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128. You got that right. I can't tell if it's getting worse or if the same folks are just piling on more

Mon Sep 16, 2013, 06:21 AM

Sep 2013

in order to save face (looking at the OP).

But I particularly enjoy the ones who feel compelled to break their arms patting themselves on the back with why they consider this such an important issue and why their perception is the only one that matters. As if the very thought that there are Americans that don't consider who may get considered to be on the list for who might possibly become chairman of the Federal Reserve to be the single greatest issue in the whole nation sends shivers up and down their little spines.

It's almost laughable that they believe that anyone would be interested in their opinion when it is so obvious that they are merely trying to score points and bully others. I guess they don't realize that in order to bully people you need to actually have some authority and/or power instead of being merely obnoxious and needlessly tedious.

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Bad nominee withdraws. Obvious defeat for everyone who thought he was a bad nominee. [View all] WilliamPitt Sep 2013 OP

No, it's good news. ProSense Sep 2013 #1

oh put those silly people on Ignore, William Skittles Sep 2013 #2

'Oh, I used to be disgusted. And now I try to be amused...' KG Sep 2013 #3

You and me both. NuclearDem Sep 2013 #4

Bad nominee withdraws... SidDithers Sep 2013 #5

Bad Nominee bandied about, Democrats everywhere practice democracy by giving their Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #10

+1 bigtree Sep 2013 #11

Thank you, well said! (nt) scarletwoman Sep 2013 #13

It is important to take the time to explain our political system to visitors like Sid who Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #22

You are indeed correct. It would be unkind to leave them in the dark about how our democracy scarletwoman Sep 2013 #29

oh, no. how it works is wait something happens, so you can be told you only object coz of your KG Sep 2013 #37

I was told that the opposition to Summers was 'abject hatred' Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #60

Very true. Starry Messenger Sep 2013 #48

I dont think that will work. He apparently seeks a utopian DU where everyone loves the President rhett o rick Sep 2013 #140

It is a pleasant surprise when our elected representatives actually represent us. IronLionZion Sep 2013 #143

Thank you! Safetykitten Sep 2013 #28

+1000 nt Mojorabbit Sep 2013 #53

Nice. Le Taz Hot Sep 2013 #129

Bad nominee was critical member of team before he was bad nominee. rug Sep 2013 #17

"faced down the worst economic crisis"... sendero Sep 2013 #86

sorry to disappoint, but all I've seen so far is celebration. magical thyme Sep 2013 #19

Amazing Cryptoad Sep 2013 #26

.... DeSwiss Sep 2013 #33

Snort, chortle, whoop! nt Vanje Sep 2013 #39

epic. KG Sep 2013 #43

Nice. Phlem Sep 2013 #70

So true.... QC Sep 2013 #91

Give him credit, he did something besides kick a Prosense screed. RetroLounge Sep 2013 #105

Post removed Post removed Sep 2013 #123

If he was a bad nominee quakerboy Sep 2013 #59

I doubt I will move shift. Rex Sep 2013 #114

No one said he would necessarily be the next Fed Chairman . . . markpkessinger Sep 2013 #142

And that my friends, is the POINT. (what you said mark) 2banon Sep 2013 #145

^^THIS^^ -nt- Celefin Sep 2013 #162

Perhaps if you find the way Puglover Sep 2013 #153

Well said! It gets very tiresome being derided by someone who doesn't even live here. scarletwoman Sep 2013 #156

Yep Scarletwoman. Puglover Sep 2013 #165

Please!! Perhaps some Canadians wouldn't benefit from that. delrem Sep 2013 #185

Great job of mimicking the illustration in the OP! delrem Sep 2013 #184

Truly ignore is your friend nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #6

It also excludes the ignored from jury duty bullshit on you. My excluded list is full and... L0oniX Sep 2013 #18

I am not sure if it quite does that nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #20

It doesn't work like that, sorry. Just the opposite, in fact. scarletwoman Sep 2013 #34

That is excellent advise.... Isoldeblue Sep 2013 #69

I agree completely..... DeSwiss Sep 2013 #124

Speaking of nerds... nadinbrzezinski Sep 2013 #138

+++++++.... exactly 2banon Sep 2013 #147

Yeah, it's derpville sometimes. progressoid Sep 2013 #7

Hugh Laurie as Bertie Wooster? longship Sep 2013 #176

Yes! progressoid Sep 2013 #179

Yup! I watched it on PBS, then gotthe videos from my library. longship Sep 2013 #180

Oh don't worry, I predict that they will have a new "Obama plans to ????" to generate outrage OregonBlue Sep 2013 #8

Yep Vanje Sep 2013 #44

<3 Marrah_G Sep 2013 #133

Perfect. Celefin Sep 2013 #163

The thing is, you missed the democracy party. This was months in the making. Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #65

They must think Isoldeblue Sep 2013 #74

Who do you think we are? Teabaggers? Jack Rabbit Sep 2013 #149

no attack on Syria - obvious defeat for those who opposed an attack on Syria Douglas Carpenter Sep 2013 #9

Seriously. A DU member recently posited that the anti-invasion people are sad..... Vanje Sep 2013 #46

they're so dizzy from spinning they don't know whether to shit or wind their watch. KG Sep 2013 #54

Some-are-Half-the-Way Vanje Sep 2013 #58

sure glad Obama didn't push single-payer - because if he had I wouldn't be able to fault him for Douglas Carpenter Sep 2013 #95

I'm very happy... onyourleft Sep 2013 #111

Exactly...I was very active in the anti-war movement before Iraq deutsey Sep 2013 #134

Good post! hammer, nail, SMACK delrem Sep 2013 #173

I know...I think suffered a brain cramp trying to follow the contorted "logic" of some here deutsey Sep 2013 #132

I hate to say it but... kentuck Sep 2013 #12

Politics as a team sport has destroyed meaningful discussion here. Nt. Warren Stupidity Sep 2013 #14

this. Ed Suspicious Sep 2013 #31

^^^THAT RIGHT THERE^^^ tkmorris Sep 2013 #38

Bingo. n/t QC Sep 2013 #42

Be true to your school! Vanje Sep 2013 #47

Yep. nt LaydeeBug Sep 2013 #115

Exactly. Jester Messiah Sep 2013 #139

Spot on. Celefin Sep 2013 #164

Lol! rug Sep 2013 #15

snicker mmonk Sep 2013 #16

Summers was never a nominee. n/t Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #21

That point appears to have flown over sooooo many heads here Number23 Sep 2013 #23

And now he never will be. temporary311 Sep 2013 #27

...He was very close. Vanje Sep 2013 #50

Was he on Obama's list of candidates for the job? ljm2002 Sep 2013 #52

A window into the "guilty until proven innocent" BeyondGeography Sep 2013 #61

His possible nomination has been a serious matter of discussion for months Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #63

Saying that he was the nominee and was withdrawn is wrong. Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #68

And that's why Caretha Sep 2013 #170

Then why did he withdraw his name? Why did Obama respond so eloquently to the withdrawal? delrem Sep 2013 #174

Not being the nominee does not mean he was not being considered. Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #175

OK... since you agree with the vast majority of responses to WP's OP, delrem Sep 2013 #177

There were better choices than Summers IMO. But he wasn't the Fifth Horseman. Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #178

I've seen no "hyperbole" w.r.t. Summers on DU. delrem Sep 2013 #181

Color me surprised. n/t Bolo Boffin Sep 2013 #182

Well, if that's how you wish to conclude - let it be. delrem Sep 2013 #183

Post your preemptive Summers defense here. ProSense Sep 2013 #24

That is a damned funny thread. Vanje Sep 2013 #51

Incredibly amusing LittleBlue Sep 2013 #25

Huh? You're talking about Summers, right? Th1onein Sep 2013 #30

What's funny is they don't get the point of your post...witness your replies. dkf Sep 2013 #32

Yeah, I noticed that, too. scarletwoman Sep 2013 #35

I'm afraid number 8 really thinks we were defeated Oilwellian Sep 2013 #41

Thanks, Scarlet. Blue_In_AK Sep 2013 #117

LOL! ProSense Sep 2013 #36

Senator Warren sliced off his privates, put them on a plate, and served them to him. nt SDjack Sep 2013 #40

It has been a good week bhikkhu Sep 2013 #45

Agreed! nt Vanje Sep 2013 #56

Dude, you know I love you, but the bad nominee was never actually ... you know ... the nominee. 11 Bravo Sep 2013 #49

Good! Vanje Sep 2013 #57

What exactly was he withdrawing from, and why? quakerboy Sep 2013 #66

It's called Democratic politics. The possibility of his nomination has been an actual Bluenorthwest Sep 2013 #67

The fact he needed to formally withdraw means he was a serious contender, probably the most serious Maven Sep 2013 #101

Thank you. Bobbie Jo Sep 2013 #137

Your accusation of "chronic intellectual dishonesty" on the issue of Summers' potential nomination Maedhros Sep 2013 #144

key word Bobbie Jo Sep 2013 #148

I think you're putting too much effort into a semantic argument: "potential nominee" vs. "nominee" Maedhros Sep 2013 #154

Semantic argument is all they've got. scarletwoman Sep 2013 #157

I can understand their knee-jerk responses. Maedhros Sep 2013 #159

And the prognosticators on this site have been Bobbie Jo Sep 2013 #160

It was the inside-the-Beltway folks who decided Summers was the presumptive nominee. Maedhros Sep 2013 #161

Hence the term Bobbie Jo Sep 2013 #166

Is a response to two months of analysis a "knee jerk" response? [n/t] Maedhros Sep 2013 #167

Yup. Bobbie Jo Sep 2013 #168

I'm not following you... Maedhros Sep 2013 #169

Obviously. Bobbie Jo Sep 2013 #171

I'm not ignoring your point. Maedhros Sep 2013 #172

Resistance in the Senate and public pressure kept him out. pa28 Sep 2013 #55

"I am happily indifferent to the ones who have consistently been wrong" eppur_se_muova Sep 2013 #62

teabaggers won again! snooper2 Sep 2013 #64

So, were you hoping that Summers WOULD get the Fed Chairmanship? scarletwoman Sep 2013 #71

Concern level about Summers, 2.5% snooper2 Sep 2013 #73

"Concern level about Summers, 2.5%" I'm right there with you on that. Number23 Sep 2013 #87

Really? Vanje Sep 2013 #90

"Concern level about Summers, 2.5%" Seems pretty damn self-explanatory "Vanje" Number23 Sep 2013 #93

Well, alright. Since you asked. Vanje Sep 2013 #97

Excellent summary. Blue_In_AK Sep 2013 #118

Thanks! Vanje Sep 2013 #120

Probably not the people who should have. Blue_In_AK Sep 2013 #121

I liked it too. Enthusiast Sep 2013 #125

Good write-up there Vanje. I felt exactly the same BelgianMadCow Sep 2013 #126

So nice of you to take so much time in this. Number23 Sep 2013 #127

You're welcome! Vanje Sep 2013 #130

Wouldn't want to worry your head about our Nations economic future. Vanje Sep 2013 #88

Ooops..... another failure from the Obama bad group! whistler162 Sep 2013 #72

What the hell are you talking about? scarletwoman Sep 2013 #82

They're making my head spin. Blue_In_AK Sep 2013 #119

Ladies and gentlemen, Exhibit A. NuclearDem Sep 2013 #84

WTF are you babbling about? RetroLounge Sep 2013 #106

I feel as if I'm on a middle school playground, Isoldeblue Sep 2013 #75

Obama never loved him, you know. nt grasswire Sep 2013 #78

I wasn't talking about Sommers. Isoldeblue Sep 2013 #80

Its a total mystery what Obama felt about Summers Vanje Sep 2013 #99

That still does not tell the whole story of Isoldeblue Sep 2013 #102

I imagine the selection process for cabinet people and nominees is a team operation. Vanje Sep 2013 #107

I'm old enough LWolf Sep 2013 #83

As am I... Isoldeblue Sep 2013 #89

Yeah anonymity is certainly a mixed bag. n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2013 #110

You got that right. I can't tell if it's getting worse or if the same folks are just piling on more Number23 Sep 2013 #128

You nailed it! Isoldeblue Sep 2013 #155

Oh, it's bad form not to reply to any posts in your OP snooper2 Sep 2013 #76

The cognitive dissonance has proved to be too much for some hard core fan club members quinnox Sep 2013 #77

Same thing in Syria, so why didn't you respond to this thread? snooper2 Sep 2013 #79

I said "some", not all quinnox Sep 2013 #81

Do you stand behind your source? nt gulliver Sep 2013 #85

It is a defeat Summer Hathaway Sep 2013 #92

It is NOT a defeat. There's probably not a single DUer on this board who isn't delighted scarletwoman Sep 2013 #96

Then why are the only people upset Union Scribe Sep 2013 #103

Good question. Rex Sep 2013 #116

? Vanje Sep 2013 #108

I know, right? It's so weird, I can't even begin to fathom the thought process scarletwoman Sep 2013 #109

"Are my methods unsound?" Maedhros Sep 2013 #146

Heh. scarletwoman Sep 2013 #158

"So far, the only people shocked at Summers' "withdrawal" are the pack journos who pushed.. Cha Sep 2013 #122

Some see the world through Obama lenses. morningfog Sep 2013 #94

Obama was absolutely going to nominate him, JoePhilly Sep 2013 #98

And people act as if they didn't say his nomination was written in stone. joshcryer Sep 2013 #100

It's always good when Obama listens to his better angels Union Scribe Sep 2013 #104

K&R&LOL. Egalitarian Thug Sep 2013 #112

Liberals and progressives save the day again! Rex Sep 2013 #113

I guess we know where the balls were dangling on the Summers issue... Whisp Sep 2013 #131

This is an awesome thread Capt. Obvious Sep 2013 #135

Two sads for Obama in less than a month durablend Sep 2013 #136

Just so we're clear on this Will Capn Sunshine Sep 2013 #141

Yup. I think there's some misplaced gloating going on lately. Oh well. n/t pnwmom Sep 2013 #152

You mean "bad potential nominee," right? Unless I missed something, pnwmom Sep 2013 #150

It is good news... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2013 #151