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True Dough

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28. I agree with everything you wrote

Reply to BeyondGeography (Reply #9)

Wed Dec 14, 2016, 07:35 PM

Dec 2016

Sums things up nicely, IMO.

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Do you agree with president Obama's decision to not make the Russian hacking story public [View all] La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 OP

My own opinion is that he tried to do the noble thing La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #1

In hindsight I wish he had. Only because people still listen and respect him... bettyellen Dec 2016 #2

In hindsight, Obama would have tried the other thing too. Hortensis Dec 2016 #34

If he had talked about them leaking emails, the spin would have been that Dems made a big deal of bettyellen Dec 2016 #38

Right. Costs and benefits to all choices, and what Hortensis Dec 2016 #40

Yes, this was a failure of huge proportions. guillaumeb Dec 2016 #3

I agree completely DK504 Dec 2016 #31

I don't agree. I don't know what he was thinking. Fuck McConnell. Obama had the entire Squinch Dec 2016 #4

Given what the FBI and the GOP did with Hillary's emails...no Johonny Dec 2016 #5

I'm on the fence, but I respect his decision making. If there's one thing I've learned about him... Tarheel_Dem Dec 2016 #6

yeah, i am on the fence too. i will say Obama is too decent for the likes of McConnell La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #12

Obama doesn't act on optics. joshcryer Dec 2016 #19

agreed La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #37

GOPers would have claimed Democrats can't stop Russian hackers. Truth wouldn't matter. Hoyt Dec 2016 #7

to do so might make the repubs sad nt msongs Dec 2016 #8

Good arguments on both sides, IMO BeyondGeography Dec 2016 #9

I agree with everything you wrote True Dough Dec 2016 #28

I think he really thought that she would win Horse with no Name Dec 2016 #10

NO, I do not. Obama should have gone ahead and addressed the nation. Raster Dec 2016 #11

he should have called their bluff Angry Dragon Dec 2016 #13

Yes, he should have gone ahead anyway, definitely. n/t whathehell Dec 2016 #14

I think he did the right thing, except when I don't ismnotwasm Dec 2016 #15

based on my limited knowledge, I would have to say no, I don't agree JustinL Dec 2016 #16

Yep. I suspect there is a lot more that we don't know about. GoCubsGo Dec 2016 #23

I think he should have. potone Dec 2016 #17

Once the Comey letter came out, he should have struck back GusBob Dec 2016 #18

He is Commander-in-Chief. dogman Dec 2016 #20

Hillary talked about it a bit during the campaign Proud Liberal Dem Dec 2016 #21

I wish the President would have been more forceful with this information ... LenaBaby61 Dec 2016 #22

No. LisaL Dec 2016 #24

Looks that way. KamaAina Dec 2016 #25

I think Obama had to wait forgotmylogin Dec 2016 #26

Obama always does the right thing. BigDemVoter Dec 2016 #27

It baffles me, actually. He knows the other side plays tough and would be all over it. LisaM Dec 2016 #29

Nice guys finish last randr Dec 2016 #30

Obama is still POTUS and he is in a spot... pandr32 Dec 2016 #32

We all knew, the media knew... FrenchieCat Dec 2016 #33

I'm not sure.. stillcool Dec 2016 #35

NO !!!! PRESIDENT OBAMA HAD A RESPONSIBILITY TO PUBLISH the Russian hacking story trueblue2007 Dec 2016 #36

This story has been out there since July. B2G Dec 2016 #39