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IrishAyes

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

Fri Mar 21, 2014, 08:22 AM

Mar 2014

and I also write the President independently. He's the wisest, most capable leader we've had in a long time. Hopefully he's setting the tone for those to follow. Nobody with half a brain really mistakes him for a pacifist. But thank God he's no warmonger either.

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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