Make Me Retch: "Obama's 'try anything' bid to woo GOP moves from dinner to golf course"

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

including the CCPI was DOA ... the difference between the two DOA proposals is one gave the appearance of compromise, the other didn't."

1) A progressive budget will inevitably pass, since it is the only solution to the countries problems. Shoving it down the R's throat is what the R's actually want.

2) Giving the appearance of compromise, will NEVER work work the R's because their brains are hard wired as Right Wing Authoritarians, in other words, they need to be told what to do by an authority figure, they also need to be punished when they do wrong (just look at how they interact with Obama, these are the only methods they use and understand). Understanding this concept is key to Obama's success, in my view. There is no compromise option, there never was, and never will be.

Right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) is a personality and ideological variable studied in political, social, and personality psychology. Right-wing authoritarians are people who have a high degree of willingness to submit to authorities they perceive as established and legitimate, who adhere to societal conventions and norms, and who are hostile and punitive in their attitudes towards people who don't adhere to them. (note: this is who Obama must be to them, the alpha-male)

They value uniformity and are in favour of using group authority, including coercion, to achieve it.

The concept of right-wing authoritarianism was introduced in 1981 by Canadian-American psychologist Bob Altemeyer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right-wing_authoritarianism