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ozone_man

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146. Setting the bar pretty low, aren't you?

Thu Mar 20, 2014, 08:20 PM

Mar 2014

What would he do, attack Crimea for voting to be part of Russia? There was no other rational decision to make. I can give him credit for being rational.

It would impress me if he stopped the war in Syria, by stopping funding the 'rebels' or having Saudia Arabia or other US allies supply the weapons. These are mostly Al Queda and we really don't want to be funding them with weapons, do we? This dirty war is on Obama's record, not Bush, so it is a chance for him to rise above the status quo MIC operations that we are so well known for.

It would impress me if he ended the embargo against Cuba, or the continued interference in Venezuela.

I give him lots of credit for the Affordable Care Act, even if it was not single payer, it leaves the door open for that. On the environment, he gets a very low grade. I try to grade fairly. I like him as a person, but this is not about his personality.

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Can we all give PBO a big HELL YES and/or THANK YOU for no war in Ukraine ? [View all] steve2470 Mar 2014 OP

Of course its good, but do you really think that was a tough one? quinnox Mar 2014 #1

let's put it this way steve2470 Mar 2014 #3

Ah, ok, now I see your point quinnox Mar 2014 #7

Of course he has no pro war base to pander to. His supporters would oppose such Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #27

yes, the credit is shared with the elected and we Democrats steve2470 Mar 2014 #32

Please note it is you mentioning Party affiliation, not me. Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #178

Yes and NO DonCoquixote Mar 2014 #123

Those assertions are just unsupported, faith based opinions. I don't agree with them. Bluenorthwest Mar 2014 #179

Do you deny many Democrats were revving up for war? DonCoquixote Mar 2014 #198

He did say "all options are on the table." former9thward Mar 2014 #30

that was March 2nd steve2470 Mar 2014 #34

There were also comments - even near the same time - karynnj Mar 2014 #184

Er...YES. When a third of the Senate Democrats gave Bush the green light to invade Iraq because TrollBuster9090 Mar 2014 #54

good point steve2470 Mar 2014 #57

YES, but.... NYtoBush-Drop Dead Mar 2014 #144

agreed steve2470 Mar 2014 #149

Hell yeah!!!!!!! mfcorey1 Mar 2014 #2

Yes, that and Thank You for ObamaCare!!!! Even the witless can get expensive meds! NYC_SKP Mar 2014 #4

I agree about the ACA steve2470 Mar 2014 #6

So do I! Did anybody like what we had before? calimary Mar 2014 #28

Insurance company executives and some doctors perhaps nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #29

He's promised to come to my house in a couple of months to help me sign up for Medicare! greatauntoftriplets Mar 2014 #9

Nailed it! classof56 Mar 2014 #44

+++ Whisp Mar 2014 #51

Maybe it's some sick and twisted Hillary love thing. NYC_SKP Mar 2014 #105

I know that the president is not going to come to my house to help me sign up... Cofitachequi Mar 2014 #52

he's promised to come visit me... BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2014 #145

I come visit you... NYC_SKP Mar 2014 #148

yes! BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2014 #150

They expect Obama to be God. Whiny wimps reminds me of the Naderites. nt Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #202

You really think there was a possibility that we would go to war upaloopa Mar 2014 #5

see post 3 nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #8

Do I think anybody would send Marines into the Crimean peninsula to repulse Russian troops back TrollBuster9090 Mar 2014 #62

Re: "A", Kerry has said we will defend the former Soviet Bloc nations who now belong to NATO. 7962 Mar 2014 #72

I think Poland and Estonia/Latvia/Lithuania are ok steve2470 Mar 2014 #74

We're you around for the Cuban missile crisis. upaloopa Mar 2014 #95

I remember it well. I was too young to realize ballyhoo Mar 2014 #160

Well - given that you think WEST Ukraine (the part nearest Europe) is at risk, karynnj Mar 2014 #185

Yes, my bad. I meant East. I'll change it in the post. ballyhoo Mar 2014 #187

Hell Yesss! NOLALady Mar 2014 #10

Why not cheer him for not invading Belgium or criminalising purple while we're at it? N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Mar 2014 #11

works for me :) nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #12

No sane POTUS would go to war with Russia over the Ukraine/Crimea Martin Eden Mar 2014 #13

exactly nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #14

Not even shrub who was a bully. Thanks for not nuking ourselves, Mr. President! C'mon man! TheKentuckian Mar 2014 #15

By the by, did you get my daily thank you note for not burning down my house? TheKentuckian Mar 2014 #16

no, I missed it, but you're welcome :) nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #17

Don't forget tomorrow dammit sharp_stick Mar 2014 #35

+10000 n/t 2banon Mar 2014 #195

Yay for PBO!!!! CFLDem Mar 2014 #18

Thank you President Obama for sane discourse and for NOT think Mar 2014 #19

precisely steve2470 Mar 2014 #20

Yep. Obama has done many great things including getting the economy back on track think Mar 2014 #24

excellent points steve2470 Mar 2014 #26

He's walked the tightrope very well. It's not an enviable position. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2014 #21

I agree steve2470 Mar 2014 #22

Dear wingnuts. Do you want balanced budgets? OmahaBlueDog Mar 2014 #23

good points nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #25

Exactly! ctsnowman Mar 2014 #70

No, they don't. They just want to complain about the budget and pretend the Democrats are Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2014 #166

you nailed it nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #167

Aw shucks. That weren't nothin'. Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2014 #170

Funny how that works, isn't it? OmahaBlueDog Mar 2014 #199

So true. And didn't GWB tell Americans to "Go shopping." Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2014 #201

Very happy. They would bankrupt this country to hand it to the 1%ers. nt Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #203

Agreed. Though, maybe change "They would bankrupt..." to "They are bankrupting..." Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2014 #208

This is true. nt Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #211

But I bought tickets!!! Bosonic Mar 2014 #31

good graphic nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #38

Excellent pic riqster Mar 2014 #81

Great pic. And Thank you President Obama for staying cool on the world stage and riversedge Mar 2014 #176

The irony is thick in this thread. Skinner Mar 2014 #33

No shit n/t sharp_stick Mar 2014 #36

I never have thought for a nansecond he would go to war steve2470 Mar 2014 #37

Nobody was going to war Crimea theboss Mar 2014 #61

if things change dramatically, I'll be one of the first to be critical steve2470 Mar 2014 #63

McCain would not go to war either nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #83

you are correct steve2470 Mar 2014 #84

Like Bush did in 2008? Oh wait, he did not nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #87

true he was rational about Georgia steve2470 Mar 2014 #88

Russia is a nuclear armed power nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #92

I really hope everyone stays rational steve2470 Mar 2014 #93

A handy timeline nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #97

I'm reading steve2470 Mar 2014 #99

Germany is part of NATO nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #101

ok thank you for the info nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #108

I remember that Art V invocation since that was the first time nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #110

I'm glad I have DU steve2470 Mar 2014 #112

Poland has made references. Here nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #113

this is NYT from yesterday steve2470 Mar 2014 #115

Things are getting warm, aren't they nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #116

yea steve2470 Mar 2014 #118

The choice might be Ike, or going hot nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #119

I guess my entire point here is.... steve2470 Mar 2014 #120

Not so sure.. McCain is senile before his time and has the biggest blustery mouth in the senate. lumpy Mar 2014 #205

And he would not go to war nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #206

President Palin would quakerboy Mar 2014 #151

Hate to burst that bubble nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #163

Ive known too many fundies to believe quakerboy Mar 2014 #213

No she would not nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #214

How do you change mental illness? quakerboy Mar 2014 #215

Well, we will never know nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #216

No she wouldn't.... theboss Mar 2014 #200

Agreed. And I'd really like to get your thoughts on the small group that have declared that Number23 Mar 2014 #143

Agreed. Credit is due here. nt Eleanors38 Mar 2014 #175

+++ we want to hear more from you, Skinner. n/t Whisp Mar 2014 #180

Thank you. For everything. berni_mccoy Mar 2014 #182

Count... 3catwoman3 Mar 2014 #39

high 5 ! steve2470 Mar 2014 #41

A big thumbs up! hedgehog Mar 2014 #40

thumbs up ! steve2470 Mar 2014 #42

No war always gets a rec. JoeyT Mar 2014 #43

Obama works in mysterious ways Capt. Obvious Mar 2014 #45

He does steve2470 Mar 2014 #46

Yes, I'll support him on that. grahamhgreen Mar 2014 #47

A President Palin would have us at or close to DefCon 4 by now Submariner Mar 2014 #48

precisely steve2470 Mar 2014 #50

A clarification on the DEFCON scale WatermelonRat Mar 2014 #111

Not even a president Palin would have zeemike Mar 2014 #142

Nope. Independent of party none is really going to nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #164

I will give the president credit for not starting a war over this. But realistically totodeinhere Mar 2014 #49

I agree steve2470 Mar 2014 #53

Agreed. n/t totodeinhere Mar 2014 #91

The Neocons aren't wanting the full out war. go west young man Mar 2014 #162

K & R Iliyah Mar 2014 #55

hopefully things will stabilize over there sooner than later steve2470 Mar 2014 #56

He doesn't have time for war. bearssoapbox Mar 2014 #58

true steve2470 Mar 2014 #59

'That Honorable Man' Whisp Mar 2014 #181

Obama is a decent, thoughtful and ethical man as you say. I believe those are his outstanding lumpy Mar 2014 #207

US boots on the ground were never even remotely a possibility theboss Mar 2014 #60

our approach to PBO is different. End of discussion nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #67

Giving him credit would be to admit that he's not the warmonger some claim him ... JoePhilly Mar 2014 #64

President Obama must be perfect at all times, no errors allowed ! steve2470 Mar 2014 #65

IMO, it's kind of insulting to the President to believe he should be thanked for Zorra Mar 2014 #66

We agree to disagree nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #69

What? So you can complain about what you don't like, but give 0 credit for what is great. I think Sarah Ibarruri Mar 2014 #204

HELL YES! Duval Mar 2014 #68

you're welcome steve2470 Mar 2014 #71

Maybe I missed the memo nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #73

no, but PBO is sane so far steve2470 Mar 2014 #75

Problem is that this is not a one actor show nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #76

OH good gawd....I KNEW you couldn't do it! VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #77

eh, I'll thank him while he's sane steve2470 Mar 2014 #78

How about Forward Deploying American fighters to Poland and Rumania nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #80

Fine with me steve2470 Mar 2014 #82

Right now they are playing a game of diplomatic tennis nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #85

you are correct again steve2470 Mar 2014 #86

It is certainly not over and possibly Obama will be put in a position that is unexpected/unplanned. lumpy Mar 2014 #209

Do not forget nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #210

This message was self-deleted by its author steve2470 Mar 2014 #79

I'm very glad he made the sane choice. Marrah_G Mar 2014 #89

me too steve2470 Mar 2014 #90

Yup! Warmonger, my ass! He's done what he said he'd do and changed the world. More to come... freshwest Mar 2014 #94

thank you for this ! steve2470 Mar 2014 #96

Agreed! And I appreciate this thread very much. He's a better man than most: freshwest Mar 2014 #102

thanks ! steve2470 Mar 2014 #106

Okay. Steve it is! And another kick: freshwest Mar 2014 #137

No, but I'll raise a glass to BHO. JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2014 #98

President Barack Obama steve2470 Mar 2014 #100

to be replaced by Hillary Rodham Clinton ... JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2014 #103

BHO is cool with me, honest steve2470 Mar 2014 #107

Thanks Obama! And he did this while the crazies were calling him weak! Bravo Mr. President. Auntie Bush Mar 2014 #104

I do hope Keystone will be dead soon nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #109

Nope! Spider Jerusalem Mar 2014 #114

ok we agree to disagree nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #117

You of course are correct, but when Ameircans in general do not know nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #121

Here's what needs to happen next seveneyes Mar 2014 #122

I agree ! nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #125

k&r... spanone Mar 2014 #124

War...what is it good for? MIC profiteering...we see right through you. nt mother earth Mar 2014 #126

amen steve2470 Mar 2014 #127

This is more about petrodollars and the US maintaining that standard,we are all captives of the MIC. mother earth Mar 2014 #212

I am glad that the military option is not on the table Gothmog Mar 2014 #128

me too steve2470 Mar 2014 #130

Foaming at the mouth and salivating for Russian blood, nope Iliyah Mar 2014 #161

a billion MORE kpete Mar 2014 #129

let's make it 2 bil ucrdem Mar 2014 #131

If I could, all the adults in the US would say hell yes steve2470 Mar 2014 #132

He's "WEAK"!!!! Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2014 #133

completely agree ! nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #134

For no war YET. Yes. n/t Orsino Mar 2014 #135

he'll get my credit unless he does that steve2470 Mar 2014 #136

But, but, but...the news networks have already composed special war music! Hekate Mar 2014 #138

:) steve2470 Mar 2014 #139

Imagine McCain or Romney at this point. Scary! Good job President Obama!! n-t Logical Mar 2014 #140

bomb bomb Iran McCain steve2470 Mar 2014 #141

Setting the bar pretty low, aren't you? ozone_man Mar 2014 #146

we look at his performance differently, agree to disagree amicably nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #147

So, Ukraine has no oil??? blkmusclmachine Mar 2014 #152

I think it has some, have not done more research nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #156

Obama was never going to allow a war over Crimea. Dawson Leery Mar 2014 #153

yes I agree ! nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #155

Hell Yes Boom Sound 416 Mar 2014 #154

of course Crimea/Ukraine is a no brainer, overall point is his foreign policy stances nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #157

I was just giving a hell yes Boom Sound 416 Mar 2014 #158

ah ok, yes I do think he deserves it nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #159

Yes. newthinking Mar 2014 #165

If Russia threatens a NATO member, there WILL be war...Biden already said so davidn3600 Mar 2014 #168

I hope we can avoid that steve2470 Mar 2014 #169

Kick thanks steve~ Cha Mar 2014 #171

President Obama deserves maximum credit, so far ! Thanks cha ! nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #172

He's not inclined to fly off the handle or do bullshit oneupmanship eridani Mar 2014 #173

K Cha Mar 2014 #174

Hell yes davidpdx Mar 2014 #177

You bet! I subscribe to several newsletters etc. to keep abreast of petitions and letters to sign, IrishAyes Mar 2014 #183

PBO is "The man". SmittynMo Mar 2014 #186

I wanted to thank all the posters in this thread for being civil steve2470 Mar 2014 #188

+10000 n/t 2banon Mar 2014 #196

HELL YES libodem Mar 2014 #189

I'm grateful he's not GWB #2 or (shudder) McCain nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #190

Absolutely libodem Mar 2014 #197

Personally, I'm quite pleased Obama has made a point of avoiding the Neo-Con Chest Thumping 2banon Mar 2014 #191

yes steve2470 Mar 2014 #192

I could do without the rest of the posturing, but I'll take that over bombs.. 2banon Mar 2014 #193

yes we do steve2470 Mar 2014 #194