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ProgressiveEconomist

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5. How many hundreds of hours do you think President Obama spent convincing

Reply to unblock (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 5, 2012, 02:15 PM

Jul 2012

and negotiating with key legislators and interest groups? Do you think his role in passing ACA was limited to just the signing ceremony? Remember the health care smackdown he gave to Republicans like Price and Hensarling at their retreat? Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid deserve a lot of credit, but who do you think was their ultimate resource in twisitng arms?

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Near Toledo. (video) elleng Jul 2012 #1

i'm sure he meant "signed", not "passed". unblock Jul 2012 #2

How many hundreds of hours do you think President Obama spent convincing ProgressiveEconomist Jul 2012 #5

If you remember, he pulled Boehner and McConnell and others into a televised negotiation/debate... phleshdef Jul 2012 #6

planned, conceived, concocted, devised, developed, proposed, convinced, cajoled, and arm-twisted unblock Jul 2012 #7

So you agree, much much more than just "signed". And, without the President's actions, ProgressiveEconomist Jul 2012 #8

he can take all kinds of credit for it and ownership of it. but it's simply an incorrect word choice unblock Jul 2012 #10

You're absolutely right!! :) Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2012 #14

You did not answer my question. ProgressiveEconomist Jul 2012 #20

he "passed" it in the same way jfk landed on the moon or i gave birth to mini-unblock. unblock Jul 2012 #21

You still have not answered my question ProgressiveEconomist Jul 2012 #22

i really think this horse is dead now, but if you really want further analysis: unblock Jul 2012 #23

And yet he didn't pass it. Igel Jul 2012 #19

It's Already Just A Hair ProfessorGAC Jul 2012 #11

aww, man! that's my THING! unblock Jul 2012 #15

K&R Tarheel_Dem Jul 2012 #3

K&R SunSeeker Jul 2012 #4

good tie in with the campaign theme treestar Jul 2012 #9

+1 Little Star Jul 2012 #17

Kicked say_hello Jul 2012 #12

He didn't pass anything. He signed the bill that Congress *passed* into law. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jul 2012 #13

Well, the RW insist on calling it Obamacare so he's just agreeing with them in a way. lol.... Little Star Jul 2012 #16

Too true. DCKit Jul 2012 #24

Good n/t politicasista Jul 2012 #18