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In reply to the discussion: Let's tie Obama's hands behind his back, then bludgeon him on "weak" job numbers [View all]Surya Gayatri
(15,445 posts)117. In part, yes, if you put it back in the context...
of your own quotation up-thread:
"I've never believed that government's role is to create jobs or prosperity...I believe it’s the drive and the ingenuity of our entrepreneurs, our small businesses; the skill and dedication of our workers -- (applause) -- that’s made us the wealthiest nation on Earth. (Applause.) I believe it’s the private sector that must be the main engine for our recovery."
Since I started noticing your posts here, BBI, never have I seen one word of acknowledgement, much less approval, of anything PBO has said or done.
Your posts would find wide acceptance and a warm welcome on any RW site.
If it weren't my personal policy never to put anyone on ignore, you would've been my top candidate for the "oubliette".
I routinely skip over your posts as if they were not there. Zero interest. 
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Let's tie Obama's hands behind his back, then bludgeon him on "weak" job numbers [View all]
nobodyspecial
May 2012
OP
Large majorities?! Ever heard of Joe Lieberman? Ben Nelson? Filibusters? The GOP?
FarLeftFist
May 2012
#100
The problem is, that when it was the Bailouts, which btw, were voted against in the first vote by
sabrina 1
May 2012
#118
Yes, and that is why I never bought the excuses. They managed to get the HC Bill passed also.
sabrina 1
May 2012
#143
And you keep pushing the fallacy that sixty votes is needed to get anything done
MadHound
May 2012
#11
Yeah, he should have just called them dicks and rallied the people to storm the Capitol.
nobodyspecial
May 2012
#14
Wow. And he was able to do all of that without a filibuster-proof majority!
girl gone mad
May 2012
#132
Extending the tax cuts was a major capitulation, like For Profit Health Care.
bahrbearian
May 2012
#56
Actually, he did--the only problem is that the guys holding his arms behind his back were Blue Dogs.
Arkana
May 2012
#65
Well, you know, being unemployed and underemployed for two years now is pretty depressing
MadHound
May 2012
#96
congress does not matter if you have a senate that blocked a majority of good.
pansypoo53219
May 2012
#76
Yep...it is amazing. We've heard so much about the Tax cuts (for the rich) and how they will...
BlueJazz
May 2012
#2
And check out the pseudo liberals who jump right on that "Obama is bad.", bandwagon
NNN0LHI
May 2012
#10
I seriously doubt that posting on DU will have all that big an impact one way or the other.
marmar
May 2012
#35
You won't change the minds of those who have blamed Obama since day one.
great white snark
May 2012
#45
It's been the republican strategy since Obama's first day in office. Has the potential to work,
pampango
May 2012
#54
President Obama: "I've never believed that government's role is to create jobs or prosperity"
Better Believe It
May 2012
#72
"I believe it’s the...skill and dedication of our workers...that’s made us the wealthiest nation..."
ProSense
May 2012
#74
Like Obama said: "I've never believed that government's role is to create jobs or prosperity"
Better Believe It
May 2012
#112
I take it you are also against massive government public works programs to help the unemployed.
Better Believe It
May 2012
#127
Poor, poor powerless little Obama. Apparently only Republican Presidents have any power.
Edweird
May 2012
#108
There's a reason Kucinich got the 'come to Jesus' plane ride and not Lieberman.
Edweird
May 2012
#116
So we're back to poor, poor pwerless Obama against big bad Lieberman, so he has to beat up Kucinich
Edweird
May 2012
#121
The Left (an 2/3'rds of the nation) supported Single payer and accepted the public option as a
Edweird
May 2012
#131
Yep, he applied pressure to pass the RW individual mandate instead of single payer
Edweird
May 2012
#139