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13. Cue the mouth-breathers to express outrage.

Fri May 31, 2013, 12:35 PM

May 2013

"He helped design what became the Obama administration’s signature loan modification effort, the Home Affordable Modification Program, which uses money from the 2008 bank rescue to subsidizes borrowers’ loan assistance plans."

What a real DICK.

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WTF? djean111 May 2013 #1

My guess: sofa king May 2013 #7

Why would Obama bludgeon the party he likes to Identify with. bahrbearian May 2013 #9

Come on, man. sofa king May 2013 #15

No, he's going to have dinner with the asshole and say "I like what you did under Blivet ... Myrina May 2013 #32

We may get our chance to see. sofa king May 2013 #35

Let's say get gets a super majority Archaic May 2013 #51

I do Phlem May 2013 #52

Puff, puff, pass. nt awoke_in_2003 May 2013 #59

Still believing in 13D chess, huh? Doctor_J Jun 2013 #70

So you are saying that Pres Obama isnt picking who he wants, he is picking who the Republicans want. rhett o rick Jun 2013 #88

He's picking who the Republicans want BECAUSE IT'S NOT REALLY WHAT THEY WANT Doctor_J Jun 2013 #92

We should feel bad for them. Their carefully crafted reality bubble that is based on "D" equal good, rhett o rick Jun 2013 #93

Unusual? pmorlan1 May 2013 #2

^ This. nt Poll_Blind May 2013 #4

Nope, nothing unusual about a president nominating people with experience to do the job. cstanleytech May 2013 #16

LOL pmorlan1 May 2013 #27

^^ Pmorlan1 for the win ^^ Myrina May 2013 #33

No, pmorlan1. What you want is for more people to cstanleytech May 2013 #37

smack to the down. nashville_brook May 2013 #39

Best post of the day. n/t bitchkitty Jun 2013 #77

Nope, no experienced Dems available Doctor_J Jun 2013 #73

Shoddy WSJ reporting...the right wing WSJ doesn't KNOW obama nt alp227 Jun 2013 #99

I guess there's just not enough qualified Dems to fill positions for Obama. L0oniX May 2013 #3

Except when he nominates "qualified Dems," there's always some bullshit... Pragdem May 2013 #11

Well there ya go ...appoint all R's then. Problem solved. L0oniX May 2013 #25

Or get the senate to redo the rules and do away with things like secret holds and any other cstanleytech May 2013 #38

Harry doesn't want the rules changed... awoke_in_2003 May 2013 #61

He isnt alone. At least enough Senate Dems support his complicity to keep him in power. rhett o rick Jun 2013 #95

Yep, I agree... awoke_in_2003 Jun 2013 #96

IMO many Democratic Senators are tools of the Ruling Elite. rhett o rick Jun 2013 #97

When you say "qualified Dems" do you mean like Penny Pritzker? The Mit Romney of the rhett o rick Jun 2013 #94

I thought it was trouble when Obama filled his administration with Clinton folks MannyGoldstein May 2013 #5

And of course, there won't be many "former Obama admin officials" n2doc May 2013 #14

Well the controllers plan to have a R potus next so Obama is just following orders. L0oniX May 2013 #19

It's a free fall ...with no parachute. L0oniX May 2013 #24

Can we now call it Bush's 3rd term. bahrbearian May 2013 #6

You have my permission and support. He's making Pres Carter look better each day. byeya May 2013 #8

I have been for quite some time now... truebrit71 May 2013 #12

Probably not, since now a lot of so-called Dems are supporting these travesties Doctor_J Jun 2013 #71

Technically it would be the 4th term. I know I wanted Bush Lite when I voted for Obama. Sirveri Jun 2013 #90

What would really help ease tensions between Republicans and Obama Autumn May 2013 #10

Hey I fully support that idea of nominating Dick to a position. cstanleytech May 2013 #18

Silly ...McCain wants that ambassador to Iran job. L0oniX May 2013 #22

No, those positions would be very bad for all living people. Autumn May 2013 #31

Only if Obama then resigned and made Cheney Prez. n2doc May 2013 #26

Now, see how smart you are? You get exactly how the pukes are. Autumn May 2013 #28

Cue the mouth-breathers to express outrage. Pragdem May 2013 #13

Cool phrases Bro, Autumn May 2013 #29

so, being the pragdem that you are... burnodo May 2013 #55

Didn't he just appoint a Republican to the FBI top spot? Beacool May 2013 #17

Oh yeah... pmorlan1 May 2013 #23

Shhh! You don't understand chess. By moving even farther to the right, the president Doctor_J Jun 2013 #74

I think that he's trying to extend a hand to him. Beacool Jun 2013 #75

When's he going to tap Rumsfeld and Cheney? Apparently he doesn't find myrna minx May 2013 #20

That's cold........... Beacool May 2013 #41

doesn't he know any democrats 2Design May 2013 #21

Why the fuck does he keep appointing these guys tularetom May 2013 #30

:-| DeSwiss May 2013 #34

Because the country needs more Bush officials. valerief May 2013 #36

Absolutely. It worked so well for the last administration, so why not this one also? RC May 2013 #42

I think this guy is good because if he doesn't shape up the mortgage relief programs it can be hung okaawhatever May 2013 #40

I would not be surprised if President Obama changed to a Republican as part of some strategic plan. kidgie May 2013 #43

What the Heck is Going on Here erpowers May 2013 #44

All you have to do is find John2 May 2013 #48

And he said he opposed the mandate to buy health insurance that Clinton supported dflprincess Jun 2013 #91

Glad I didn't vote for this Fraud blkmusclmachine May 2013 #45

Wow. Candidate Obama was a total fabrication. blkmusclmachine May 2013 #46

Candidate X is a total fabrication burnodo May 2013 #56

Im fine with this. DCBob May 2013 #47

Or, the flip side fredamae Jun 2013 #79

What Democrats are converting to the GOP?? DCBob Jun 2013 #87

Like Goundhog Day. Every day, Obama chooses a Republican for SOMETHING. forestpath May 2013 #49

Nice drive-by, Freddie Occulus May 2013 #50

You don't think that this is a newsworthy story? Freddie Stubbs May 2013 #53

Of course it is. Occulus May 2013 #54

My motivation is to keep Democrats informed about important news Freddie Stubbs May 2013 #57

sure it is... I bet you enjoy rubbing it in fascisthunter May 2013 #62

Rubbing what in? Freddie Stubbs Jun 2013 #100

My first motivation is to stop blue dogs like YOU, Freddie Occulus Jun 2013 #80

How do you like the House of Representatives since all of those Blue Dogs lost in 2010? Freddie Stubbs Jun 2013 #101

As to your final question, because people like YOU insist they're unelectable Occulus Jun 2013 #104

So, you plan to grow the party by shrinking it Freddie Stubbs Jun 2013 #105

Is this a Republican administration? Historic NY May 2013 #58

rightwingos disguised as dems are happy fascisthunter May 2013 #60

It is shit like this that will cost us the senate in 2014 and scuttle any House dreams. PSPS May 2013 #63

Please explain your second paragraph. 1KansasDem Jun 2013 #64

It is very demoralizing and I know many who are questioning why vote for Dems any more YeahSureRight Jun 2013 #65

Actually I think it will help us. DCBob Jun 2013 #67

Yep, just like it did in 2010 Doctor_J Jun 2013 #72

the bad economy was the main reason for loses in 2010. DCBob Jun 2013 #86

What a train wreck Doctor_J Jun 2013 #66

Not another radical! Don't these people know this guy worked for Habitat for Humanity? 24601 Jun 2013 #68

when will he appoint Cheney to the Secretary of State position? olddad56 Jun 2013 #69

Oh, for fuck's sake. bitchkitty Jun 2013 #76

So, let me get this straight fredamae Jun 2013 #78

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LOL! Welcome to DU my friend! hrmjustin Jun 2013 #82

Would that scarlet letter happen to be an 'R'? HappyMe Jun 2013 #83

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lol! HappyMe Jun 2013 #85

Another Morgan Stanley alumni. ForgoTheConsequence Jun 2013 #89

at this point, I don't care if the guy is R or D. magical thyme Jun 2013 #98

YAYYYY!!!!!! ANOTHER RWer to monkeywrench from the inside. Way to go. kestrel91316 Jun 2013 #102

All you can do is laugh at this point. MrSlayer Jun 2013 #103