Notice how delighted the Repukes, the Media, & the Rich seem to be with President Obama right now?

[mtnsnake]

Have you noticed how so many of them, even some of Obama's most animated Right Wing enemies, think this tax deal compromise is nothing short of wonderful and are all of a sudden some of his biggest supporters?

Have you noticed how not a single one of them can explain where the country is going to get the money it desperately needs to pay its bills?

Rich people love this deal. The Media loves this deal. Republicans love this deal. They're all saying so right on TV.

If that doesn't prove that extending Bush's tax cuts for the rich is completely irresponsible, then nothing does.

These greedy corporate Repukes don't like Obama any better than they ever did. They're simply out to fleece him and us for all they can get. Their temporary public display of affection towards the President should be interpreted as nothing more than a celebration for them not paying their fair share of taxes for at least another 2 more years.

[polichick]

1. I'm just wondering how delighted he is now. nt

[Donnachaidh]

13. I'll bet he doesn't worry - his dance card is filled with parties right now

And the upcoming CEO meeting will be a massive ego boost as they all line up to kiss the ring of the guy who is giving them tax breaks on top of record-breaking bonuses during a Depression. :sarcasm:

[polichick]

19. Amazing, isn't it? The emporer really is without clothes now. nt

[chimpymustgo]

2. Ba da bing!

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[polichick]

6. No kidding - it's creepy! nt

[Cherchez la Femme]

15. Aww -- if he does it, it MUST be right

Obama's infallible, just like the Pope! :crazy:

[ProSense]

4. They're delighted because it stirs the anger. n/t

[FirstLight]

5. i'm disgusted

when they say that we can;t extend unemployment, it's ALL about the deficit...but not when their money or their cronies are concerned.

:puke:

and personally, I think we ought to scream every chance we get about the UNPAID WARS that need to END!!!!

[mtnsnake]

10. Amen to that

We have really let ourselves take our eye off the ball when it comes to one of the most important things plaguing us, Bush's wars. We have let the media convince us that the almighty dollar takes precedence over war and killing. Some of us have let them convince us that Bush's tax cuts for the rich are a good thing.

[Skink]

7. They are happy to have swept this under the rug in a lame duck session.

what they don't want is for their demands on taxes to go public in the next congress which could happen. Nancy Pelosi is our last line of defense.

[Hoyt]

8. They like Obama's supporters turning on him. Just like we did when bush's criticized him.

We'll pay in the end.

[Phx_Dem]

9. That's good since Progressives seem to hate him. See how that works,

when one side likes him, everyone else hates him. The problem when progressives like him is that they still criticize and bash him incessantly. So fuck 'em.

[Vincardog]

11. IS disagreeing with his policies the same as hating him? Is pointing out his capitulation the same

as bashing him?

[Cherchez la Femme]

16. Ramen

I hated Bush, I disagree strongly with Obama but am far from hating him

[disillusioned73]

17. And there it is..

Repubs say fuck'm, Wall Street says fuck'm, Corporate America says fuck'm and now the President and the "so called" moderates are saying fuck'm....

Liberals/Progressives, the Dem party has been hijacked - Bernie Sanders and a few others may be all we have left.

[The Backlash Cometh]

12. He's their man now.

He's certainly not ours.

[niceypoo]

21. Yes, once he owns supply side...

It's over

Obama is a 'Neodem'

[senseandsensibility]

14. Well he got what he wanted

They like him, they really like him.:puke:

[DirkGently]

18. Chilling, isn't it?

[niceypoo]

20. Obama believes that he can woo independents by kissing GOP ass

He is taking Democrats for granted. Everything Obama does is political.

[dave29]

24. Then why did he bother getting the payroll holiday, ui extension

? If he hates the left so much?

[Hello_Kitty]

25. The payroll holiday idea did not come from the left.

Now, if they'd combined it with a raise on the cap so as to neutralize the effect on the SS fund I'd have no problem with it. But, that said, the GOP has wanted to do this for awhile.

[CakeGrrl]

22. Divide. Conquer. Repubs again roll the too-slow Democrats.

What better way to damage a Dem President than to pretend that you're OK with him?

His party will recoil in disgust.

Why...his own party will want to get him out of office (as much as the Repubs ALWAYS have!)

If this board actually represented the full demographics of the Democratic Party, it'd be game over, with the Repubs sitting back and smirking like mad. They'd install the puppet of their choice and the Democratic party will have imploded.

[silver10]

28. Many of the so called Dem congressmen and senators

are really repukes in disguise. Maybe the slowness to act and seeming weakness, as well as trying to compromise all the time with the repugs are really all by design - most of the Dems are after all millionaires too.

[subterranean]

23. They'll be with him until the moment he signs the bill.

Then they'll go back to calling him a socialist and demanding spending cuts to reduce the deficit.

[kentuck]

26. Even George W Bush supports it...

We are in such good company.

[silver10]

27. I am suspicious of anything the right thinks is good.

I can't remember a time when W was ever concerned with negotiating with the Dems, and the Dems winning anything without a fight, even with a majority house.

Other than the continuation of the wars, this is the most sickening instance of the Obama administration. If I wanted a repuke president, I would have voted for one!

[CakeGrrl]

29. Somehow I suspect the President remembers McConnell's "goal"

Even if some on DU like to think that he is incapable of comprehending that the Republicans want him defeated.

[silver10]

31. Of course he knows

I think he thinks by compromising he has a better shot at getting re-elected - how may repugs will vote for him? The repugs will take credit for the Payroll Tax Holiday and the business equipment write-off legislation anyway, and we get 2 more years of Bush-error tax cuts for the rich - which will of course create jobs - but invisible ones like over the last 10 years. We need that money, the rich haven't suffered.

[budkin]

30. Yes, yes I do. That's why we are all so pissed.

[Scurrilous]

32. LOL

Yep..the Republicans loooooooooove President Obama.

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[GeorgeGist]

33. Masters respect obedience.

[egoclothes]

34. Yes, Pres Obama is their buddy now and they delight in thrashing

Liberals.

[truthspeak]

35. You sure about that OP?...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x559841

lol

[FrenchieCat]

36. I'm more concerned with someone's childcare and Auto repairs.....

meanwhile some are more concerned on how Pres. Obama look,
how the Republicans feel, and how the media are reacting.

IT WAS A FUCKING COMPROMISE! YOU FORGET THAT FUCKING PART!

Now, look at this, and understand what it is that Pres. Obama is concerned about!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=433&topic_id=561422&mesg_id=561422


Folks need to wake the fuck up and starting acting like Democrats
who actually give a fuck about all that the Republicans care about;
the top 2%
what others are saying,
and what that might mean, beyond what it currently means
for the folks who don't have shit!

[Lorien]

38. No you aren't. You're more concerned about your team's image

if you gave a fuck about working people you would have fought for the public option, against the wars, privatizing schools, big polluters, torture, and this shitty tax deal which will cost us dearly. Think the economy sucks now? Just wait until 2012 if this shit passes. This "deal" is what got us where we are today.

OBAMA needs to WAKE THE FUCK UP and start ACTING like a DEMOCRAT!

[mtnsnake]

41. This deal was a compromise alright. It compromised the values of the promise we were made

IT WAS A FUCKING COMPROMISE! YOU FORGET THAT FUCKING PART!

Now, look at this, and understand what it is that Pres. Obama is concerned about!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...


Folks need to wake the fuck up and starting acting like Democrats
who actually give a fuck about all that the Republicans care about;
the top 2%
what others are saying,
and what that might mean, beyond what it currently means
for the folks who don't have shit!

We "need to wake the fuck up?" We are more awake than you think. Just because you love this compromise that extends Bushenomics for 2 more years doesn't mean everyone else is forced to like it.

I don't think you'll ever admit that the most important part of this lame compromise is that President Obama promised to end Bush's tax cuts for the richest Americans, we supported him on that, and look what happened....we are going to continue Bush's policy for 2 more frigging years, a policy that put this country right smack into the toilet. And now we are going to get flushed right down the drain. Maybe YOU need to wake the fuck up and start realizing that this country cannot afford shit like this any longer. This deal was for the sake of short run gains and long term disaster and it was a deal for the sake of political gain, mostly for the sake of the latter!

[Lorien]

37. They aren't "fleecing" Obama; he's one of their own

they're laughing all the way to the bank, together.

[pam4water]

39. Don't worry the repuks will still impeach him just year :) They don't care how much sucking up he

does. They still see him as a black man in blue state shirt. Hell Clinton game 'em damn near everything they wanted also. Obama's running around the school screaming in a high pitch voice don't hit me!

[progressoid]

40. The Media and the Rich? One and the same. n/t