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Voice for Peace

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61. He appealed to the better angels in all of us, and that's a big deal.

Sat Oct 4, 2014, 11:48 AM

Oct 2014

Despite what so many accuse him of, I believe he has maintained his
integrity through all of this. That it has been pure hell much of the
time. That his family is solid, and they will go on to do much good
after they are out of the White House. Probably all of them. I think
once he is out of office, he will be freer to do more, have more of
an impact here and around the world. He will be the number one
speaker in demand almost everywhere. He's a man with an active
conscience, I tip my hats to him.

I've been brainwashed, too. Often when I am faced with a daunting
task, and think I can't do it, there is now a popup message in my brain,
which is absolutely, reliably there, always: "yes, I can"

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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