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1StrongBlackMan

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43. If he had shown some of this toughness ...

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 11:19 PM

Oct 2013

5 years ago, he wouldn't have garnered anywhere near the support of the American public, as he has today.

It took 5 years, 6 down to the wire deals, a sequester and the current fiasco to swing the electorate to see that the modern gop has no interest in governing. And, even now, a full 35% of the electorate remains unconvinced.

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A few words in praise of the President of the United States [View all] WilliamPitt Oct 2013 OP

Well said mcar Oct 2013 #1

Hahaha! I was planning on stealing the bit about beerandjesus Oct 2013 #63

Hear, hear. libdem4life Oct 2013 #2

The fight is not over, Will scheming daemons Oct 2013 #3

thanks scheming.. We need to Win Back the House. 2014! Cha Oct 2013 #9

And An approiate Message to ALL the GOP A-Holes..... Left Coast2020 Oct 2013 #17

Oh man.. I love that song.. you should make it an OP right fucking Cha Oct 2013 #19

check out how united we have been over this extortion attempt Skittles Oct 2013 #4

He finally stood by a hard line and good things followed. pa28 Oct 2013 #5

BINGO. And a tip of the hat to PBO. chimpymustgo Oct 2013 #72

"goddam meth-addled barn swallows we endure now" was the winner for me. Kudos is correct..n/t monmouth3 Oct 2013 #6

+++++ mopinko Oct 2013 #30

God, that was brilliant Ishoutandscream2 Oct 2013 #33

Agreed. nt stopwastingmymoney Oct 2013 #39

Every goddam meth-addled barn swallow has his day. Kennah Oct 2013 #52

The President is not the only one who has done very well. CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2013 #7

Yep. You said it. tblue Oct 2013 #51

I'm glad he held firm pscot Oct 2013 #8

If he had shown some of this toughness ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2013 #43

If Hillary has to win with only 65% of the vote, I can live with that. Kennah Oct 2013 #53

Sometimes I disagree with you...but not tonight! Auntie Bush Oct 2013 #10

Kick & rec! octoberlib Oct 2013 #11

He hung tough. Good on him. Jester Messiah Oct 2013 #12

Well said and agreed n/t OhioChick Oct 2013 #13

fie!! ellennelle Oct 2013 #14

Only the meth-addled ones. WilliamPitt Oct 2013 #15

He got tired of having sand kicked in his face.. kentuck Oct 2013 #16

My favorite Ted Cruz picture Bucky Oct 2013 #71

the teathugs have been chastened heaven05 Oct 2013 #18

My Offer is This: Nothing ProSense Oct 2013 #20

"Please proceed." It's the perfect way of dealing with the GOP. They'll do it all for you. nolabear Oct 2013 #21

It's called "hoisting them on their own petard". DinahMoeHum Oct 2013 #37

Kudos to you WilliamPitt New Orleans Strong Oct 2013 #22

LOL!!!! "Never interfere with a perfectly good train wreck." meti57b Oct 2013 #23

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2013 #24

I can't remember the exact quote... awoke_in_2003 Oct 2013 #25

Napoleon i believe. skamaria Oct 2013 #75

Good on ya, Will NastyRiffraff Oct 2013 #26

"meth-addled barn swallows"... dchill Oct 2013 #27

I will by the morning. WilliamPitt Oct 2013 #28

Not to worry... Jeff In Milwaukee Oct 2013 #32

Well said William! Crewleader Oct 2013 #29

The baggers condensed an entire year's worth of FAIL into a two week stretch Snake Plissken Oct 2013 #31

Bringing new meaning to the term "Like a boss.."! Moostache Oct 2013 #34

He always seems like the only adult in the room munster69 Oct 2013 #35

Meth-addled barn swallows?? ladym55 Oct 2013 #36

This f'd up gov. shutdown debacle did much to divide & expose the RW'ers for who they are/ aren't. hue Oct 2013 #38

It certainly was clear who were the adults in the room, wasn't it? Especially the President. calimary Oct 2013 #40

Woo woo!! Politicub Oct 2013 #41

I can't argue with that 2naSalit Oct 2013 #42

Agreed. CreekDog Oct 2013 #44

Ugh and no. lonestarnot Oct 2013 #45

Please ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2013 #46

+1 Hekate Oct 2013 #55

Truth is ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2013 #61

Quote of the Day!! N/T Guilded Lilly Oct 2013 #69

Finally. Now he simply needs to tell them what to do next, IMHO:) grahamhgreen Oct 2013 #47

"meth-addled barn swallows" 2banon Oct 2013 #48

Their has always been somthing a bit unsavory about BillyRibs Oct 2013 #49

3 words crack me up when I see them because they Pretzel_Warrior Oct 2013 #50

But...but...but.. We ALL knew his secret identy! yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #54

Gotta hand it to you. No one can coin a phrase as well as you. juajen Oct 2013 #56

Superbly said. K&R. Dark n Stormy Knight Oct 2013 #57

I'll chime in too dreamnightwind Oct 2013 #58

Great job Mr. President!! tweeternik Oct 2013 #59

The Republicans tried Maxwell Smart's line and Obama called them on it DFW Oct 2013 #60

catastrophically Derpy LisaLynne Oct 2013 #62

I believe that's a significant oversimplification. Orsino Oct 2013 #64

right on frog64 Oct 2013 #65

Yep. Did good here. Jakes Progress Oct 2013 #66

This is obvious MichaelKelley Oct 2013 #67

Fuck, yeah! Good one! ancianita Oct 2013 #68

It is unprecedented for a president's party to gain House seats in a 6th year election Bucky Oct 2013 #70

Agree, agree, but it is a god-damned shame 'effin' McConnell had to be paid a $2 billion indepat Oct 2013 #73

Backing down on Bombing Syria allowing Weapons Inspections to move forward KoKo Oct 2013 #74

The speech this morning was great EXCEPT, hearing between the lines, I strongly suspect JDPriestly Oct 2013 #76

K&R for "meth-addled barn swallows" alone. Brilliant! 11 Bravo Oct 2013 #77

Pride Fatbob Oct 2013 #78

Me too! K&R caseymoz Oct 2013 #79

K&R I'm also very proud of President Obama! DianaForRussFeingold Oct 2013 #80