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3. Seriously? You don't think the republicans will raise taxes on the rich?

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Mon Jan 19, 2015, 01:24 AM

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I am very pleased that President Obama has become a Liberal [View all] MannyGoldstein Jan 2015 OP

Whatcha smoking? 840high Jan 2015 #1

reality Skittles Jan 2015 #13

I kind of predicted this the night of the midterms JonLP24 Jan 2015 #2

Seriously? You don't think the republicans will raise taxes on the rich? Zorra Jan 2015 #3

"President announces intention to wear comfortable shoes on Tuesday" RufusTFirefly Jan 2015 #4

Fucking hilarious! Obama really does think we are "morans." blkmusclmachine Jan 2015 #5

Pic URL: https://jahanc.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/obama-laughing-on-af1.jpg blkmusclmachine Jan 2015 #6

No watch the SOTU and see him announce the KeystoneXL is dead. The Justice department is bringing Vincardog Jan 2015 #15

Actually, I wonder if the KeystoneXL is not economically feasible any more, but will be djean111 Jan 2015 #32

i read reports that the decline in the price of oil killed it. i'm sure it will come back at some ND-Dem Jan 2015 #49

It is just a sugar tit for us to suck on. zeemike Jan 2015 #7

Ooh---Sugar Tits----My fave breakfast cereal... nikto Jan 2015 #71

He no longer has to worry about Democrats losing. JayhawkSD Jan 2015 #8

Exactly ann--- Jan 2015 #54

Actually, he no longer has to worry about Democrats winning. woo me with science Jan 2015 #110

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jan 2015 #9

"I assume he'll also announce that he's ending efforts to grab money from the 99%" Veilex Jan 2015 #10

Legacy. Fearless Jan 2015 #11

Exactly. BeanMusical Jan 2015 #96

you're STILL not distracted by the shiny numbers, Manny Skittles Jan 2015 #12

Thank you for this. I am beyond laughing at Oligarchy Theater, woo me with science Jan 2015 #14

Amen. 840high Jan 2015 #25

I'll add my thanks to yours. nt Nay Jan 2015 #40

Yes. I'm so impressed he finally wants to tax the rich, help the middle class, at a time RiverLover Jan 2015 #16

Haven't you heard? GummyBearz Jan 2015 #21

Yeah, I remember being told to 'wait' too. Wait til he got a year in, then two years, then a term.. ND-Dem Jan 2015 #50

That's it really. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2015 #23

My only question is an either-or-or .... Scuba Jan 2015 #17

A first-term Senator raised almost a billion dollars for his campaign BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #42

A first-term Senator raised almost a billion dollars for his campaign ... Scuba Jan 2015 #43

Me too. RiverLover Jan 2015 #51

Krugman: Why the One Percent Hates Obama - Their tax rates back to pre-Reagan levels pampango Jan 2015 #18

Stop injecting FACTS into a Obama Hatefest! BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #27

I guess Krugman missed the report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy RiverLover Jan 2015 #36

"state and local taxes". Not really a surprise since republicans control most states. pampango Jan 2015 #37

A lot of "red" states have no state income tax Art_from_Ark Jan 2015 #101

True but those red states with no income tax rely on more regressive sales and property taxes. pampango Jan 2015 #105

I would like to see more comparisons than just California versus two Southern states Art_from_Ark Jan 2015 #106

What a crappy way to spin it. joshcryer Jan 2015 #93

Doesn'r really address the OP zipplewrath Jan 2015 #52

"I'm glad he's come around to siding with the 99%" seems inconsistent with Krugman's pampango Jan 2015 #56

Just because zipplewrath Jan 2015 #57

Looks like... What, a 3% change? MannyGoldstein Jan 2015 #58

Yep, he's free to propose all kinds of stuff that will go nowhere since the gop owns capitol hill KG Jan 2015 #19

Yep. The GOP won Congress "fair" and square since turnout was abysmal. BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #28

Some people would vote for a pile of shit if it had a (D) attached to it. L0oniX Jan 2015 #74

Some would vote for a pile of shit if it was against Obama and the Democratic Party, too. BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #76

Bwahahahah yea right ...greater good for the oligarchy. L0oniX Jan 2015 #77

Wake up and smell the global economy, L0onix. We live in a GLOBAL oligarchy. BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #80

When are you moving to Bangladesh? L0oniX Jan 2015 #81

I'm an American who knows how to make lemonade out of lemons (as opposed to sucking on them). BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #84

LMAO ...yea work with the pile of shit you're dealt. L0oniX Jan 2015 #85

It's better than running away like a coward to Bangladesh. eom BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #88

LMFAO ...are you ok? L0oniX Jan 2015 #90

Fine, thank you. You? You seem to "lol" a lot, to the point that it's just...odd. eom BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #107

This again? Unknown Beatle Jan 2015 #78

Some would rather blame imaginary Dems who didn't vote. L0oniX Jan 2015 #83

Yes. I got that. Hence the word fair in quotation marks. BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #87

Do you think maybe the turnout Unknown Beatle Jan 2015 #95

The Apologists Can Be Oblivious colsohlibgal Jan 2015 #20

I think that Obama did lots of things "wrong". But, ladjf Jan 2015 #41

I have to say that I agree with you Stellar Jan 2015 #22

"The Politics of Gesture" Huffpo, 12 hrs ago RiverLover Jan 2015 #24

Yet another of my personalities MannyGoldstein Jan 2015 #26

Your psychotherapist probably has a list. Jackpine Radical Jan 2015 #63

+1 The more the better. L0oniX Jan 2015 #86

Yes indeed! SammyWinstonJack Jan 2015 #33

Great link. woo me with science Jan 2015 #112

What is really funny is that NOW it is okay to wax poetic about those glitter-shitting djean111 Jan 2015 #29

+1000000000 woo me with science Jan 2015 #59

Now that sums things up quite nicely. JEB Jan 2015 #66

The next 2 years will be a warmed over repeat of the pre 2008 campaign trail. L0oniX Jan 2015 #79

Oooh. Another Obama-bashing OP from left-leaning Independent Manny. BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #30

"left-leaning Independent Manny" MannyGoldstein Jan 2015 #31

Yep. Left-leaning Independent. Because no matter what you're registered as, BlueCaliDem Jan 2015 #34

Barack Obama ran as a progressive. The day of his inaguration he let us know rhett o rick Jan 2015 #38

Couldn't agree more. Perfecty stated. JEB Jan 2015 #67

Great post. RiverLover Jan 2015 #69

I keep looking for "like" buttons on post dflprincess Jan 2015 #94

Thanks. Keep up the fight. nm rhett o rick Jan 2015 #102

+10000000 woo me with science Jan 2015 #109

you get the "Super Post!" tag Agony Jan 2015 #113

Thanks. We need to start fighting as if lives depend on it and they do. rhett o rick Jan 2015 #114

He comes across as a traditional Democrat AgingAmerican Jan 2015 #61

"traditional Democratic values" YoungDemCA Jan 2015 #45

Let's start with one. MannyGoldstein Jan 2015 #48

Don't you have a Hillary post to go kick? Capt. Obvious Jan 2015 #44

LOL +1 L0oniX Jan 2015 #73

I see Manny as a Socialist Democrat. Now I am a Left-leaning Independent, my dear Autumn Jan 2015 #55

Seems you are a bit obsessed with Manny. He's just a normal uncompromising Dem voter. L0oniX Jan 2015 #75

Thank you. snappyturtle Jan 2015 #35

Obama is no liberal Man from Pickens Jan 2015 #39

Those principles... YoungDemCA Jan 2015 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Jan 2015 #47

Too late ann--- Jan 2015 #53

It's safe to make such a proposal now NorthCarolina Jan 2015 #60

Hmmm.....is this 3rd Way Manny I have the pleasure to read? Demeter Jan 2015 #62

THIS JUST IN! President Obama ISN'T a Liberal; he's a terrorist brooklynite Jan 2015 #64

Do you think the drone effort is a good idea? MannyGoldstein Jan 2015 #82

Honestly, I don't know... brooklynite Jan 2015 #89

How would you define a terrorist MannyGoldstein Jan 2015 #98

A terrorist action is targeted directly AT civilians...to cause terror brooklynite Jan 2015 #99

Suppose we destroyed an entire city MannyGoldstein Jan 2015 #103

Yes, he is now a liberal, but ... DrBulldog Jan 2015 #65

Day late and a dollar short. JEB Jan 2015 #68

In the abridged words of Johnnie Carson: "You are correct, Reality-Breath" nikto Jan 2015 #70

This will piss off all the "right" people. L0oniX Jan 2015 #72

Isn't it a bit odd Nite Owl Jan 2015 #91

Priorities. Octafish Jan 2015 #92

Kick and R. BeanMusical Jan 2015 #97

Welcome to the party, Manny! Party on, Wayne. Party on, Garth. Major Hogwash Jan 2015 #100

Put a fork in me! MannyGoldstein Jan 2015 #104

Kick, especially after a SOTU delivering TPP evisceration by "trade" in a sea of populist lies. woo me with science Jan 2015 #108

kick woo me with science Jan 2015 #111