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jpb33

(141 posts)
20. WTF
Wed Feb 24, 2016, 07:48 PM
Feb 2016

How many times are Democrats going to fall for this. Every time Obama caves Democrats come out and say he is just playing to chess to te Republican's checkers, or it is Obama's great political kung fu that he is setting in motion.

The truth is Obama is not playing any games here. It is not a trial balloon or some political trick to show up republicans. Obama has never been some great political strategist. He has never been a great politician like Johnson or FDR. He simply hates politics and has never put in the time and effort it takes to win politically. He never has made the connections or made political allies in the Congress or with world leaders. To do this it takes time and effort and Obama just hates that part of the job and never wanted to make the effort.
And this is one of the reasons why he always is on the short end.

So Democrats need to just admit it to themselves that this is Obama's true intentions. He does want to nominate a Republican to the SC. In the history of the US political system there has never been a president to nominate or give so many positions to the other party. It is insane. I have no knowledge of a president nominating to the SC a person of the opposite party. Why the hell vote for a certain party if that party is going to just appoint those to office's who hold opposing views. That is the whole purpose of voting. A person is aligned to a specific party based on the same political, social, economic views.

The problem is Obama has never had a specific ideology. The only reason he is a Democrat is because he is from Chicago and the dems are the strongest political party in Chicago. I still cannot for the life of me describe what Obama's tenure as president is about. If someone mentions Teddy Roosevelt, you know what he is about and what he wanted to bring to the WH, same thing with FDR, Johnson, Reagan. But with Obama I cannot come up with any type of political philosophy. The man just has no belief system. This is why he constantly rolls over for Republicans, constantly appoints R's to powerful positions, and now wants to appoint a R to the SC.

Who knows maybe some of the Republican obstructionism has saved us from some of Obama's worst tendencies. If it was not for Republican obstructionism he would of already cut social security. Maybe Republican obstructionism regarding the SC will save us from a Republican SC appointment.

I cannot stress this enough it is like we live in bizarro world where a Democratic President appoints a Republican to the SC. It is just bat-shit crazy and there is 0 excuse for it. This shows Obama cares very little about the Democratic party or the millions who voted for him. The SC appointment is nothing but a box he needs to check off in order to say he filled the position.

And any Democrat who is ok with this has lost their minds and their loyalty has gone into the insane realms of outright hero worship.

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disgusting political payback I guess Merryland Feb 2016 #1
Nah, this is a chess move by Harry and Barack, to prove randys1 Feb 2016 #5
In The Days Were.... LovingA2andMI Feb 2016 #7
As long as you are on record congratulating Obama for the hundreds of things randys1 Feb 2016 #10
We Stand Behind The President... LovingA2andMI Feb 2016 #15
Did Britney Spears steal your account info? Android3.14 Feb 2016 #22
Nah. Randys1 hit it on the head brush Feb 2016 #27
I begin to think the same way. Xyzse Feb 2016 #43
Not surprising... dchill Feb 2016 #2
... abelenkpe Feb 2016 #3
Harry, if you can't say something nice catrose Feb 2016 #4
WOW, just WOW.... LovingA2andMI Feb 2016 #6
I understand it but walkingman Feb 2016 #8
Obama sucks at chess with the GOP. TM99 Feb 2016 #28
Look at it like this, Republicans have put straight-up liberals on the Supreme Court Reter Feb 2016 #39
Which they won't, because their base views Sandoval as a RINO Arkana Feb 2016 #44
No more or less so than Democrats. TM99 Feb 2016 #45
Are we now seeing the true Wellstone ruled Feb 2016 #9
Look deeper. brush Feb 2016 #29
Hopefully this a ruse. Wellstone ruled Feb 2016 #37
Give Us Hell, Harry! houston16revival Feb 2016 #11
Reid is a republican in a Democrat suit. How did that filibuster reform work out? Not at all. Dont call me Shirley Feb 2016 #12
Of course he does. If Reagan was still alive , they would vote for him. nt ladjf Feb 2016 #13
Of course he does chapdrum Feb 2016 #14
I got one of those questionaire Plucketeer Feb 2016 #16
and he backs HRC, too Carolina Feb 2016 #17
Republican extremists always complain TeddyR Feb 2016 #18
whatever Carolina Feb 2016 #25
Seriously? You new to the political game? lobodons Feb 2016 #19
Give me a break jpb33 Feb 2016 #23
Just wait lobodons Feb 2016 #24
WTF jpb33 Feb 2016 #20
How has he caved? There is no nominee yet. brush Feb 2016 #31
Hear Hear! revbones Feb 2016 #34
Go to hell, Harry. lark Feb 2016 #21
Just to remind everyone, Reid is Team Hillary. Kip Humphrey Feb 2016 #26
Isn't he retired yet? milestogo Feb 2016 #30
Harry Reid is a spineless Democrat that was INdemo Feb 2016 #32
But he was the "Lion of the Senate" revbones Feb 2016 #35
No, that was Ted Kennedy nt LiberalElite Feb 2016 #38
Figures. blackspade Feb 2016 #33
I don't think so rockfordfile Feb 2016 #36
Triangulation. Guy is pro choice. Kingofalldems Feb 2016 #40
The two responses PATRICK Feb 2016 #41
This headline to this article made me laugh mdbl Feb 2016 #42
Sandoval just refused a nomination. Nevernose Feb 2016 #46
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