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Harmony Blue

(3,978 posts) Tue May 14, 2013, 11:21 AM May 2013

Obama administration is being humbled [View all]

Centralism is nice for winning general elections, but it is a total train wreck when it comes to governing and enacting real change. Many of us saw this long ago and it is painful to watch this slow motion train wreck unfold. I think the Obama administration has been reeling so far this year, and it is sad in a way. The reason being the focus isn't about job creation or an improving economy. Most unfortunate, but that is the price you pay for straddling the fence too long. It's going to hurt haha.

Obama administration needs to come back to earth and start to seriously have some honest, transparent dialogue with its core base.

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Obama administration is being humbled [View all] Harmony Blue May 2013 OP

You're blaming his "centrism" for his lack of ability to govern with the Republican Tea Party Proud Liberal Dem May 2013 #1

Obama is a center left President Harmony Blue May 2013 #3

I pegged him as a centrist Dem from the get-go (it was all in his book actually) Proud Liberal Dem May 2013 #12

Yes, of course!! It's something akin to "blame the victim(s)" nt DonViejo May 2013 #7

This is silly poo. TwilightGardener May 2013 #2

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2013 #22

You mean like "put in his place?" Greybnk48 May 2013 #4

bullshit warrior1 May 2013 #5

I like Obama but he is no LBJ or Jack Kennedy. upaloopa May 2013 #6

This is true Harmony Blue May 2013 #9

LBJ nearly got me killed.... Bigmack May 2013 #10

Yea he drafted me for one of his 30,000 troop increases upaloopa May 2013 #14

JFK & LBJ was a completely different time. It was a time when trinkets & earmarks were passed out.. Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #18

I want our guy to be tougher than their guy upaloopa May 2013 #23

I want Obama to be Obama! You can't change him, anymore than I can change you. Remember that. Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #26

Like I said he told us to make him do the things we want upaloopa May 2013 #27

Okay, let's draft a petition telling Obama to be more "angry"? You're dwelling on style, and you... Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #29

I don't know what that has to do with anything. upaloopa May 2013 #32

Frankly, ProSense May 2013 #8

I would be happy if job creation was discussed Harmony Blue May 2013 #11

Let's face it, ProSense May 2013 #13

Just because the Obama administration secured a 2nd term Harmony Blue May 2013 #15

Right ProSense May 2013 #16

Ya know, when I read your words, and see your avatar, I see a huge disconnect. Emilyg, that you? Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #17

My Irony Meter just got pegged, now it's smoking. Ikonoklast May 2013 #19

Is it a coincidence? Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #20

A small city in Illinois? Ikonoklast May 2013 #21

!!! Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #24

Jeez Louise. Skidmore May 2013 #25

Huh? CakeGrrl May 2013 #28

+1. And then you have to assume they are truly "the base", which on DU, I never do. Tarheel_Dem May 2013 #30

Or to put it another way... ljm2002 May 2013 #31

Humbled by accusation? I don't see where Obama has a problem with any of this. Zen Democrat May 2013 #33

No, they're not. republicons are being ASSHOLES and those buying into Cha May 2013 #34

You believe centrism is harmful, yet your avatar is Hillary? winter is coming May 2013 #35