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18. This is where Obama has to play with the Democratic Congress

Wed Sep 24, 2014, 10:01 PM

Sep 2014

Obama has to play the bad cop and do runaway executive actions, and allow the Democrats in Congress to play the good cop to stop those actions. It's close enough to elections to make the feeling clear. At the end, Congress finally steps in and sanity returns, Obama gets a tough tsk, tsk from Congress, and since he's no longer running for office, it wouldn't matter to him.

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“Obama didn’t ask us to do work, so we’ve decided not to bother.” [View all] babylonsister Sep 2014 OP

Finally one of them actually comes out and tells the truth tularetom Sep 2014 #1

Jack Kingston (R-GA) is not running for re-election, and, apparently, he feels No Vested Interest Sep 2014 #19

Congress is just a step along the way to a lobbyist job mindwalker_i Sep 2014 #2

Since he's going to war without their input, why not lower the Medicare age to 55? Doctor_J Sep 2014 #3

omg, hahaha! babylonsister Sep 2014 #5

I am guessing that you either don't understand or are intentionally deluding yourself to believe rhett o rick Sep 2014 #8

I know Doctor_J Sep 2014 #9

I know and more power to you. But if you are going to "throw up" it might as well be a Bloody Mary. rhett o rick Sep 2014 #12

I think you got the right idea! adieu Sep 2014 #17

Isn't Congress abrogating their Constitutional duty? And is there anything we can do about it? rhett o rick Sep 2014 #4

Of course they are. But who's going to call them out? babylonsister Sep 2014 #6

I know that is easy to be negative but I honestly don't see a way out for the 99%. rhett o rick Sep 2014 #10

Are you this miserable in real life? babylonsister Sep 2014 #15

I have been very fortunate in life so far. My children are struggling with this economy and that rhett o rick Sep 2014 #23

Be happy! BrotherIvan Sep 2014 #26

I have a tough time being happy with people are dying needlessly either "over there" or rhett o rick Sep 2014 #38

This is where Obama has to play with the Democratic Congress adieu Sep 2014 #18

I am betting you live in Washington State and have been smoking some of the good stuff. rhett o rick Sep 2014 #25

They did this back in 2001 and haven't stepped up Skidmore Sep 2014 #29

How much of their Constitutional duties do they have to abrogate before it's a Constitutional rhett o rick Sep 2014 #37

They want this as much as Obama does whatchamacallit Sep 2014 #7

"We can denounce it if it goes bad, and praise it if it goes well and ask what took him so long.” Cha Sep 2014 #11

"...in the name of political convenience..."? No. randome Sep 2014 #13

Guess they weren't listening, now were they, bsis. sheshe2 Sep 2014 #14

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2014 #16

Congress is a club where millionaires meet a few times a year to beat up working people. whereisjustice Sep 2014 #20

...Except you guys Jamaal510 Sep 2014 #21

GOTV!!! frylock Sep 2014 #22

BULLSHIT!! He has literally BEGGED Congress to work! What is this??!?!? Liberal_Stalwart71 Sep 2014 #24

Not on a war vote. morningfog Sep 2014 #28

Actually, yes, he has. The authorization needs congressional approval. Civics 101. Liberal_Stalwart71 Sep 2014 #30

He has not begged congress for a war vote. morningfog Sep 2014 #31

He has indeed. In every speech thus far, he has asked Congress to come back from their vacation Liberal_Stalwart71 Sep 2014 #32

Link to any statement where he has requested an AUMF. morningfog Sep 2014 #33

NO!! You do your own fucking homework. I don't have to prove anything to you. Liberal_Stalwart71 Sep 2014 #34

Bullshit. You can't assert it and then refuse to morningfog Sep 2014 #35

Oh, and take your time. I've looked for it, morningfog Sep 2014 #36

Kick. Scuba Sep 2014 #27