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11. Hardly just a single issue- and yes, the administration did want to

Mon May 18, 2015, 04:40 PM

May 2015

apply the chained CPI to Social Security and make other entitlement cuts. Fortunately for us, no grand bargain could be achieved- thanks to republican intransigence.

The hysterical defensiveness in your post and the fierce personal attachment you so clearly feel toward the President, make it impossible to discuss actual issues with you and those like you.

I don't hate the President. I don't delve into his motives. I've enjoyed having him and his family in the WH. In fact, I wrote an op about that just recently.

But on issue after issue, I've parted ways with him. I don't care why he's so determined to pass this trade agreement. I care about the damage it will do.

Issues don't just come and go. Your truth and mine may be quite different as truth is highly subjective.

I don't tell people to treat this group or that with "strong suspicion" (how very Joe McCarthy of you), but I don't engage in the politics of personality- and you don't engage in the politics of policy. That's a wide gulf.

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Tired of Malignant Amnesia Anti-Obama Syndrome [View all] True Blue Door May 2015 OP

Just ignore the fringe left.... MaggieD May 2015 #1

the fringe on the right is used to enable and intimidate their certainot May 2015 #24

I'm skeptical these people even are on the left. True Blue Door May 2015 #47

They do -it's true MaggieD May 2015 #50

Sounds like you're on a purity quest. morningfog May 2015 #72

Nope MaggieD May 2015 #77

that's exactly what it is Skittles May 2015 #90

It's fine when people who aren't Democrats honorably contribute here. True Blue Door May 2015 #101

+100000000000 MaggieD May 2015 #186

There it is. Not sure why Skinner and the other mods allow it. Never seen anything like it. NEVER! Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2015 #287

OR Skittles May 2015 #88

"Pimp"...more loaded, personally demonizing language about people you disagree with. True Blue Door May 2015 #102

people on the left are "Alex Jones-style paranoid Libertarian types" & "anti-Obama hate cultism" progressoid May 2015 #160

+1 Sobax May 2015 #182

I said nothing of the sort about "people on the left." True Blue Door May 2015 #195

Heheh I notice a commonality of style treestar May 2015 #166

A demonstration that some people just don't work well with others. True Blue Door May 2015 #196

Dems can't win without "the fringe left." morningfog May 2015 #70

They will smile and nod MaggieD May 2015 #74

What truth did Rahm tell? morningfog May 2015 #103

When he called the fringe "fucking stupid" MaggieD May 2015 #192

Rahm did not call the fringe fucking stupid. morningfog May 2015 #199

Really? You need to pay more attention MaggieD May 2015 #213

He did not call the frunge fucking stupid. He called liberals fucking retards. morningfog May 2015 #214

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+1. YoungDemCA May 2015 #318

it's obvious to anyone that she thinks the left is fucking retarded frylock May 2015 #327

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The left should get themselves out... Agschmid May 2015 #180

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Feingold and Grayson were corpo-dems? joshcryer May 2015 #171

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They are ignored in real life MaggieD May 2015 #194

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K & R. PS. Hope you have your flame-resistant undies on. n/t FSogol May 2015 #2

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I have been a strong supporter to now. gordianot May 2015 #113

Have you read Krugman's views about it? True Blue Door May 2015 #114

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You would have to see his wording. gordianot May 2015 #127

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That was not necessary and given a person who avoids drama unnecessary. gordianot May 2015 #150

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One major point I agree with: Democrats ran away from their president's successful record... Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2015 #298

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Well said! Spazito May 2015 #4

Never ending condemnation. Can't live wituout it. It's become pointless. n/t freshwest May 2015 #22

Yes, it moves no one, achieves nothing... Spazito May 2015 #23

It's Orwellian, the way they treat demonizing Obama as an end in itself. True Blue Door May 2015 #55

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Single initiative? Doctor_J May 2015 #5

+10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Phlem May 2015 #26

And that's the truth, I voted for him twice, but not a third time even orpupilofnature57 May 2015 #35

+1 Enthusiast May 2015 #41

Yep you too can be one with the BOG. zeemike May 2015 #48

... cherokeeprogressive May 2015 #115

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No it is like the BORG with a missing letter. zeemike May 2015 #218

Let me guess how that happened. True Blue Door May 2015 #225

No my reference was a play on a Star Trek episode zeemike May 2015 #241

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we had a decent bill from the house questionseverything May 2015 #312

What bill did Congress put on the President's disk? True Blue Door May 2015 #314

the shitty one questionseverything May 2015 #319

Not "self-imposed" by the President. True Blue Door May 2015 #320

geesh you are really inflexible questionseverything May 2015 #323

You keep trying to dodge the facts. True Blue Door May 2015 #324

i think i was pretty clear questionseverything May 2015 #328

No, he couldn't. He's the President, not the Senate Majority Leader. True Blue Door May 2015 #330

stop with the insults..it is not necessary questionseverything May 2015 #332

And he whipped votes for Obamacare. True Blue Door May 2015 #333

so he asked for votes for the shitty bill questionseverything May 2015 #334

.... questionseverything May 2015 #335

Bravo sheshe2 May 2015 #147

Thread winner! Scuba May 2015 #164

It took a lot of effort to interpret everything as darkly as possible treestar May 2015 #179

not nearly as much as it does to believe that Obama is a liberal Doctor_J May 2015 #184

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+1 snappyturtle May 2015 #183

+1 Sobax May 2015 #185

So you actually never say anything, just +1 everything? giftedgirl77 May 2015 #283

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I knew there was something by another one of his +1 giftedgirl77 May 2015 #296

add not prosecuting war criminals and the illegal nsa activity to your list pls questionseverything May 2015 #308

yeah, I just riffed off the top of my head. thanks Doctor_J May 2015 #309

This is so well written, thank you for posting this. randys1 May 2015 #6

No tennstar May 2015 #49

Sanders would do SOMETHING that you disagree with. True Blue Door May 2015 #58

that is not grounded in reality. drray23 May 2015 #177

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K & R nt okaawhatever May 2015 #7

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I don't know about the rest of the country, but it started here during the first campaign... Hekate May 2015 #40

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Yes! Yes! Yes! PREACH!! This president wasn't afforded a honeymoon. He couldn't even vacation with Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2015 #281

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Hardly just a single issue- and yes, the administration did want to cali May 2015 #11

people such as yourself are not the phenomenon being described. nt geek tragedy May 2015 #31

Exactly! Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2015 #282

Wow, you're actually sticking to a lie that was discredited years ago? True Blue Door May 2015 #63

Supporter too.. fadedrose May 2015 #12

Bookmarked. Dem2 May 2015 #13

I remember the cat food cultists... Scurrilous May 2015 #14

It's the pseudo-left version of "He's gonna take our guns!" True Blue Door May 2015 #64

what used to be average Dems are now considered the "far left" Skittles May 2015 #15

It must be very convenient always blaming someone else for everything. True Blue Door May 2015 #66

OMG, LOL Skittles May 2015 #81

How convenient for you. True Blue Door May 2015 #100

This message was self-deleted by its author olddots May 2015 #275

Blaming Nader? Mnpaul May 2015 #261

We each need to take responsibility. True Blue Door May 2015 #303

gore lost in 2000 because questionseverything May 2015 #315

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actually the only thing we know about turn out is what the spreadsheets tell us questionseverything May 2015 #321

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Attacking Obama is the objective. Issues are just the means or the obstacles. True Blue Door May 2015 #67

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+1000000000 nt steve2470 May 2015 #325

+1 lovemydog May 2015 #337

Yep Andy823 May 2015 #143

Very well said Progressive dog May 2015 #17

I agree bhikkhu May 2015 #18

Well said! mcar May 2015 #19

I lived during six Democratic administrations upaloopa May 2015 #20

but, but, but, Hillary! Phlem May 2015 #30

Hillary is not in elected office upaloopa May 2015 #43

What part of "The Trojan Horse Presidency" is a legitimate issue complaint? True Blue Door May 2015 #69

Democracy is about complaining what others are doing isn't good enough? treestar May 2015 #181

Wow, thanks for this. Yes, we can do better. n/t freshwest May 2015 #21

Well, um, Obama did offer and try to cut Social Security . . FairWinds May 2015 #25

do you really think if Obama WANTED to cut Social Security he and the Republicans wouldn't have geek tragedy May 2015 #33

No, not really since Bush's privatization scam failed and he had a majority. TheKentuckian May 2015 #52

You are misinformed on Obama's stance on austerity. geek tragedy May 2015 #97

Who did he pick to head up his Budget Commission? Mnpaul May 2015 #258

That foolish tactic is on him then according to your rationalization as it was worthless to TheKentuckian May 2015 #293

It's quite simple: if the president really wanted austerity and social security cuts, they would geek tragedy May 2015 #294

No, it's not Presidents have wanted all kinds of shit and failed to get it. TheKentuckian May 2015 #339

Obama wanted a grand bargain where he was too willing geek tragedy May 2015 #341

I was there through the whole chain of events. You may want a more charitable interpretation of even TheKentuckian May 2015 #343

I am not calling you a liar, disagreeing with your interpretation of events geek tragedy May 2015 #344

I can respect that but the OP is calling liars and that sentiment is being endorsed without TheKentuckian May 2015 #345

Republicans wanted austerity, and they wanted it badly. geek tragedy May 2015 #346

Notice how the poster praised the Republicans and gave them credit for stopping the big, bad Obama! Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2015 #289

So not only are you blaming Obama for something that never happened True Blue Door May 2015 #73

Willfully and woefully ignorant. truebluegreen May 2015 #80

more and more common around here Skittles May 2015 #89

It's a statement of facts. True Blue Door May 2015 #99

"Obama Demanded Social Security Cuts--Not GOP" bvar22 May 2015 #224

And once again, what came of it? True Blue Door May 2015 #226

*crickets* Bobbie Jo May 2015 #235

Yup. Obama is simultaneously omnipotent and impotent to the Anti-Everything Brigade. True Blue Door May 2015 #236

It's a rationalization to accept something they normally wouldn't under a neverforget May 2015 #144

I agree. A defense mechanism. nt truebluegreen May 2015 #153

As funny as claiming he admits to being an actual Republican! bettyellen May 2015 #302

Some of us are sick of malignant Pro-Obama Syndrome, Maedhros May 2015 #27

We did not bomb Libya back to the stone age. Good lord. geek tragedy May 2015 #34

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Yeah, you show it with your "ugly malignant ODS". Too effin' bad we support President Obama. Cha May 2015 #256

I guess the author of the piece Unknown Beatle May 2015 #28

The "Grand Bargain" that never happened? True Blue Door May 2015 #76

It wasn't alleged, it actually happened. Unknown Beatle May 2015 #94

And then it didn't happen. Interesting how that works. True Blue Door May 2015 #107

The point is not that it didn't happen, Unknown Beatle May 2015 #119

"The table" is not some magical thing. True Blue Door May 2015 #125

It�s one thing for a Democratic president to embrace painful cuts Unknown Beatle May 2015 #154

Reality is what happens, not what someone imaged might have happened. True Blue Door May 2015 #209

"When events prove you're wrong, just admit you're wrong. Unknown Beatle May 2015 #98

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clickbait left-trolls have learned from their rightwing counterparts as to which kinds of anti-Obama geek tragedy May 2015 #29

Absolutely! nt betsuni May 2015 #36

I'm not sure there was ever a distinction between the two. True Blue Door May 2015 #78

! Phlem May 2015 #32

then he should stop shilling for a terrible TPP MisterP May 2015 #37

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Despite your overloaded hyperbole, it's still shilling for TPP. Katashi_itto May 2015 #152

It's advocating for TPP. An opinion is not corrupt just because you don't share it. True Blue Door May 2015 #210

The irony of your statement is rich Katashi_itto May 2015 #231

There is no irony in it. It's straightforward truth. True Blue Door May 2015 #232

LOL...Coming from you that's priceless. Katashi_itto May 2015 #238

The truth is always priceless. True Blue Door May 2015 #239

Lol...cognitive dissonance anyone? Katashi_itto May 2015 #240

How many times do you plan to repeat "I know you are, but what am I"? True Blue Door May 2015 #242

Again Projecting much? Katashi_itto May 2015 #243

And again you say "I know you are, but what am I?" True Blue Door May 2015 #247

See 243 Katashi_itto May 2015 #251

Yes! Tired of yet another version of "The Boy Who Cried Trojan Horse" -- stupid and boring. nt betsuni May 2015 #38

To some people, winning elections is proof that someone is corrupt. True Blue Door May 2015 #82

You have been brilliant throughout this entire thread, beginning with your amazing, insightful OP! Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2015 #290

Very well said. nt Duval May 2015 #39

KnR Hekate May 2015 #42

How is it a lie when chained CPI was his own proposal? We're we lying when we said Bush was trying TheKentuckian May 2015 #44

+1000000000 CharlotteVale May 2015 #62

Because all evidence points to it having been a mere negotiating tactic. True Blue Door May 2015 #85

You have the theory and are trying to supercede the documented facts in favor of it. TheKentuckian May 2015 #91

That is quite the verbal diarrhea. True Blue Door May 2015 #106

Bush was really protecting Social Security then and wanted to prevent privatization, huh? TheKentuckian May 2015 #292

What Bush proposed and Obama "put on the table" are not the same thing. True Blue Door May 2015 #299

I didn't ever say it was the same proposal. Never not once. If you are so prescient you wouldn't TheKentuckian May 2015 #340

Really? polly7 May 2015 #45

You don't consider progressives the voice of reason in the world? True Blue Door May 2015 #86

Apologies ..... I read too quickly (my bad habit). nt. polly7 May 2015 #87

Attraction requires withdrawal to reflect seveneyes May 2015 #46

I lulz'd KG May 2015 #51

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I agree with them on the issues treestar May 2015 #168

Yup. So true. lovemydog May 2015 #169

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and they don't EVEN see the parallels Skittles May 2015 #83

It's different when a Democrat does it Mnpaul May 2015 #260

see it's not just "a Democrat" Skittles May 2015 #266

Cult of Personality Mnpaul May 2015 #267

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Well put. JohnnyRingo May 2015 #61

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They have no choice. JohnnyRingo May 2015 #284

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no, just exaggerating and enamored Obots stupidicus May 2015 #68

it goes right over their heads Skittles May 2015 #84

You're so right. Obama, Bush, Cruz, Clinton, Santorum redstateblues May 2015 #110

that's an example right there that it went over your head Skittles May 2015 #158

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+1 lovemydog May 2015 #122

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Hey Number23! Spazito May 2015 #250

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My opinion... Bonobo May 2015 #129

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Yes! sheshe2 May 2015 #133

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You~ sheshe2 May 2015 #138

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You, of all people???? MicaelS May 2015 #244

now I consider it an honor Skittles May 2015 #245

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This explains it well, TBD.. Cha May 2015 #259

"Chained CPI Was Never Going to Happen, And Now It's Still Never Going to Happen" Cha May 2015 #257

Anything put on the table could happen. I don't appreciate being a pawn sacrifice-- eridani May 2015 #273

Yeah, you just hang on to that bitter, sour fallacious grape. Cha May 2015 #274

Selling Out The 99% To Appease Corporations, Oligarchs And Banks Overrides A Thousand Good Deeds cantbeserious May 2015 #176

Insane slogan with no connection to reality. True Blue Door May 2015 #221

Sometimes Truth And Reality Outweigh Dogma And Fiction cantbeserious May 2015 #230

That's why I posted this. True Blue Door May 2015 #233

tl;dr Capt. Obvious May 2015 #198

The President's 2008 election was historic; apparently that's enough for some people. nt MadDAsHell May 2015 #205

His entire Presidency has been historic. True Blue Door May 2015 #222

I see almost noone on DU that flat out rejects the contributions that this President has made... MadDAsHell May 2015 #229

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You are contradicting yourself. geek tragedy May 2015 #265

If I never said it, it can't be contradictory. MadDAsHell May 2015 #269

Who is "adoring a guy for his skin hue?" That's a rather irresponsible accusation geek tragedy May 2015 #270

Haven't read other responses - will do so later JustAnotherGen May 2015 #208

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Damn skippy. nt MrScorpio May 2015 #249

AWESOME post! jazzimov May 2015 #254

Boink. Scurrilous May 2015 #268

It doesn't matter who the President is. mia May 2015 #271

I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired. Rex May 2015 #272

I think many of them are truly racist. They continue to move the goal post. No matter what this man Liberal_Stalwart71 May 2015 #277

Hear hear. Moving goal posts, imaginary goal posts, mutually exclusive demands...etc. True Blue Door May 2015 #305

Barack Obama put Social Security on the agenda by talking about a "chained CPI" guillaumeb May 2015 #304

Moving goalposts, rewritten history, inverse logic, impossible standards, scapegoating. True Blue Door May 2015 #307

I wrote about certain positions that the President has actually taken. guillaumeb May 2015 #310

We're clearly not going to resolve this in a short conversation. True Blue Door May 2015 #313

Let us agree to disagree guillaumeb May 2015 #316

internet frenzie/media has got really good at 'playing the masses'. It seems worse when people Sunlei May 2015 #306

it's not all or nothing. We can applaud what we agree with, criticize what we don't, and try to yurbud May 2015 #322

nearing 5000 views and only 88 recs Skittles May 2015 #331

that's a good perspective. The corporatists can make their numbers seem bigger here than they yurbud May 2015 #342

Sorry, it's Obama's fault daredtowork May 2015 #338