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girl gone mad

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36. Of course he can.

Sun Feb 26, 2012, 12:28 AM

Feb 2012

All he has to do is declare it a matter of national security that these locations stay open in order to deliver medicine and supplies as stipulated by law.

But he probably has no interest in keeping the postal system healthy. Look at the public statements he's made about USPS in the past.

"I mean, if you think about it, UPS and FedEx are doing just fine, right? No, they are. It's the post office that's always having problems."

That comment provoked laughter from the audience.

"It’s been public for some time that the Postal Service’s fiscal path is unsustainable," spokeswoman Jen Psaki said when asked about the president's generally dismissive remarks. "It has been struggling due to unprecedented reductions in mail volume, and the effect of the economic crisis has made things worse." Psaki was unaware of any previous public comments made by Obama about the Postal Service or its financial woes.

Typical neoliberal nonsense from Obama.

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Thank you for gathering this info! hedgehog Feb 2012 #1

You're welcome SunsetDreams Feb 2012 #3

Very educational lunatica Feb 2012 #2

It is "the busy invisible hand of the GOP in action" SunsetDreams Feb 2012 #5

Easier not to read and just blame Obama. great white snark Feb 2012 #4

I hear ya, you are very welcome :) SunsetDreams Feb 2012 #7

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It's all about killing the union and the idea of secure retirement/pensions for working people and suffragette Feb 2012 #10

agreed, the GOP have been planning this for years SunsetDreams Feb 2012 #13

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Thank you so much for that, another update to the OP SunsetDreams Feb 2012 #16

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Geez, SunsetDreams Feb 2012 #29

Thanks for posting this. Swede Feb 2012 #9

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Interesting, more ProSense Feb 2012 #11

You mean to tell me Obama can't fire the guy according to law? Thank you for facts! SunsetDreams Feb 2012 #12

Thanks. n/t ProSense Feb 2012 #14

anytime :) SunsetDreams Feb 2012 #31

Post removed Post removed Feb 2012 #19

This started with Nixon nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #20

Nixon and George W. Bush SunsetDreams Feb 2012 #21

thank you for upholding the high standard of DU! dixiegrrrrl Feb 2012 #22

My pleasure and thank you SunsetDreams Feb 2012 #23

But the President can ignore all of this and order the PO to deliver mail twice a day!!!!!!!!!!!!! grantcart Feb 2012 #24

Obama has the power to stop postal closures w/ the stroke of his pen. girl gone mad Feb 2012 #26

No he doesn't and that is a law SunsetDreams Feb 2012 #27

Of course he does. girl gone mad Feb 2012 #35

Executive Order 13527 of December 30, 2009 related to a Biological Attack? SunsetDreams Feb 2012 #39

no he does not grantcart Feb 2012 #33

Of course he can. girl gone mad Feb 2012 #36

Is it a matter of national security... one_voice Feb 2012 #37

You are trying so hard..as a matter of National Security? Seriously? SunsetDreams Feb 2012 #38

Well looky at that! Truth does matter, doesn't it? Tarheel_Dem Feb 2012 #25

Kick for the truth. nt geek tragedy Feb 2012 #28

The USPS Board of Governors needs to be investigated thoroughly New Yawker Feb 2012 #30

K & R n/t glinda Feb 2012 #32

thanks SunsetDreams Feb 2012 #40

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Another kick for the sake of clarity. Tarheel_Dem Feb 2012 #41

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