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Hawkeye-X Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-10 04:13 AM
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Nightmare scenario: Obama drops all pretense and declares himself to be a R.
Then what?
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Sherman A1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-10 04:31 AM
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1. Then not too much really changes in my opinion
30 years ago I believe he would have been considered a Republican. I said that to some folks here when he was running and elected. I do believe he is very smart and very capable, I do not believe him to ever have been a progressive.
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CakeGrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-10 04:32 AM
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2. Goody. It'll make it easier to choose someone in the Primary, won't it?
A good chunk of this place already thinks he IS one.

:eyes:
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Kalun D Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-10 04:35 AM
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3. Nightmares are imaginary
This is reality

a tax giveaway to the rich "deal" with the repugs, no dems involved and it includes a payroll tax holiday which has been tried before to attack social security

Obama has de-facto declared he's a repug a long time ago, when he helped the bush boy push his $700 Billion banker "bailout" through the senate.
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tom_paine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-10 05:03 AM
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4. He would never do that - destroys the illusion of a two-party system
Plus, the Repug Base of Idiot Confederates, Cruel Cunning Sociopaths and People Who Can't Pass a 11th Grade Civics Exam (if civics was offered to the American Subject Populace, which it isn't), could NEVER be un-brainwashed to accept him. Oh, plus he's Black, which is a non-starter for the Neo-Confederacy.

No, no no, Obama can far better continue his mission for the Oligarchs as the Urkel of Omega House (Marmalard and Neidermeyer, eat your hearts out!) to finally and fully destroy the Democratic Party as a viable and even slightly independant force.

Eventually, the Republicans will have to wind up carrying and supporting the wretched, constituent-less Democratic Party that represents no one and nothing otherwise the illusion they have so carefully nurtured will die, and they can't have that.

I foresee a day, 20 or even 50 years from now, when the Repugs will have to use their electronic voting machines to add Democratic votes, instead of block them.
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mfcorey1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-10 05:05 AM
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5. If he did that Mitch McConnell would swallow his teeth and turn blue. We all know that for him
it is about more than him being a democrat. He hates him for other issues.
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old mark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-10 05:52 AM
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8. I think McConnell did that last week - he looks a bit blue to me...
maybe he's dead and no one realized it...


mark
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TorchTheWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-10 05:06 AM
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6. What does he need to say it for?
It's long since been obvious. Doesn't matter what letter either D or R that he wears on his shirt.


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cali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-10 05:07 AM
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7. and little green critters alight from spacecraft.
what's the point of speculating about something nearly as unlikely?
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leveymg Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-10 06:04 AM
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9. He would still have his cheerleaders here at DU. "It's just the 11th Dimension of his chess game."
"Relax, I'm on it.", and so forth.
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LonePirate Donating Member (898 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-10 06:08 AM
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10. Hasn't he already done that? His policy positions certainly indicate he's a right winger.
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-10 07:24 AM
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11. why would that be a nightmare?
i thought it was obvious by now. he`s a per-gingrich moderate republican.
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TeaBagsAreForCups Donating Member (320 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-10 07:28 AM
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12. A win for Truth in Branding...
..although still redundant to what we all now know about our "progressive" President.
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seabeyond Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-10 07:39 AM
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13. he has passed more progressive leg than any other dem in quite a while. now what? nt
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Mortos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-10 07:43 AM
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14. Then he starts loading up all the professional left into those camps
the teabaggers were telling us about.

Go watch Glenn Beck. He will reinforce your delusions.

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LWolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-10 07:45 AM
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15. A certain percentage of Democrats, and DUers, will immediately switch parties. nt
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PVnRT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-10 08:23 AM
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16. That won't happen
Even if he were a closet Republican (he's not), they already hate him so much no one would want him in the GOP.
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Davis_X_Machina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-10 08:39 AM
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17. Every time I say to myself...
..."That's the stupidest thing I've ever seen on DU", someone makes a liar out of me.
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