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BlueStreak

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30. Therefore we should all be happy with a president who pursues extreme authoritarian policies

Sat Jun 8, 2013, 06:09 PM

Jun 2013

Sorry, that's a bogus argument. I, for one, am not satisfied with the "Yes, he is 90% as bad as Bush, but that last 10% makes all the difference."

There is very little that would actually be different right this minute if Romney were President because we still hold the majority in the Senate.

If the argument is that the President has a lot of Executive power, well, then let's see Obama use it.

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K and R! Lady Freedom Returns Jun 2013 #2

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They are undisclosed locations! treestar Jun 2013 #52

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^^this^^ Bluenorthwest! Puzzledtraveller Jun 2013 #50

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Succinct and to the point mimi85 Jun 2013 #43

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...and President Palin would have organized a national wolf hunt by now. burnodo Jun 2013 #18

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McCain or Romney? pmorlan1 Jun 2013 #28

Therefore we should all be happy with a president who pursues extreme authoritarian policies BlueStreak Jun 2013 #30

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Just stop it. truebluegreen Jun 2013 #42

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hilarious. KG Jun 2013 #68

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Iran and N. Korea too. DCBob Jun 2013 #70