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WorseBeforeBetter

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95. It's too late. Republicans have him by the nuts.

Tue Jul 30, 2013, 12:15 AM

Jul 2013

He and the Democratic Party blew their (admittedly) narrow window of opportunity back in 2009. I live in NC, where the NC GOP has unraveled this state in a matter of months. I'll say one thing about them, they know what to do with power when they get it.

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Brutal Toon in the NYT: Greetings from flyover country [View all] n2doc Jul 2013 OP

K&R 99Forever Jul 2013 #1

Sad, but true Sherman A1 Jul 2013 #2

So what ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #3

Well, we're clearly a police state... ConservativeDemocrat Jul 2013 #6

Funny how that works though. zeemike Jul 2013 #8

+1 Phlem Jul 2013 #12

GOP majorities. How hard is that to comprehend Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #14

And yet the GOP minority rules the senate. zeemike Jul 2013 #16

+100 nt Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #19

When it came to the war machine, the Repubs were never in the minority Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #21

I select ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #27

The Dems had the majority up until 2002 in the Senate fujiyama Jul 2013 #22

We know how Bush did it ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #26

Well I suggest to you that they do zeemike Jul 2013 #32

Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #36

Well there is only one way to deal with that zeemike Jul 2013 #39

I disagree ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #66

point number 2 arely staircase Jul 2013 #77

my point exactly. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #79

He also got his pals in the mideast to fly airliners into our tallest buildings KansDem Jul 2013 #29

Maybe that's because Democrats in the bush years EC Jul 2013 #42

Ask Bush how he did it? Maybe he already did. AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #59

yeah there's this thing about not becoming your enemy or something pasto76 Jul 2013 #60

I don't think Phlem Jul 2013 #15

I heaven05 Jul 2013 #52

Im your neighbor in that community pasto76 Jul 2013 #61

Police states are more sophisticated sulphurdunn Jul 2013 #65

Yeah, I thought the bully pulpit was the solution? treestar Jul 2013 #46

How long a list would convince you? Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #53

I would settle ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #69

Only one? Get guarantees and demand specific performance from the TBTF investment houses Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #82

Okay ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #85

Well you only asked for one, so we're already there. Now, to the crux of this biscuit. Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #86

Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #87

Yes, and I along with a whole lot of people with two things in common agree. Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #88

Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #90

You have a degree in economics but never heard anything about the consequences Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #96

Yes ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #97

Funny, I agree with you. Sort of. He might have to be a dictator now. But it didn't jtuck004 Jul 2013 #63

And ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #70

I think such a viewpoint ignores the documented reality of tens of millions of jtuck004 Jul 2013 #71

Ignores what? n/t 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #72

Good one. LOL. n/t jtuck004 Jul 2013 #73

Okay ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #74

Sometimes people can appear deliberately obtuse. I guess that's their angle. jtuck004 Jul 2013 #75

And other times ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #78

My other post pointed to an article that said people are worse off. It spent the whole day on the jtuck004 Jul 2013 #80

So, let me see if I have this correct ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #84

You're a smart fella, and I am guessing your clicky-finger isn't broken. I jtuck004 Jul 2013 #89

Okay ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #93

K&R midnight Jul 2013 #4

Praise be to Cheeto Boehner! BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #5

K&R MotherPetrie Jul 2013 #7

Stupid Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #9

Yup BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #11

Oh ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #30

They want BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #34

That's rich! Good post. juajen Jul 2013 #41

+1 treestar Jul 2013 #50

He's four and a half years too late for the bully pulpit. WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2013 #92

So what does he do now? Cali_Democrat Jul 2013 #94

It's too late. Republicans have him by the nuts. WorseBeforeBetter Jul 2013 #95

K&R forestpath Jul 2013 #10

Wow. Why doesn't Obama wave his magic wand? Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #13

Detroit built the Great American Middle Class. Octafish Jul 2013 #17

So did the rest of us treestar Jul 2013 #49

. Union Scribe Jul 2013 #91

That's really dumb. Zoeisright Jul 2013 #18

It is truly stunning that a person who will surely protest of being among the best bluestate10 Jul 2013 #20

Question for you n2doc? sheshe2 Jul 2013 #23

I don't do binary thinking n2doc Jul 2013 #33

"What HAS Obama done to help Detroit?" BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #35

Let's see...when Obama was campaigning LAST YEAR n2doc Jul 2013 #40

I don't think Obama had much EC Jul 2013 #48

Of COURSE IT IS OBAMA'S FAULT!!!1111!!!111!1! HE IS THE ANTI-CHRIST!!!111!1!!!! BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #57

WTF is this about "way after"? BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #56

In 1975, President Gerald Ford extended a multi-billion dollar loan package to HardTimes99 Jul 2013 #81

kr HiPointDem Jul 2013 #24

Kicked & Recommended In_The_Wind Jul 2013 #25

some Op's are too stupid to respond to..... chillfactor Jul 2013 #28

And some responders are too lame... 99Forever Jul 2013 #31

And ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #37

It's not a "random post on an anonymous message board..." RevStPatrick Jul 2013 #43

I was referring to the post ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #67

Careful, or he might yell in your ear so loudly that you'll go deaf. AllINeedIsCoffee Jul 2013 #45

LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan Jul 2013 #68

Ow. truebluegreen Jul 2013 #38

Great political cartoon. Safetykitten Jul 2013 #44

So the President is supposed to create a perfect world? treestar Jul 2013 #47

So Obama caused the problems in Detroit? devilgrrl Jul 2013 #51

The House of Representatives, on the other hand, is actively making things worse. another_liberal Jul 2013 #54

Maybe it would help if Obama would not sign any more let's-send-jobs-to-foreign-countries free-trade AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #55

Yeah that will fix everything JEB Jul 2013 #58

I agree that the President did not cause Detroit's problems. Enthusiast Jul 2013 #62

This 'cartoon' is pure freeper crap. Scurrilous Jul 2013 #64

I am surprised the NYT is even aware Detroit exists BlueStreak Jul 2013 #76

The non-defense mounted here is just fucking hilarious. Egalitarian Thug Jul 2013 #83