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12. Laugh?

Reply to Rosco T. (Original post)

Thu Apr 11, 2013, 06:15 PM

Apr 2013

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Laugh and deride if you want, but this is how it's going down... [View all] Rosco T. Apr 2013 OP

He put it in writing in a fancy blue binder. robinlynne Apr 2013 #1

He has binders full of chess moves. nt Common Sense Party Apr 2013 #5

Yeah. robinlynne Apr 2013 #42

I'm laughing.......pure fantasy. yourout Apr 2013 #2

Obama is playing rope a dope on the GOP. alfredo Apr 2013 #14

laughing kardonb Apr 2013 #53

Using the SS benefits to delude or "scare" the GOP into action is just as bad. MichiganVote Apr 2013 #3

+1 forestpath Apr 2013 #6

Exactly. progressoid Apr 2013 #11

You give the average Joe far too much credit Floyd_Gondolli Apr 2013 #17

I was thinking more about the 70-75 million senior voters that will be bombarded with negative ads progressoid Apr 2013 #34

Average Joe/Jane didn't let crap corporate entertainment... WorseBeforeBetter Apr 2013 #44

Problem is ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2013 #102

Obama wasn't on the ballot in 2010, either. WorseBeforeBetter Apr 2013 #115

Doesn't matter, the OP is already blaming 2014 on the Liberals. n/t A Simple Game Apr 2013 #59

Actual ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2013 #103

Please read the OP's last sentence. n/t A Simple Game Apr 2013 #112

So what does ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2013 #116

Who will be running against Obama in 2014? brooklynite Apr 2013 #62

Ya know, it probably doesn't matter if you lose a few thousand votes to the repukes in Brooklyn. progressoid Apr 2013 #65

So you think people are going to vote for the party that tried to privatize their Social Security, bornskeptic Apr 2013 #66

Hang out with some swing voters for a while. progressoid Apr 2013 #73

Not my point: Obama's SS plan won't be a Republican campaign target... brooklynite Apr 2013 #79

But Brooklyn isn't purple ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2013 #106

It's NOT to ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2013 #100

Five-dimensional chess, yes, we know. Common Sense Party Apr 2013 #4

You left out the part where Obama gets his credibility back. Autumn Apr 2013 #7

As if it's about Obama Life Long Dem Apr 2013 #21

This is all about Obama, it's his offer. Autumn Apr 2013 #24

Then don't vote for him again Life Long Dem Apr 2013 #28

I don't intend to ever vote for him again. Not gonna happen. Autumn Apr 2013 #30

+1. robinlynne Apr 2013 #88

This has been the script every other time Renew Deal Apr 2013 #8

I wish I thought you were right, but I don't. I think this was just as big a blunder as it seems. Squinch Apr 2013 #9

He'll be much more diplomatic about it. SamReynolds Apr 2013 #10

Laugh? progressoid Apr 2013 #12

That's what I'm hoping for. silverweb Apr 2013 #13

Dreaming ChangeUp106 Apr 2013 #15

Obama could submit a word for word copy of Ryan's budget and the Republicans alfredo Apr 2013 #19

Exactly ChangeUp106 Apr 2013 #20

Republicans have become predictable. That is the nature of conservatism. alfredo Apr 2013 #25

Obama's proposal cuts SS and Medicare deeper than Ryan's proposal magical thyme Apr 2013 #50

Ryan will not play along because of the revenue. alfredo Apr 2013 #64

You're thinking short term. They're thinking 2016. magical thyme Apr 2013 #82

If we control the house and senate, the damage a right wing pres alfredo Apr 2013 #84

proposing cuts to social security just ahead of 2014 magical thyme Apr 2013 #86

EXACTLY! lobezen Apr 2013 #67

Not necessarily in this term. The pushback may be too strong. magical thyme Apr 2013 #83

excellent post, lobezen Carolina Apr 2013 #92

Why do folks keep saying this ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2013 #107

link to the first Democrat to offer to cut SS? magical thyme Apr 2013 #113

You have that backwards ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2013 #108

that's too fine a line for most people to notice magical thyme Apr 2013 #114

blaming "childish whiners" for the 2010 defeat carolinayellowdog Apr 2013 #16

No it isn't. Zoeisright Apr 2013 #45

What evidence is there that Democrats stayed home? former9thward Apr 2013 #48

It's the "mushy middle" that generally accounts for mid-term losses Art_from_Ark Apr 2013 #77

And ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2013 #110

stop lying Doctor_J Apr 2013 #71

You are so right Carolina Apr 2013 #94

Which just goes Carolina Apr 2013 #93

moderate turnout was down in 2010, and fewer voted dem. Are those the whiners fishwax Apr 2013 #101

It is all about 2014. Any budget from Obama will be rejected, so why not do alfredo Apr 2013 #18

I want some of what you're smoking tularetom Apr 2013 #22

+1 lobezen Apr 2013 #72

Touche, tularetom Carolina Apr 2013 #95

Obama believes in chained CPI, and it will pass with the budget alcibiades_mystery Apr 2013 #23

Not sure it will get the votes -- those who are doing the voting are the ones whose gateley Apr 2013 #29

For a budget resolution to go into effect, it has to have 60 votes in the Senate. alfredo Apr 2013 #31

Personally, I'm tired of multi-dimensional chess NV Whino Apr 2013 #26

+1 lobezen Apr 2013 #68

I didn't think the GOP asked for the chained CPI -- it wasn't in Ryan's budget. gateley Apr 2013 #27

. ChangeUp106 Apr 2013 #33

Don't you just want to pull your hair out? Aaaaargh! gateley Apr 2013 #36

or golf games Skittles Apr 2013 #38

+1 lobezen Apr 2013 #69

You need to learn to research more... Rosco T. Apr 2013 #39

Yes, Republicans are horrible treestar Apr 2013 #91

those who concede Carolina Apr 2013 #96

McConnell suggested it in November 2012... WorseBeforeBetter Apr 2013 #47

No, the GOP has been played.... Rosco T. Apr 2013 #61

I think even Obama knows he's been played... WorseBeforeBetter Apr 2013 #63

That sounds about right. At least I pray it is. I don't want them touching anyone's southernyankeebelle Apr 2013 #32

ridiculous. What next obama playing 3 dimensional chess again? bowens43 Apr 2013 #35

delusion is rampant today - what is your prediction for the Senate? Another said 80 in an DrDan Apr 2013 #37

Anybody who thinks JEB Apr 2013 #40

Sorry, but I'm not buying it .... paleotn Apr 2013 #41

The Avengers has a more plausible plot. rug Apr 2013 #43

I hope so bluemarkers Apr 2013 #46

Oh, this is still that incredibly complex chess game Obama's playing? Roland99 Apr 2013 #49

In what world would this be ok? jopacaco Apr 2013 #51

What would he do, if, while he plays chess sulphurdunn Apr 2013 #52

Result: Republicans are blamed for the Sequester - AND - the loss of those Infrastructure jobs. nt patrice Apr 2013 #54

1. Let war criminals go. 2. Let criminal bankers go. 3. No single payer health care just1voice Apr 2013 #55

I'm afraid you have a long way to go. You're still in the denial phase. MotherPetrie Apr 2013 #56

Oh? And how is "step 5" supposed to work without getting a budget through Congress? Maven Apr 2013 #57

I hope you are correct. n/t silvershadow Apr 2013 #58

Give the President some of what you're smoking.... tokenlib Apr 2013 #60

This is basically a twist on the "sit down and shut up you lefties" meme. reformist2 Apr 2013 #70

Right MFrohike Apr 2013 #74

Just what I was thinking all along. Kablooie Apr 2013 #75

Maybe, but if so he's just beating a long-deceased horse Scootaloo Apr 2013 #76

One would hope gaspee Apr 2013 #78

I love Una O'Connor. The Haters of Barack Obama & Hillary & Bill as Una O'Connor. graham4anything Apr 2013 #80

Where in Step 5 does an actual budget get passed? That's their goal here, a budget Bluenorthwest Apr 2013 #81

+1 DCBob Apr 2013 #97

Night before last I believe it was R. Maddow interviewed D. Axelrod Tippy Apr 2013 #85

Kick. cliffordu Apr 2013 #87

Awww.... More 3 Dimensional Chess Bullshit. Stand and Fight Apr 2013 #89

We're up to 5a) already... Rosco T. Apr 2013 #90

I hope you're right. MBS Apr 2013 #98

But ... But ... But ... 1StrongBlackMan Apr 2013 #99

To remind-Winning is forever. Not a specific day or week or month, but forever. graham4anything Apr 2013 #104

It wouldn't be a believable movie. Progressive dog Apr 2013 #105

Except that he doesn't work for us. CrispyQ Apr 2013 #109

If this is "strategy," BO's tried it before, and it hasn't worked yet. snot Apr 2013 #111

I think it wil happen very quietly. ucrdem Apr 2013 #117