope you are right, but the evidence indicates you aren't Android3.14 May 2013 #43

We certainly don't have "change" -- but right! Hope! villager May 2013 #47

What evidence are you referring to? JoePhilly May 2013 #62

Sherlock Holmes you're not. bornskeptic May 2013 #63

Respectfully disagree. lark May 2013 #54

A few things. JoePhilly May 2013 #67

You don't suppose all of that screaming A Simple Game May 2013 #86

You very confidently and haughtily predicted he'd never *offer* to cut SS. Marr May 2013 #87

Shhh. Those people don't like you bringing up that kind of thing. Jakes Progress May 2013 #90

Yeah. Let's ignore the past. Jakes Progress May 2013 #89

Exactly. It's all about his ego. duffyduff May 2013 #34

And this would revere him to--just whom again? maddiemom May 2013 #46

When every time you reach across the aisle The Velveteen Ocelot May 2013 #4

I think that when you reach across the aisle you're not supposed to pump so vigorously Dragonfli May 2013 #16

With a pineapple. KamaAina May 2013 #72

When the NYT has to explain reality to you Kelvin Mace May 2013 #5

Picture this..... mick063 May 2013 #6

"Obama is a law school prepper that is in over his head." JoePhilly May 2013 #24

+1 flamingdem May 2013 #50

Isn't he doing what the "majority" of Americans say they want him to do. sadbear May 2013 #7

Where did you get an idea like that? Got any support for your assertion? Bluenorthwest May 2013 #18

Do you live on earth? Where's your push poll? rotflmao! xtraxritical May 2013 #42

The "majority" of Americans don't want the two parties to work together? sadbear May 2013 #73

You REALLY think Americans want SS cut? lark May 2013 #55

They want Democrats to work with republicans. sadbear May 2013 #74

They want progress to be made on the things they care about. lark May 2013 #112

He put the ball back in our court. sadbear May 2013 #113

If the majority of Americans just wanted the two parties to funtion as one... FiveGoodMen May 2013 #81

I know this. sadbear May 2013 #84

Wasn't sure if you were being ironic or not FiveGoodMen May 2013 #93

This is a BS article. It only tells HALF of the story BlueStreak May 2013 #9

Of all people, Matt Yglesias made that argument best Recursion May 2013 #13

Well, there are certainly some things that need to be fixed BlueStreak May 2013 #26

K&R! grahamhgreen May 2013 #10

Golf. Moar golf. Safetykitten May 2013 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author DemocratsForProgress May 2013 #14

Seriously. In my opinion a successful second term would be all golf. pa28 May 2013 #96

Ha. It's like they're kicking Pete Peterson in the balls Recursion May 2013 #12

Obama's peeps will be heartbroken, they have invested so much propaganda pimping for him Dragonfli May 2013 #15

+1 nt raouldukelives May 2013 #21

+2 Myrina May 2013 #38

Hopeychangealicous ...can you taste it now n/t L0oniX May 2013 #58

+3 cantbeserious May 2013 #92

So what's the alternative? If you can't negotiate, then what? randome May 2013 #19

There are good options BlueStreak May 2013 #29

verily indeed NoMoreWarNow May 2013 #66

His "real game" is not evil. It just isn't what we thought we were voting for. BlueStreak May 2013 #80

who the fuck wants to become president just to do that? NoMoreWarNow May 2013 #110

This guy BlueStreak May 2013 #111

Negotiating assumes the other side is willing to actually negotiate. hobbit709 May 2013 #35

Some of us have been saying that for years... kentuck May 2013 #20

Sad +1. Overseas May 2013 #22

thank you for saying this. I want some extra credit. haha It is a totally Laura PourMeADrink May 2013 #88

So President Obama should do nothing. JoePhilly May 2013 #25

He can't get anything positive done until he has a Democratic Congress. kentuck May 2013 #27

The GOP will be thrilled when he makes that announcement. JoePhilly May 2013 #28

Defeatist. kentuck May 2013 #31

No, a defeatist is what the article wants Obama to become ... JoePhilly May 2013 #33

And forget everything he has tried to do for the last 4 years to cooperate with the Repubs? kentuck May 2013 #37

Actually, if he worked to get a Democratic Congress.... blackspade May 2013 #99

He should go LBJ on us MannyGoldstein May 2013 #40

Be interesting to see how LBJ or FDR would have handled this bunch. Clinton not so much, but maybe maddiemom May 2013 #48

"Go to war with them" JoePhilly May 2013 #70

Do you see any difference in LBJ's and Obama's approaches? MannyGoldstein May 2013 #78

So you can't answer the question. JoePhilly May 2013 #105

Sigh. MannyGoldstein May 2013 #107

How does that change anything? Cosmocat May 2013 #102

They didn't say he should do nothing progressoid May 2013 #68

And do what instead? JoePhilly May 2013 #69

Take it to the American people. progressoid May 2013 #71

I thought this was the point that House Republicans just want the Obama Budget to go away... nenagh May 2013 #36

The NYT states the obvious perdita9 May 2013 #39

Well Duh!!! Never should've even started. State the dem position on point May 2013 #41

The SS "compromise" is to be found in Obama's new book. "The Audacity of Surrender". Tierra_y_Libertad May 2013 #44

To be followed up with "The Catastrophy of Surrender" co-written by elderly street people. n/t L0oniX May 2013 #59

It's really the audacity of playing "Good Cop" FiveGoodMen May 2013 #82

There's one big problem with Obama going to war with the GOP watoos May 2013 #45

+1 flamingdem May 2013 #52

When we hit rock bottom we will be unrepresented slaves with no civil rights FiveGoodMen May 2013 #83

Remember when we only had to fight one party? nt woo me with science May 2013 #49

The Class War isnt between the two parties. Both Parties are controlled by the Elite Class. rhett o rick May 2013 #53

Yup. nt woo me with science May 2013 #56

+1000 blackspade May 2013 #100

A great editorial for 2009 d_b May 2013 #51

Obama is passionate about reaching out to the GOP quinnox May 2013 #61

The Problem Lies With The American Voter DallasNE May 2013 #75

The republican office holders are draconian. However, they only represent the 20. 80% don't agree graham4anything May 2013 #76

IT WAS TIME FIVE GODDAMN YEARS AGO GaYellowDawg May 2013 #77

No. Fucking. Shit. Blue Owl May 2013 #79

Advice to Obama Vietnameravet May 2013 #85

Some people are just slow to learn. Jakes Progress May 2013 #91

Like, 4 years ago. grahamhgreen May 2013 #94

God, how I despise those SOBs ailsagirl May 2013 #97

What other options does he have? davidthegnome May 2013 #98

There is no common ground. There is no room for compromise. mick063 May 2013 #101

Do we have centuries? davidthegnome May 2013 #104

Obama is not one of us! Never has been. Bradj5 May 2013 #103

Duh nt hatrack May 2013 #106

Obama (R) will be his next attempt to reach across the aisle and even that will fail... L0oniX May 2013 #108

Because he's what? Bobbie Jo May 2013 #109