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ArcticFox

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5. He needs to just veto

Reply to bluestateguy (Original post)

Sat Dec 17, 2011, 01:14 AM

Dec 2011

I was right way back when I said he should refuse to allow Bush tax cut extension just to get some shorter term unemployment relief.

the medicare tax relief is the same thing. If it would lapse, it would simply highlight the suffering imposed by the .1%. It would mobilize the people against republicans.

But Obama is part of the same big agenda, isn't he. He pretends to be on our side, but is not. He pledged to veto the military authorization act, then did not. He often says one thing, the populist thing, then does the other.

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Couldn't Obama just do a signing statement? (Re: payroll taxcut, Keystone pipeline) [View all] bluestateguy Dec 2011 OP

Yes, he absolutely could. And maybe he has. MADem Dec 2011 #1

I believe he has to do that during a congressional recess... WCGreen Dec 2011 #2

I think you are thinking of appointments Orangepeel Dec 2011 #6

No, on the payroll tax cut. Yes, on the pipeline. Roselma Dec 2011 #3

The president doesn't have authority to issue signing statements about spending issues housewolf Dec 2011 #4

He needs to just veto ArcticFox Dec 2011 #5

yep, and while he's at it he can reschedule cannabis... nebenaube Dec 2011 #7