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1StrongBlackMan

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34. The purpose of a commission is ...

Tue Aug 13, 2013, 08:30 AM

Aug 2013

to generate ideas; or has no legislative or administrative authority.

It is clear that part of the President's mission is to accomplish what George W Bush could not.

It is clear that people have been saying this from Day 2 of his Presidency ... generally, right after writing about how they worked for, donated to and voted for him ... twice ... and as a prelude to announcing how disappointed they are in his presidency.

And yet, they expect to be taken seriously.

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Did you Know? [View all] Playinghardball Aug 2013 OP

K&R! hrmjustin Aug 2013 #1

Yes. Another accomplishment in the wrong direction. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #2

Nonsense. The deficit he inherited was 1.2 TRILLION per year. It was unsustainable... Demo_Chris Aug 2013 #4

The wrong thing at the worst time for no good reason. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #23

Be specific... Demo_Chris Aug 2013 #24

Existence itself is unsustainable given a sufficiently long time line. Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #38

Lots of questions... Demo_Chris Aug 2013 #41

Um what? MFrohike Aug 2013 #46

And besides ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2013 #25

My neighbor is the electorate and he thinks we should move all the poor people onto some Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #40

Well ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2013 #43

First, ignorance is or it is not, you keep using the word, belief. Belief is irrelevant, either Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #44

+1 PETRUS Aug 2013 #19

In times of depression and economic crisis Maedhros Aug 2013 #20

+1 Phlem Aug 2013 #21

+2 Enthusiast Aug 2013 #30

Yep, but a campaign promise kept. joshcryer Aug 2013 #32

Yup. n/t progressoid Aug 2013 #37

Yet he still wants to cut Social Security. forestpath Aug 2013 #3

Not at all. He wants to destroy Social Security... Demo_Chris Aug 2013 #7

I agree that's what he really wants. forestpath Aug 2013 #14

No he doesn't ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2013 #27

If what you say is true, Enthusiast Aug 2013 #31

C-CPI came with a poison pill poverty exception. joshcryer Aug 2013 #33

He "caved" ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2013 #54

The purpose of a commission is ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2013 #34

Day 2? Who was that? Enthusiast Aug 2013 #35

My apologies for the broad-brush ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2013 #42

I agree about the historic opposition. Enthusiast Aug 2013 #45

Yeah ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2013 #50

They'll be screaming about Obama's evil plan to kill Social JoePhilly Aug 2013 #51

Yep ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2013 #53

There's a secret "evil Obama" decoder ring that you can use JoePhilly Aug 2013 #55

I don't know. I think proposing chained CPI Squinch Aug 2013 #56

I have been saying all along ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2013 #63

I hope you are right that it was a tactic. Only time will tell if it was. Squinch Aug 2013 #64

Have you ever taken the time to look at Cryptoad Aug 2013 #8

The quickest way to ensure the death of Social Security is to start hughee99 Aug 2013 #11

Exactly. forestpath Aug 2013 #16

Simple solution... Demo_Chris Aug 2013 #17

Simple solution ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2013 #28

Yes, I have. And they don't hurt super rich people. forestpath Aug 2013 #15

Why do you keep promoting that lie? ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2013 #26

k&r... spanone Aug 2013 #5

Why yes I did know that.. thanks to online news and graphics Cha Aug 2013 #6

Na'u ka hau'oli Cha!! Playinghardball Aug 2013 #10

Graph Clinton deficit Bush deficit Obama deficit (sorry for large size, thankfully DU downsizes it) Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2013 #9

I don't know how he did it while still managing to put up $750+ billion for TARP hughee99 Aug 2013 #12

By cutting defense spending and raising taxes on corporations. progressoid Aug 2013 #36

obama bailed out the banks?! uponit7771 Aug 2013 #48

I believe he voted for it in the Senate and spoke in favor of it on the Senate floor, hughee99 Aug 2013 #57

I'll take this as a no, Obama did NOT "bail" out the banks himself. Not even his idea, he voted for uponit7771 Aug 2013 #58

No one bailed out the banks "by themselves". hughee99 Aug 2013 #59

I disagree, it was Bush admins idea...they pushed it...Bush singed it and Obama was part of a vote uponit7771 Aug 2013 #60

I agree. I didn't argue at all that Obama hadn't done anything with the money... hughee99 Aug 2013 #61

Yes I did know and, while I agree this is necessary, mountain grammy Aug 2013 #13

Good thing, bad timing. n/t Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #62

This is a good thing and Obama deserves recognition for it! K&R nt riderinthestorm Aug 2013 #18

The republican congress will take credit B Calm Aug 2013 #49

I did. sheshe2 Aug 2013 #22

Not quite half, but getting there. Motown_Johnny Aug 2013 #29

Seems to be the current theme. Rex Aug 2013 #39

Yay? MFrohike Aug 2013 #47

That might be part of the reason the GOP claims he is the worst President ever liberal N proud Aug 2013 #52