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grahamhgreen

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6. FIRST, you have to make a case for it!!! Without that, your fighting for the wrong team.

Mon May 6, 2013, 06:35 PM

May 2013

I mean, how does he get them to vote for anything?

By doing what they want? When the American people don't want it?

Take the case to America. Let the people decide. It's called Democracy, give it a try.

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Make Me Retch: "Obama's 'try anything' bid to woo GOP moves from dinner to golf course" [View all] grahamhgreen May 2013 OP

He is a fool montanacowboy May 2013 #1

Just hangin' out with his pals. blkmusclmachine May 2013 #12

^^ This ^^ Myrina May 2013 #15

fool kardonb May 2013 #13

Father Knows Best GeorgeGist May 2013 #2

How does he get Congress to vote for "progressive solutions that have a history of working"? frazzled May 2013 #3

at least it has a chance to work Doctor_J May 2013 #4

What has a chance to work? frazzled May 2013 #5

Fighting for what's right. It WILL work. Just watch us. grahamhgreen May 2013 #7

Yours are enlightening and illuminating posts cliffordu May 2013 #10

FIRST, you have to make a case for it!!! Without that, your fighting for the wrong team. grahamhgreen May 2013 #6

I hear ya; but the bigger question is ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2013 #8

Actually, the entire Progressive caucus (largest DEM caucus) has grahamhgreen May 2013 #20

Proposals are not ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2013 #22

It IS a bill. If I prove it to you, will you start listening to us? Obama's budget was DOA, also, grahamhgreen May 2013 #23

You aew correct ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2013 #24

The reason I disagree is because the proposals on the right have been proven to fail, and the grahamhgreen May 2013 #25

You haven't addressed my point. n/t 1StrongBlackMan May 2013 #29

Well, your link did not work, but let me address "He knows, just like you, his Proposal including grahamhgreen May 2013 #34

To your first point ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2013 #38

He's not running for office agin, ever. "giving the appearance of compromise" has not gained him one grahamhgreen May 2013 #39

Very true ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2013 #40

His compromise on Social Security gives the REPUBLICANS an in to present themselves as the party grahamhgreen May 2013 #41

NO IT DOESN'T; but ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2013 #42

"Rep. Greg Walden, of Oregon, chairman of the National Republican Congressional grahamhgreen May 2013 #43

No I don't ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2013 #44

I think you're living in a fantasy land. They can and will use it against each and every Dem running grahamhgreen May 2013 #45

LOL ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2013 #46

Obama is neither liberal, nor progressive, nor Democratic. blkmusclmachine May 2013 #9

Just precious, "willing to try anything" I so love this Hope And Change Man!! Not-- 7wo7rees May 2013 #11

anything except fighting the right Doctor_J May 2013 #14

What a disappointment! santamargarita May 2013 #16

The only thing repubs respect is power n2doc May 2013 #17

Exactly. They are Right Wing Authoritarians, they want to be told what to do, under fear of grahamhgreen May 2013 #19

Too late now, but he could have started by prosecuting some war criminals. AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #30

It is late, but if he wants to be effective, he has to be their boss, not their buddy. grahamhgreen May 2013 #33

Excuse me, but I sincerely think that he is effective. AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #35

Now that is hard to argue with! grahamhgreen May 2013 #36

Can he humiliate himself any further for their amusement? Addison May 2013 #18

As soon as you think it's not possible to get any worse abelenkpe May 2013 #31

hate to be the one to say it, but it is "retch" not "wretch" in this context... CTyankee May 2013 #21

Although this is a wretched situation MannyGoldstein May 2013 #26

Learn something new everyday! Fixed! grahamhgreen May 2013 #28

Time Magazine got it right. MannyGoldstein May 2013 #27

Your link took me to a bunch of pics that predicted in 2008 that Obama would be the new FDR Doctor_J May 2013 #32

"Willing to try anything" - gee, I wonder what future betrayals are in store. forestpath May 2013 #37