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AndyTiedye

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15. He Was Dealt a Really Weak Hand

Reply to Onlooker (Original post)

Tue Mar 27, 2012, 08:56 PM

Mar 2012

in the form of a weak, divided party.

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Did Obama really play things this badly? [View all] Onlooker Mar 2012 OP

I appreciate the expeditiousness. Loudly Mar 2012 #1

I think of it as institutional ineptness. xchrom Mar 2012 #2

Setting aside your CNN, Toobin talking points. Firebrand Gary Mar 2012 #3

The Big O will come out for single payer mdmc Mar 2012 #4

But who would believe him now? DJ13 Mar 2012 #9

Hey if he did, I wouldn't care if he was sincere. kenny blankenship Mar 2012 #23

You're kidding, right? subterranean Mar 2012 #16

yeah mdmc Mar 2012 #21

. snagglepuss Mar 2012 #5

He does seem a bit naive. MrSlayer Mar 2012 #6

There seems to be a lot of opinion that Verrilli had a rough day... PoliticAverse Mar 2012 #7

Verrilli just didn't seem to be prepared for the type of COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #11

Obama didn't strip the severability clause. jeff47 Mar 2012 #28

I understood he was OK with that decision? nt COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #31

It wasn't a decision, it was an oversight. jeff47 Mar 2012 #33

No, the White House is not inept, elleng Mar 2012 #8

Maybe he's not playing every single possible game. Maybe he played it when it happened and is enough Mar 2012 #10

Forget about the politicians izquierdista Mar 2012 #12

I think if Obama really sells his policies he wins. Remember they didn't go all out to sell health applegrove Mar 2012 #13

Obama doesn't even mention deaniac21 Mar 2012 #25

The problem is we have a Supreme Court whose majority has an agenda...... marmar Mar 2012 #32

it wasn't fucking solitaire bigtree Mar 2012 #14

Single payor polled huge and still does Mojorabbit Mar 2012 #29

He Was Dealt a Really Weak Hand AndyTiedye Mar 2012 #15

Jumping to unfounded conclusions isn't helping anyone Motown_Johnny Mar 2012 #17

What, in the debauched creation of this horrid legislation, kenny blankenship Mar 2012 #18

I think it will depend on how the American people react. This issue could push the anger at the jwirr Mar 2012 #19

I agree, he could play this for HUGE sympathy and direct all anger at the Pukes kenny blankenship Mar 2012 #22

these points were discussed on thom hartman the other day madrchsod Mar 2012 #27

well, who knows with all the crap in the air. Yet reactionary crap has always been there UTUSN Mar 2012 #20

inept? really ?who have you been reading? madrchsod Mar 2012 #24

chess? GusFring Mar 2012 #26

the outcome is yet to be determined... chill spanone Mar 2012 #30