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rusty fender

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10. Obama once said that the U.S. is like a huge

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri May 25, 2012, 10:47 AM

May 2012

ship and he hoped to steer it in the right direction given that the ship could barely be steered as it was. Besides admitting to not having the 'vision thing,' he had, before he was inaugurated, conceded defeat to the Bureaucracy and the status quo. In effect, he has only barely steered the U.S. away from immediately falling down a huge chasm.

Instead of being bold, his timidity and his good intentions have staved off our plunge down the chasm for now. That is a good thing, but it doesn't ultimately steer us away from our demise.

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Another Reason the Left Should Just Suck It Up [View all] kpete May 2012 OP

Charles Pierce can kiss my complaining ass. provis99 May 2012 #1

and your alternative is? quaker bill May 2012 #2

when he does something wrong, we should complain about it. provis99 May 2012 #3

What are your solutions to our nation's problems, though, with half the nation being certifiable? freshwest May 2012 #4

elect me president and then I'll tell you. provis99 May 2012 #6

Why should I and over 60 million people vote for you? Obama got 63.7 mil in 2008. freshwest May 2012 #7

Perspective is required quaker bill May 2012 #9

"Not as Bad" seems to be the campaign slogan for this charade..er..campaign season. Tierra_y_Libertad May 2012 #5

The whole party, it seems. Marr May 2012 #12

or charles pierce can just suck it frylock May 2012 #8

Obama once said that the U.S. is like a huge rusty fender May 2012 #10

That's a really long winded way of saying Marr May 2012 #11

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