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BlindTiresias

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46. Yep

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 05:52 PM

Nov 2014

Or more importantly, Obama will likely take the signalling that he should work with them more and will be very reluctant to utilize his veto powers. He basically gets to solidify his legacy as a "great negotiator" by moderating the really very extreme stuff that will be coming down the pipe soon assuming the Republicans win a majority.

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CNN saying Obama will have to compromise with GOP more, after election. [View all] grasswire Nov 2014 OP

Fuck CNN & there wannabe FauxNews Bullshit. giftedgirl77 Nov 2014 #1

Agree. They're no better than the rest of the corporate media. EOM RockinLeft Nov 2014 #51

Blitzer and Gergen are two paid establishment whores. Dawson Leery Nov 2014 #2

Maybe I'm hearing what I want to here; but ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #3

WTF? How about the GOP compromising more with the President? And it ain't over. kelliekat44 Nov 2014 #4

Time to break out the veto pen Old Nick Nov 2014 #9

There is nothing to veto. bravenak Nov 2014 #26

They will, I promise. louis-t Nov 2014 #32

They will be Bills of Insanity. bravenak Nov 2014 #35

That would be fun. louis-t Nov 2014 #44

So far, Obama has only used the veto twice. Maedhros Nov 2014 #36

CNN is a toilet full of turds. LawDeeDah Nov 2014 #5

How does that logic work? To win in 2016 we upaloopa Nov 2014 #6

We've got numerous posters here making that exact strategic argument LondonReign2 Nov 2014 #13

It's a win for those in the Democratic Party that have Republican values. [n/t] Maedhros Nov 2014 #38

That's a laugh GitRDun Nov 2014 #7

These clowns lsewpershad Nov 2014 #8

Just because they say so Andy823 Nov 2014 #10

6 years of Republican obstructionism says Obama doesn't have to do shit. DisgustipatedinCA Nov 2014 #11

CNN also said that Obamacare was overturned by the Supremes malaise Nov 2014 #12

same crap going on over at MSNBC grasswire Nov 2014 #14

Fuck CNN...trash, pure trash. Rex Nov 2014 #15

I haven't watched either more than rarely for a couple of years now. grasswire Nov 2014 #17

I think they gave it up when Dubya was in office. Rex Nov 2014 #19

I'll be glad to load his gun rock Nov 2014 #16

Sigh...these people have no fucking clue LordGlenconner Nov 2014 #18

LOL...what a steaming pile CNN has become. nt City Lights Nov 2014 #20

Even if in theory Obama compromised MORE with Republicans, they'd report he hadn't Johonny Nov 2014 #21

Let's see... kentuck Nov 2014 #22

There's only one "Executive Branch", the WH. The Senate & House are the "legislative" branch. Tarheel_Dem Nov 2014 #29

I am so sorry. kentuck Nov 2014 #48

Point of clarification: Maedhros Nov 2014 #43

Tweety saying the same rufus dog Nov 2014 #23

Wait until AFTER the election. BKH70041 Nov 2014 #24

I thought he had already done that okieinpain Nov 2014 #25

did they ever say anything comparable when shrub was president? unblock Nov 2014 #27

At CNN Presidential job approval being unchanged in a year means they are plunging, and Wolf is Fred Sanders Nov 2014 #28

Wishful thinking. Baitball Blogger Nov 2014 #30

Horrible, worthless, vapid and completely false blah blah blah yakkity yak analysis GusBob Nov 2014 #31

Also RadicalGeek Nov 2014 #42

if i were the President i would double fucking down on these assholes. spanone Nov 2014 #33

absolutetly grasswire Nov 2014 #49

Shouldn't we have the election first? Man from Pickens Nov 2014 #34

Here's the magic formula derby378 Nov 2014 #37

On the contrary. President Obama should dig in hard and speak out loud Blaukraut Nov 2014 #39

Compromise? Or do what they tell him? SomethingFishy Nov 2014 #40

I hope he discovers the usage of the Veto pen. Tierra_y_Libertad Nov 2014 #41

Highly unlikely. BlindTiresias Nov 2014 #45

Yep BlindTiresias Nov 2014 #46

Reminds me of the song about the tender upaloopa Nov 2014 #55

Fuck that. 3catwoman3 Nov 2014 #47

Considering the "center" is about where the GOP was 40-50 years ago.... Roland99 Nov 2014 #50

he tried that Nite Owl Nov 2014 #52

Governing from the center? Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #53

CrapNotNews hopefully will have to swallow those words in one big chunk Dont call me Shirley Nov 2014 #54

Fuck CNN!!!!! gopiscrap Nov 2014 #56

I hope he compromises just as much as the republicans have done since he's been president! B Calm Nov 2014 #57

LOL d_b Nov 2014 #58

Democrats have to compromise Proud Liberal Dem Nov 2014 #59

What a fucking load of horse shit budkin Nov 2014 #60

fuck cnn. Haven't watched them for about 10 years, and don't expect to anytime soon still_one Nov 2014 #61

corporate bullshit in action Skittles Nov 2014 #62