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zeemike

(18,998 posts)
139. Obama had the house and senate in his first two years.
Thu May 8, 2014, 01:21 PM
May 2014

If you can't get anything done when your party is in control then you will never do it.
And the excuse then was that he did not have a supper majority in the Senate...and now it is that the house is controlled by the GOP...excuses.
But FDR used the power he had to move things forward...but those things benefited people and so he was unstoppable because of it.
There was none of that in the first two years of the Obama administration...he appointed Wall Street and took the public option off the table, and called his base the "professional left" and dismissed them...and he lost the mid term because of it.
I even made excuses for him for the first term...thinking that once he no longer had to face re election things would change and I voted for him again...well that never happened and the first thing after the election he purposed chained CPI and the TPP...so I no longer feel the need to make excuses for him and I will not.

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I am dissapointed in him because he has so far not RSVP'ed your invitation. It's ChisolmTrailDem May 2014 #1
Thank you for your support. MineralMan May 2014 #3
This has opened a real can of worms in our family. GOPee May 2014 #117
I'm disappointed that he hasn't replaced all JaneyVee May 2014 #2
And think of all the jobs that would have created, too! MineralMan May 2014 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author aikoaiko May 2014 #57
Well what were you going to make? el_bryanto May 2014 #5
I was torn between rack of New Zealand lamb MineralMan May 2014 #6
har-har jollyreaper2112 May 2014 #7
Yah, well, it was a personal disappointment. MineralMan May 2014 #8
yeah, right jollyreaper2112 May 2014 #14
I believe you may be misunderestimating the seriesness MineralMan May 2014 #17
This ain't time to be... ChisolmTrailDem May 2014 #37
. Jamaal510 May 2014 #66
It's high time someone understood Raine1967 May 2014 #47
When I agreed to chair one of the local committees in Obama's 2012 campaign, maddiemom May 2014 #128
GITMO failed in senate 96-4, and JaneyVee May 2014 #15
Now, don't confuse the poster. MineralMan May 2014 #19
Closing Gitmo did not fail in the senate. zeemike May 2014 #45
No snark: what are you talking about? Raine1967 May 2014 #48
How soon we forgit... zeemike May 2014 #54
The article clearly states that this bill was proposed by "Jim Moran". Tarheel_Dem May 2014 #69
Well that is normal procedure for introducing a bill in the house. zeemike May 2014 #74
And that is the CIC how? Raine1967 May 2014 #79
And in your fevered imagination, that means the president instigated it? Tarheel_Dem May 2014 #144
Has he gotten a brain yet? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2014 #80
DUzy! riqster May 2014 #133
But it cannot be closed without funding to transfer the prisoners. NYC Liberal May 2014 #52
The house controls the purse strings not the Senate. zeemike May 2014 #59
Revenue bills originate in the House, but the Senate still has to pass them. NYC Liberal May 2014 #67
Not true... Jeff In Milwaukee May 2014 #83
The congress does not control the military...never has. zeemike May 2014 #86
WOW! You sure know a LOT about the Constitution Jeff In Milwaukee May 2014 #89
Only what I learned in grade school civics. zeemike May 2014 #97
You might want to take a little more in depth course Jeff In Milwaukee May 2014 #109
Well you don't need to be a weatherman zeemike May 2014 #113
Yeah....no Jeff In Milwaukee May 2014 #115
It is not the hammer that drives the nail zeemike May 2014 #116
Oh dear god... Jeff In Milwaukee May 2014 #119
And I could say that you did not learn much from history zeemike May 2014 #122
Holy shit... Jeff In Milwaukee May 2014 #131
Obama had the house and senate in his first two years. zeemike May 2014 #139
I give up.... Jeff In Milwaukee May 2014 #141
So do I. zeemike May 2014 #146
Right--here's my primer for grade school civics... msanthrope May 2014 #110
You don't need money to stop doing something zeemike May 2014 #112
Okay..is it that you do not understand that not only was the money cut off, but specific legislation msanthrope May 2014 #114
Well I would tell you what someone like Truman would have done. zeemike May 2014 #118
You do realize that the Youngstown decision proves you historically inaacurate? nt msanthrope May 2014 #121
You know that old saying about never argue with a fool? Jeff In Milwaukee May 2014 #134
What does that have to do with this? zeemike May 2014 #140
He did order it closed via EO ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2014 #104
The fact that you're unaware that the President can't unilaterally close Gitmo ... 11 Bravo May 2014 #28
Amen Jeff In Milwaukee May 2014 #84
K&R Quackers May 2014 #9
Well, I never! MineralMan May 2014 #11
i invited him to sing a duet with me… hopemountain May 2014 #32
DUzy! CaliforniaPeggy May 2014 #34
Bet he didn't even send a card. Bobbie Jo May 2014 #77
Bo and Sunny sunnystarr May 2014 #120
Maybe you should offer more dessert. That always works on me. nt okaawhatever May 2014 #10
Perhaps you're right. MineralMan May 2014 #12
Yes, with a photo. SomeGuyInEagan May 2014 #129
Yeah, but you KNOW he likes pie. BlancheSplanchnik May 2014 #130
Ha! You just don't know if you don't try/ask. Whisp May 2014 #13
That is true. However, as a long-time MineralMan May 2014 #16
You've converted me sharp_stick May 2014 #18
Between you and me, that'll show him, for sure. MineralMan May 2014 #20
It's an outrage sharp_stick May 2014 #21
"All depends. Whatcha got in the oven?" lpbk2713 May 2014 #22
I used to trivialize and minimize the valid concerns of others too. LanternWaste May 2014 #23
So you're back to it, huh? OilemFirchen May 2014 #39
This was alerted on. 7-0 leave. n/t LadyHawkAZ May 2014 #24
LOL! nt MineralMan May 2014 #63
If it goes 7-0 you should get to know their username AAO May 2014 #68
I am surprised iandhr May 2014 #94
Where you on the jury? iandhr May 2014 #95
LOL. Certainly wasn't me. MannyGoldstein May 2014 #98
Yes, I was n/t LadyHawkAZ May 2014 #101
I saw him in Minneapolis IronLionZion May 2014 #25
Yup, that's about the nature of the 'disappointments' around here, Man. elleng May 2014 #26
Like Cornel West, I am disappointed that I didn't get front row seats to his inaugural Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2014 #27
i am very disappointed that, although he himself did autograph it, mopinko May 2014 #29
Hey DonCoquixote May 2014 #30
I'll certainly keep that in mind. MineralMan May 2014 #75
Yeah, for a brief time, Third-Way Manny became Mirror-Manny. randome May 2014 #85
When does your biography of me go on sale? MannyGoldstein May 2014 #99
I've posted with Third-Way Manny... RufusTFirefly May 2014 #31
Thank Jeebus. nt tridim May 2014 #123
And he didn't get me a pony either! Prophet 451 May 2014 #33
not enough Chuuku Davis May 2014 #35
When he was elected POTUS, did you include or excluse his entourage- No Vested Interest May 2014 #36
I know! Obama didn't sign my basketball! MannyGoldstein May 2014 #38
Thaks, Manny! MineralMan May 2014 #62
Somebody adores you. Rex May 2014 #103
I'm disappointed davidpdx May 2014 #111
That's the way to get people to come around. vi5 May 2014 #40
rsvp kardonb May 2014 #41
Believe me, you don't want him at your dinner table. Martin Eden May 2014 #42
I keep waiting for him to stop by on his way to O'Hare sometime... greatauntoftriplets May 2014 #43
Is he that guy who goes everywhere Michelle goes? struggle4progress May 2014 #44
lol treestar May 2014 #46
You know, Obama likes Pie… Raine1967 May 2014 #49
Did you give him a menu? Historic NY May 2014 #50
Oh aren't you clever! Maven May 2014 #51
You know what they say about imitation... Fearless May 2014 #53
Yeah, Im not going to vote for him either. DCBob May 2014 #55
I am flat our disappointed that he flat out refuses to run again in 2016. sheshe2 May 2014 #56
I'm disappointed because he gave me a painted pony and I wanted a black one with white socks. aikoaiko May 2014 #58
I did't get a pony, either...but I got a horse a little later on. Maybe there's a lesson of maddiemom May 2014 #132
Are you a good cook. Then invite me over instead. n/t totodeinhere May 2014 #60
You should have invited Joe instead. randome May 2014 #61
Joe would totally come. nt Hekate May 2014 #105
Getting him to leave is the hard part. Hassin Bin Sober May 2014 #108
Yeah, fuck the bastard. I'm voting Sanders in16 AAO May 2014 #64
You go, AAO! MineralMan May 2014 #65
Choking with laughter - a freaking DUzy malaise May 2014 #70
Damn, that's good! Aldo Leopold May 2014 #71
I'm planning on voting Jamaal510 May 2014 #72
Just think, what would Jesus have done? ananda May 2014 #73
Even Jesus got no respect in his home town. MineralMan May 2014 #76
Still waiting for my Anti-Gravity Boots and Free Government Blow Job Robot thelordofhell May 2014 #78
He turned me into a Newt! Jeff In Milwaukee May 2014 #81
If he turned you into a Newt... iandhr May 2014 #92
Let's just watch the whole thing, shall we? Jeff In Milwaukee May 2014 #93
Thank you iandhr May 2014 #96
In ways I'm disappointed and in other ways think May 2014 #82
He is a wise man. rug May 2014 #87
Too funny, thank you uppityperson May 2014 #88
you never really loved him!!111!!1!! dionysus May 2014 #90
I am disappointed…. iandhr May 2014 #91
I saw what you did there, and I'm so disappointed. >sigh< KnR Hekate May 2014 #100
Maybe he declined Union Scribe May 2014 #102
I just wanted a little time with him Jay, Bey, Michelle, and Joe. bravenak May 2014 #106
I thought he'd teach my dog to do tricks. undeterred May 2014 #107
URinvited:Dinner in Minneapolis/June 26/$32,400 per couple/$20,000 4 photo op with Obama Divernan May 2014 #124
Have you invited Elizabeth Warren yet? I bet she doesn't disappoint! berni_mccoy May 2014 #125
I too am disappointed that he has not had a beer with me liberal N proud May 2014 #126
I have invited him to every one of my birthday parties since he was elected. Lint Head May 2014 #127
I share your disappointment. He clearly is not interested in doing anything about rhett o rick May 2014 #135
I'm disappointed in him too... Blanks May 2014 #136
Nice satire. DinahMoeHum May 2014 #137
Partisans and their obsession with personality; ronnie624 May 2014 #138
I know how you feel. onethatcares May 2014 #142
Hmph! I can't believe he didn't come. MineralMan May 2014 #143
nah, something about him onethatcares May 2014 #145
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