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busterbrown

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25. He caved only to make himself look like the adult in the room willing to bargain..

Reply to cali (Reply #4)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 02:56 AM

Oct 2013

Even though I hated this extension. I knew he was doing it for a reason.. Independents were understanding that President Obama was not as the right wing lied about, taking us down the road to Socialism...

He supports center right issues at times, until "we hold his feet to the fire"... This was the fire he was waiting for..

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Obama has outwitted his doubters around here...I had my doubts as well.. [View all] busterbrown Oct 2013 OP

Ummm, no LondonReign2 Oct 2013 #1

what an incredibly divisive post Richardo Oct 2013 #2

+1 pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #19

My ass...Ashamed.. busterbrown Oct 2013 #22

he desperately needs his 'doubters' around here bigtree Oct 2013 #3

oh please. I support the President on this but cali Oct 2013 #4

+1 NCTraveler Oct 2013 #9

Chained CPI comes with poverty exemptions. joshcryer Oct 2013 #21

He caved only to make himself look like the adult in the room willing to bargain.. busterbrown Oct 2013 #25

I don't see how he "outwitted" anything. He stood his ground... sibelian Oct 2013 #5

Really? NCTraveler Oct 2013 #6

My sole gripe with the MIC is when the spending on it hurts the safety net. BluegrassStateBlues Oct 2013 #7

You don’t feel the MIC is attached at the hip to the 1%ers.. busterbrown Oct 2013 #20

I have been called "obama-bot" but DonCoquixote Oct 2013 #8

STFU and STFD. WilliamPitt Oct 2013 #10

I haven't seen many doubters! For the most part B Calm Oct 2013 #11

Cruz and Boehner made the same mistake as Osama bin Laden. Nye Bevan Oct 2013 #12

Why wouldn't they? Every other times he's caved to them. They didn't change. Dawgs Oct 2013 #14

Except this time... The most important time... busterbrown Oct 2013 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author busterbrown Oct 2013 #29

typo, i hope Richardo Oct 2013 #15

OMG sorry, that's horrible! Thanks for pointing it out (nt) Nye Bevan Oct 2013 #16

Took him 5 years to stand up to the GOP and you're gloating. Pretty pathetic. n/t Dawgs Oct 2013 #13

Well, thanks for that nonsense. Bradical79 Oct 2013 #17

No...You are incorrect about how I feel.. busterbrown Oct 2013 #27

Doing the right thing is not "outwitting" seveneyes Oct 2013 #18

“Outwitted his doubters” busterbrown Oct 2013 #26

outwitted his doubters in the sense of doing exactly what his doubters have been wanting him to do Douglas Carpenter Oct 2013 #31

This time... busterbrown Oct 2013 #32

NO DOUBTS HERE... yuiyoshida Oct 2013 #23

This is a clear defeat for the Tea Party - but it also shows how reactionary things have become Douglas Carpenter Oct 2013 #24

Now: 0-7 :-| n/t DeSwiss Oct 2013 #33