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In reply to the discussion: NYT editorial: Time for Obama 'to abandon his hopes of reaching a grand budget bargain' with GOP [View all]pa28
(6,145 posts)96. Seriously. In my opinion a successful second term would be all golf.
Instead of cutting Social Security, expanding "public-private partnerships" and making every day christmas day for major corporations with the Trans Pacific Partnership he should have played golf.
Lots and lots of golf.
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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
I think that when you reach across the aisle you're not supposed to pump so vigorously
Dragonfli
May 2013
#16
If the majority of Americans just wanted the two parties to funtion as one...
FiveGoodMen
May 2013
#81
Obama's peeps will be heartbroken, they have invested so much propaganda pimping for him
Dragonfli
May 2013
#15
His "real game" is not evil. It just isn't what we thought we were voting for.
BlueStreak
May 2013
#80
thank you for saying this. I want some extra credit. haha It is a totally
Laura PourMeADrink
May 2013
#88
And forget everything he has tried to do for the last 4 years to cooperate with the Repubs?
kentuck
May 2013
#37
Be interesting to see how LBJ or FDR would have handled this bunch. Clinton not so much, but maybe
maddiemom
May 2013
#48
I thought this was the point that House Republicans just want the Obama Budget to go away...
nenagh
May 2013
#36
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
When we hit rock bottom we will be unrepresented slaves with no civil rights
FiveGoodMen
May 2013
#83
The Class War isnt between the two parties. Both Parties are controlled by the Elite Class.
rhett o rick
May 2013
#53
The republican office holders are draconian. However, they only represent the 20. 80% don't agree
graham4anything
May 2013
#76