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59. Plausible deniability?

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Sat Oct 4, 2014, 11:43 AM

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Obama Spent Too Much Time Trying To Reach Out To GOP. A Bloody Stump Was All He Got. [View all] TheMastersNemesis Oct 2014 OP

I agree, I fault him for that too madokie Oct 2014 #1

Sadly, I can't disagree liberalmike27 Oct 2014 #21

Just wait if the GOP gets control of the Senate, you ain't seen nothing yet n/t n2doc Oct 2014 #2

He was gullible. He assumed they were decent people. They are not. nt Logical Oct 2014 #3

Amen to that. How in the hell do you "reach out" to a group of Sociopaths ? BlueJazz Oct 2014 #4

he wasn't gullible. KG Oct 2014 #9

President Obama is not gullible ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #13

Nope, at some point you realize they are not cooperating. He was gullible. nt Logical Oct 2014 #15

No ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #19

"Gullible" is unfair, but he was too optimistic for too long Jim Lane Oct 2014 #65

Quick question ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #69

Evaluating compromises can be tricky, but here are some guesses. Jim Lane Oct 2014 #76

I think you're right. Rose Siding Oct 2014 #29

So true ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #32

He appealed to the better angels in all of us, and that's a big deal. Voice for Peace Oct 2014 #61

Oh, puh-leeze. woo me with science Oct 2014 #26

and how does any President overide a hostile congress? LawDeeDah Oct 2014 #89

Like trying to shake the paw of a rabid dog CanonRay Oct 2014 #5

I guess that's better than no stump at all. Fuddnik Oct 2014 #6

His core beliefs seem to be something like MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #7

And as far as Splitting goes liberalmike27 Oct 2014 #22

That's presumably how 82% of the Bush tax cuts became permanent MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #35

That list would be a purely subjective projection, as you must know. Voice for Peace Oct 2014 #62

"seem to be" is what I wrote MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #72

He's been the president of the United States for almost 6 years BrotherIvan Oct 2014 #74

I agree with the first two..... PragmaticLiberal Oct 2014 #91

Obama campaigned vigorously all across the country to get ACA passed. Major Hogwash Oct 2014 #93

Actually, my #2 is plain ol' Manny #%^* MannyGoldstein Oct 2014 #95

Nevermind. Major Hogwash Oct 2014 #96

No way was Obama that naive. This is theater. It's managed democracy. eomer Oct 2014 #8

His Cabinet and Staff Choices showed that he was working with KoKo Oct 2014 #20

Nailed it. Thanks KoKo. Scuba Oct 2014 #24

Excellent post, KoKo. QC Oct 2014 #27

+100% - Great Reponse! n/t mazzarro Oct 2014 #28

+1 leftstreet Oct 2014 #34

+ n/t BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2014 #39

Thumbs up on your post. Thespian2 Oct 2014 #46

Yes. Thanks, KoKo, well said. nt Zorra Oct 2014 #48

But, magic wands, ponies and he's not a dictator! Kermitt Gribble Oct 2014 #50

Yep. His first term nominations were a tip off. Also, it was merrily Oct 2014 #52

+1000000000 woo me with science Oct 2014 #53

+10000000000000 woo me with science Oct 2014 #54

yup. nt m-lekktor Oct 2014 #67

+1000. Well stated KoKo! nt adirondacker Oct 2014 #75

^^^^^^^The correct answer^^^^^^^ woo me with science Oct 2014 #23

Exactly n/t Kermitt Gribble Oct 2014 #49

That is my view as well. DC kabuki, played mostly for the merrily Oct 2014 #51

Bingo! BuelahWitch Oct 2014 #73

Super Posts this morning coldbeer Oct 2014 #10

Exactly. 99Forever Oct 2014 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author ann--- Oct 2014 #12

I agree with post #8. Almost all of his appointments are conservatives. That's not "reaching rhett o rick Oct 2014 #14

I thought he was he keeping his powder dry. eom whereisjustice Oct 2014 #16

I'm not trying to start a fight, but that awareness of who and where the enemies are and what... northoftheborder Oct 2014 #17

I doubt very much that HRC will be any more liberal than Obama has been mazzarro Oct 2014 #33

Or, she would have been 1000X worse. With imaginary Presidencies, merrily Oct 2014 #55

He made the mistake of thinking the republicans were Kingofalldems Oct 2014 #18

I very highly doubt that is a mistake he made. merrily Oct 2014 #56

He has to - they hold the purse strings treestar Oct 2014 #25

What an absurd post. woo me with science Oct 2014 #30

Democrats play the role of enabler/appeaser in this Kabuki theater. JEB Oct 2014 #31

Before that, it was Carter and he had a Dem majority in both houses. merrily Oct 2014 #57

Remember he placed Social Security on the table under the guise of reaching out... raindaddy Oct 2014 #36

and Medicare. And he did cut fuel subsidies and SNAP. merrily Oct 2014 #58

That's the meme but there's more to it than that. ucrdem Oct 2014 #37

+ for this as well. BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2014 #40

Not this Third Way bullshit again. woo me with science Oct 2014 #68

Nuking Moscow is still on the table too. Don't count your gotchas before they're hatched. nt ucrdem Oct 2014 #78

Just because bombing sorties aren't in the headlines doesn't mean squat. progressoid Oct 2014 #79

It means that ISIS is no longer Benghazi. ucrdem Oct 2014 #82

The threat has been decisively addressed? progressoid Oct 2014 #85

Today's New York Times front page: "Obama" = 19 hits, "Syria" = 0 ucrdem Oct 2014 #86

So, out of sight, out of mind? progressoid Oct 2014 #87

Neither, but isolated strikes do not an air war make. ucrdem Oct 2014 #97

He's still got two years to go BuelahWitch Oct 2014 #83

Obama isn't going to torch the place on his way out ucrdem Oct 2014 #84

That describes the first two years. Warren Stupidity Oct 2014 #38

The best defense is a good offense. I say overwhelm them with so much the relent. ffr Oct 2014 #41

Yes. It'll take much more than a president. Orsino Oct 2014 #43

Laws generally don't get passed without them. Orsino Oct 2014 #42

Education aside... humbled_opinion Oct 2014 #44

The OP definitely nailed that one world wide wally Oct 2014 #45

Ironic AnAzulTexas Oct 2014 #47

Plausible deniability? merrily Oct 2014 #59

I see what you did there. woo me with science Oct 2014 #71

no sarcasm meant AnAzulTexas Oct 2014 #77

Here's the thing, folks. Regardless of what the idiot 5 SCROTUMS say, mountain grammy Oct 2014 #60

The corporate right has been over represented for years. I didn't donate, work, and vote to TheKentuckian Oct 2014 #66

This cartoon shows Obama, but he is just an icon for most of the Democratic Party. CrispyQ Oct 2014 #63

agreed. The voters who swept him and the democrats into office in 08 did not Doctor_J Oct 2014 #64

One should never reach out to a rattlesnake, or a rabid animal. Autumn Oct 2014 #70

It's appalling how the GOP comes right out and says they will just oppose everything Marrah_G Oct 2014 #80

I blame the leadership of the Party just as much. kentuck Oct 2014 #81

The President did very well considering the toxicity LawDeeDah Oct 2014 #88

So true. I wish he would've taken FDR's approach to the reich wing workinclasszero Oct 2014 #90

So, who are you voting for in 2016? Major Hogwash Oct 2014 #92

and a lot of good health care others got, I don't think Obama LawDeeDah Oct 2014 #94