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3. "Obama gave up too easily"

Reply to WillyT (Original post)

Fri Dec 12, 2014, 10:44 AM

Dec 2014

Pretty much the story of the past 6 years.

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Liberals: Obama Abandoned Us - Politico [View all] WillyT Dec 2014 OP

�A vote for this bill is a vote for future taxpayer bailouts of Wall Street,� G_j Dec 2014 #1

Yes, it is. Enthusiast Dec 2014 #36

You can't abandon someone you were never with. n/t QC Dec 2014 #2

That's exactly right. truebluegreen Dec 2014 #7

Bingo zipplewrath Dec 2014 #22

That's right. SammyWinstonJack Dec 2014 #25

Yes, I date the definitive proof as the Tim Geithner appt in 2009. k&r, nt appal_jack Dec 2014 #46

"Obama gave up too easily" vi5 Dec 2014 #3

"The good news they got a pretty good deal"? WTF? liberal_at_heart Dec 2014 #4

Sounds like someone is channeling Rahm Emanuel... ReRe Dec 2014 #61

A long time ago ... Scuba Dec 2014 #5

Imo-In Retrospect fredamae Dec 2014 #6

Yep, he did. SammyWinstonJack Dec 2014 #32

Obama was never with the liberals. Hillary would not be, either. djean111 Dec 2014 #8

Nor with traditional Democrats. merrily Dec 2014 #31

Yep . . . Brigid Dec 2014 #47

He will do NOTHING to jeopardize the hifiguy Dec 2014 #76

+1 LittleBlue Dec 2014 #86

Terrible Bill Demsrule86 Dec 2014 #9

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight Derek V Dec 2014 #10

By All Means... Refute It... If You Can... WillyT Dec 2014 #11

Interesting opinion pieces some folk use to bash the President...who needs Fox when we got DU? Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #24

Politico is hardly Fox....Faux News n/t KoKo Dec 2014 #57

Are there not enough liberal sources that we have to use cons sources all the time? Or am I the one Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #12

But, But, I like bailing out banks and trashing pensions. bahrbearian Dec 2014 #14

That's the parts I like. Enthusiast Dec 2014 #37

Here... Pick Your Poison... WillyT Dec 2014 #16

Liberal source, not one owned by AOL...if you can. Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #21

Then tell us the truth -- was Obama actually lobbying hard against the sellout bill? Jim Lane Dec 2014 #54

You like the "Guardian," better? KoKo Dec 2014 #59

Sorry. Obama is no Liberal RoccoR5955 Dec 2014 #20

Very steve folk Dec 2014 #28

Yeah. Sadly, many of the Dems in office left the party a while ago. SomeGuyInEagan Dec 2014 #40

OHHHHH-Bama WAS NEVER A LIBERAL!!! ChiciB1 Dec 2014 #50

LOL! Obama is most certainly a Liberal, our most progressive president in NYC Liberal Dec 2014 #58

You Forgot The Sarcasm Thingy... WillyT Dec 2014 #67

I hope you're being facetious RufusTFirefly Dec 2014 #73

I hope YOU are. Because the idea that President Obama is NYC Liberal Dec 2014 #84

You forgot the sarcasm thingy again n/t RoccoR5955 Dec 2014 #87

I didn't forget anything. n/t NYC Liberal Dec 2014 #102

YEP, You Did IMHO! n/t ChiciB1 Dec 2014 #104

Well, I was not being sarcastic. So nothing to forget. n/t NYC Liberal Dec 2014 #105

Maybe You Don't Need Sarcasm... But Something IS Missing... ChiciB1 Dec 2014 #106

Absolutely nuts, eh? Gee thanks! RufusTFirefly Dec 2014 #90

Yes, absolutely nuts. I'm proud to be joined by the vast majority of liberals in this country. NYC Liberal Dec 2014 #103

LOL !!! WillyT Dec 2014 #109

Whoops! Even the President disagrees with you. But don't worry. Keep on dreaming. RufusTFirefly Dec 2014 #93

I look at actions. President Obama is a progressive, liberal Democrat. And the vast majority of NYC Liberal Dec 2014 #101

All I can say is hifiguy Dec 2014 #78

I don't need a "con" source to tell me I've been sold out for the last 6 years. Fuddnik Dec 2014 #66

Remember how he said that he was going to re-negotiate NAFTA, amandabeech Dec 2014 #85

But he wants to get "something done"... kentuck Dec 2014 #13

Warren is engaging in beneficial grandstanding. geek tragedy Dec 2014 #15

What... The Filibuster And The Veto Pen Are Gone Now ??? WillyT Dec 2014 #17

No, but he does not author legislation or authorize spending geek tragedy Dec 2014 #18

What about his Black Magic Kenyan juju sticks? Folks want to know why he does not use them. Fred Sanders Dec 2014 #23

And once again, jiberish. Do you support the Democrats decision to help the Republicans? nm rhett o rick Dec 2014 #91

He does propose budgets and veto or sign. BTW, Reply 17 was not all about Obama. merrily Dec 2014 #29

Congress has the power of the purse. geek tragedy Dec 2014 #75

McConnell is not in charge of the Senate. former9thward Dec 2014 #43

Fucking horse manure. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #51

What was Warren's plan to extract a better deal geek tragedy Dec 2014 #80

Seems to me your philosophy is to continue to give in. You always have a rationalization. rhett o rick Dec 2014 #92

Really turbinetree Dec 2014 #65

It's a lot easier to complain than to figure out geek tragedy Dec 2014 #77

Well for some of us.. those that don't have a briefcase full of money to drop off SomethingFishy Dec 2014 #95

Warren is a Senator. Where is her leadership on getting a different geek tragedy Dec 2014 #97

What are you suggesting she do? Do you know what she did SomethingFishy Dec 2014 #99

Does she have an end game? geek tragedy Dec 2014 #100

Been there turbinetree Dec 2014 #113

Obama never was a Liberal RoccoR5955 Dec 2014 #19

me, too bajamary Dec 2014 #34

No, he wasn't. Only '08 candidate Obama was liberal. Long con... RiverLover Dec 2014 #41

OK, but Politico is a pile of biased gossip crap. TwilightGardener Dec 2014 #26

Agree, but do you doubt that liberals are not happy with the spending bill? merrily Dec 2014 #35

No, I don't doubt it. It was the big news story yesterday. TwilightGardener Dec 2014 #42

From the "Guardian" KoKo Dec 2014 #62

Damn that Lieberman to hell! merrily Dec 2014 #27

Even Republicans didn't all like this bill fadedrose Dec 2014 #30

SHUT IT DOWN !!!!!!!!!!!! SamKnause Dec 2014 #33

Blackmail LeFleur1 Dec 2014 #49

For some time... woo me with science Dec 2014 #38

Exactly MissDeeds Dec 2014 #45

Putting windows and an upstairs apartment on the horse makes me suspect it might have people inside. tclambert Dec 2014 #68

Who abandoned who? mountain grammy Dec 2014 #39

I still remember this from his acceptance speech. Phlem Dec 2014 #44

And liberals get screwed -- again. Brigid Dec 2014 #48

Not a laborador retriever. woo me with science Dec 2014 #53

Obama has been stabbing us in the back for almost 7 years, now. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #52

And it took some people SIX YEARS to figure that out! Demeter Dec 2014 #55

"it may take another 6 years for the BOG to wake up and smell the corruption" BeanMusical Dec 2014 #69

look, the moment Obama criticizes Clinton II he's gonna get the full Swarm treatment MisterP Dec 2014 #82

they're ok w/ corruption KG Dec 2014 #98

Did you get your drink order yet? Capt. Obvious Dec 2014 #56

So I guess all the posters here did one of two things... SoapBox Dec 2014 #60

Obama was never with us. Trojan Horse. We fell for another slick talker. polichick Dec 2014 #63

Yep. I had such high hopes, hifiguy Dec 2014 #89

I'd say he just stopped pretending to care about what we think. 99Forever Dec 2014 #64

+10000000! RiverLover Dec 2014 #108

it's probably worth noting that liberals abandoned voting before Obama abandoned liberals Bucky Dec 2014 #70

Well don't blame me. RoccoR5955 Dec 2014 #88

Obama was never "with" liberals. And he doesn't even put up a good false face pretending otherwise.. blkmusclmachine Dec 2014 #71

The "good cop, bad cop" is not helping Cosmic Kitten Dec 2014 #72

We have been sold down the river. hifiguy Dec 2014 #74

With all the focus on the Bank/Finance Issues daredtowork Dec 2014 #79

I agree. There is way more wrong with this bill than just the bank give away. If that is the only liberal_at_heart Dec 2014 #94

"gave up" Skittles Dec 2014 #81

Liberals: Obama Abandoned Us - Politico wagepeace Dec 2014 #83

I see politico is still in the business of ratfucking. Rex Dec 2014 #96

He surely did ann--- Dec 2014 #107

he abandoned liberals his first day in office Doctor_J Dec 2014 #110

"...they got a pretty good deal" . . . Triana Dec 2014 #111

kick woo me with science Dec 2014 #112