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11. President Obama: The Great & Powerful!

Tue Jun 18, 2013, 10:47 AM

Jun 2013

It has been weird watching so many otherwise thoughtful and intelligent people blaming and piling on President Obama for things not happening- as though he is virtually a dictator- ever since he was elected. I guess it's easier and/or more convenient to blame President Obama for the SEVERE and, I would say, unprecedented intransigence and obstructionism of the Republicans in Congress? Or blame him for not simply signing an Executive Order that only lasts as long as his term in office instead of pushing for solid and long-term change in Congress. The news media, instead of calling out the Republicans for not being willing to work with President Obama, stupidly always makes the story about why isn't President Obama calling Republicans and having them over for dinner, golf, cocktails, beer, etc. Unfortunately, even people like Senator Warren seems to have gotten sucked into this mentality as well. She is in the Senate. She has some power to push this issue.

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Elizabeth Warren is barking up the wrong tree - she needs to bark at the Senators she works with [View all] Tx4obama Jun 2013 OP

he should put forth names if it is only tradition, not law, that senators submit nominees nt msongs Jun 2013 #1

It would not be that simple. Tx4obama Jun 2013 #2

So, the problem is PO, and not the filibustering... ReRe Jun 2013 #3

No the problem is NOT President Obama. The problem is the Republican Senators. Tx4obama Jun 2013 #4

I was thinking outloud... ReRe Jun 2013 #6

What Senator Warren said with her own mouth, not yours: Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #8

Btw... Tx4obama Jun 2013 #5

Yes, I've heard POs complaints about the obstructivism in the Senate. n/t ReRe Jun 2013 #7

And also pages of praise for his bipartisan partners who have great ideas and Bluenorthwest Jun 2013 #9

Look. ReRe Jun 2013 #12

Don't you understand? It's always President Obama's fault FIRST!! No one else. It's HIS fault! Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2013 #14

Please settle down... ReRe Jun 2013 #20

I was being sarcastic. Forgot the "sarcasm" smilie. Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2013 #22

Well, paste the sucker sticker to my forehead. ;-) ReRe Jun 2013 #23

Done!! Liberal_Stalwart71 Jun 2013 #24

No, it's that he thinks Warren is placing the blame on the wrong person. Arkana Jun 2013 #30

ReRe was only thinking about loud about what the 'articles' said. See #6 Tx4obama Jun 2013 #31

I know... ReRe Jun 2013 #33

Warren knows what she is doing Harmony Blue Jun 2013 #10

President Obama: The Great & Powerful! Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2013 #11

I know.. it's freaking mind boggling, PLD. It's alway PBO who's "dragging his feet".. Cha Jun 2013 #13

Corporate dems live in a bubble Harmony Blue Jun 2013 #15

And, Yes, you obviously don't know what the hell is going on. Cha Jun 2013 #16

We watched his four years of his term Harmony Blue Jun 2013 #17

I'm all ears. Please lay out your plan of how President Obama can force the Republican senators... Tx4obama Jun 2013 #19

First of all Harmony Blue Jun 2013 #25

So, you bascially have no detailed plan of what can be done. Zero, ziltch, nada. Tx4obama Jun 2013 #26

Their answer is always "But the President!" treestar Jun 2013 #28

What options? treestar Jun 2013 #29

Like many "progressives", Warren hasn't accepted that he really isn't "Barack, Tarheel_Dem Jun 2013 #27

Professor Warren lectures. What's coming out of all of it??? blkmusclmachine Jun 2013 #18

Usually I'd expect to hear this from people on the sidelines, Jamaal510 Jun 2013 #21

We need more people like Elizabeth Warren. bigwillq Jun 2013 #32