Obama tried too hard to work with Republicans
WASHINGTON — Amplified by the right-wing message machine, Republicans paint President Obama as an unyielding left-winger, an unreconstructed liberal who refuses to compromise. The president’s critics have turned the truth inside out: One of Obama’s greatest political weaknesses has been his stubborn — and unrequited — love for bipartisanship.
The president has made some of his biggest mistakes trying to woo a GOP opposition that has committed itself to frustrating him at every turn. If he had ignored recalcitrant Republicans, for example, his health care legislation might have become law without months of damaging political drama.
In an interview last week in his West Wing office, David Axelrod, one of Obama’s closest advisers, acknowledged that the administration had been surprised by the unified Republican resistance to the president’s agenda.
“Well, I think we miscalculated,” Axelrod said. “We had the idea that, particularly in a time of national crisis, there would be more of an inclination to work together.
“One of the bracing moments was when the president was on his way over . . to Capitol Hill to talk to the Republican House caucus about the Recovery Act. They issued a press release while he was on his way over to say that they were going to vote en masse against it. And that was a signal . . of things to come.”
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act passed in February 2009 without a single vote from a Republican in the House and the backing of just three in the Senate, even though nearly a third of it came in the form of tax cuts — usually a GOP tool for fixing anything. Most economists have credited the stimulus package with creating jobs and helping to end the recession, but Republicans continue to denounce it as boondoggle that blew a hole in the federal budget.
“I think the Republicans have been diabolically clever about how they’ve portrayed this,” Axelrod conceded. “They stood on the sidelines and made a decision that ‘we’re going to let him wrestle with this mess that we created. And then in two years we can try and hang him with it.’ “
After the stimulus, Obama and his Democratic allies tried to negotiate with GOP leaders on health insurance reform — a decision that gave critics time to mischaracterize the proposal and gin up opposition. Remember death panels? Government-funded abortions? Rationing?
Still, Obama kept going back with proposals meant to lure a few Republican votes for his agenda. That led to his disastrous announcement, just weeks before the Deepwater Horizon explosion, to expand off-shore drilling.
While Alexrod denied that the announcement amounted to a “quid pro quo,” Obama clearly believed that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and a couple of other GOP senators would, in exchange, support groundbreaking energy legislation that included a price on carbon emissions.
Obama didn’t get what he bargained for. The months-long environmental disaster dominated news coverage, obscured the president’s work on the economy and gave his critics more fodder to claim his administration is incompetent. And, since the accident forced the White House to tiptoe away from its eager embrace of off-shore drilling, it also provided Graham an excuse to back away from energy legislation.
A naïve expectation of bipartisan cooperation hasn’t been Obama’s only mistake. He waited until the last possible moment to try to inspire his base for the mid-term elections. Unlike Ronald Reagan, whose poll ratings were slightly lower than Obama’s just before the 1982 mid-term elections, Obama didn’t take every possible opportunity to pin the economic mess on his predecessor.
Nor did the president tamp down the huge expectations generated by his historic election. That has proved costly, as was clear during the president’s encounter with the “exhausted” Velma Hart, a supporter who questioned him during a recent town hall-style meeting.
“There’s no doubt that part of what we’ve encountered is the mismatch between very, very high expectations and the magnitude of the problems that we’ve been called upon to solve,” Alexrod said.
But the expected Republican gains in the coming mid-term elections may solve one of Obama’s problems: his misplaced faith in logic, persuasion and cooperation in the national interest. Tea-party-fueled anger has produced a wave of GOP candidates for whom the word “compromise” is akin to treason. There can be no miscalculation about their intentions.
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Dan
October 15th, 2010
9:58 am
You lose all credibility when you shill so blatantly for either party. The idea that health care could have passed without debate if Obama hadn’t reached out to Olympia Snow is not only untrue- the effort to make the case is sad. In fact it was Democrats in the Senate- Joe Leiberman and Ben Nelson who disagreed with Obama. If anything Obama avoided the kind of bipartisan conference on health care that he promised during the campaign. When was the now famous bipartisan “CSPAN” conference? In February of 2010? And afterall the Republicans are the opposition party. Why are you deriding them for doing what their constituents expect-opposing?
Not_Chicken_Little
October 15th, 2010
9:58 am
Is it possible that she really believes what she writes? Is she a fool, or a knave? Or a knavish fool, or a foolish knave? Whatever, Cynthia demonstrates yet again, “You can’t fix stupid”.
Ben Waitin
October 15th, 2010
9:58 am
You have to wonder – what happened to journalism in America? I mean, this woman cannot really believe the drivel that she’s writing. It’s impossible, isn’t it? The “total bias” explanation is far more easy to take than the alternative, which is that an entire generation of journalists are just simply morons. I’ve never seen anything so SHILL and mindless as today’s liberal writer.
Paul
October 15th, 2010
9:59 am
Nancy
“What happened to the sign Harry Truman had for the desk in the oval office? The one that read, “The buck stops here.” ”
Pres Bush took it with him.
Billybob
October 15th, 2010
9:59 am
Hey Tucker,
“DOJ requests that a judge allow the military to continue enforcing its Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy”…….as usual your instincts are ‘a little’ off. I will say that today’s post will incite to produce an all time high in posts, so congrats at least on that ma’am.
pwtala
October 15th, 2010
10:00 am
Cynthia you never fail to disappoint with your stupid articles…keep them coming and the GOP will coast into the house and senate and gain control of both and I for one will be dancing in the streets when that happens.
Humbucker
October 15th, 2010
10:00 am
What a crock….what kind of reality does this woman live in ? She has been sucking off the same Obo hookah as Eugene Robinson
Nothing Is Free
October 15th, 2010
10:01 am
Reality
– - I’m not going to argue the effectiveness of it or not – it’s not the point. – -
It’s not the point?
And you call yourself reality?
TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT I AM ABOUT TO SAY:
Promises mean nothing.
Promises mean nothing.
Promises mean nothing.
When are liberals going to start looking at results instead of these asinine promises. I mean really, being gullible is cute at times, but you gotta start living in the real world.
Results ARE EVERYTHING.
Again, pay very close attention to what I am about to say:
When promises are broken, that makes them lies. The democrats lied when they said that spending a trillion dollars was going to help the country.
Promises mean nothing.
Promises mean nothing.
Promises mean nothing.
Promises mean nothing.
Promises mean nothing.
Promises mean nothing.
Promises mean nothing.
Promises mean nothing.
Promises mean nothing.
Promises mean nothing.
Promises mean nothing.
Promises mean nothing.
Promises mean nothing.
Promises mean nothing.
Promises mean nothing.
How long are you going to keep defending those pathetic liars?
JDW
October 15th, 2010
10:01 am
Bush’ largest deficit was 400+ billion and was in his last year ”
Not quite it was 400 billion plus the 700 Billion TARP for a total of 1.1 Trillion. Additionally he left in place a budget that if left untouched was estimated to generate a 1.2 Trillion deficit in 2009. Actual nums were $1.4. So Obama’s impact on the 2009 budget was 200 billion.
Before Obama Took Office, The FY 2009 Deficit Was Projected At $1.2 Trillion. According to the Washington Times: “President-elect Barack Obama vowed Wednesday to tackle Social Security and Medicare spending as this year’s deficit was projected to reach $1.2 trillion and with Congress preparing to run that figure even higher with its economic recovery package. [...] The Congressional Budget Office announced a projected fiscal 2009 deficit of $1.2 trillion even if Congress doesn’t enact any new programs.” The paper added: “About the only person who was silent on the deficit projection was Mr. Bush, who took office facing a surplus but who saw spending balloon and the country notch the highest deficits on record.” [Washington Times, 1/8/09; emphasis added]
Tech Man
October 15th, 2010
10:01 am
Emmmanuel Daniel
October 15th, 2010
9:48 am
Yep and many of those that were forced to support his wacky ideas will have lost their political careers waiting on Obama to come to their rescue.
Obama is a typical old time politician that requires others to fall on the sword for him because he cares about himself first and foremost.
Oops...another hater
October 15th, 2010
10:03 am
“Take a deep breath and let it out you Racist Bigot Welfare Republicans!”
Seems another one has confirmed what we already knew.
LOL!!! Keep it coming HATERS!!
ED F
October 15th, 2010
10:03 am
This is just about the funniest thing I have ever read from a newspaper.
It is all about Lack of experience, not having tough enough skin to handle pressure, and trusting the WRONG people.
This is why He has failed so Far!!!!!
The rest is politics 101.
Steve
October 15th, 2010
10:03 am
The rough and tumble nature of our political system is nothing new. It’s been with us since the beginning. The challenge for a leader is to work with this system to move the country forward. Unfortunately this president has failed at his leadership challenge. I, for one, am in support of health care reform that makes sense. But like many others, I didn’t like having the the current law shoved down my throat. The approach for such a complex issue should have been incremental. Instead, our naive and myopic leader had to be a hero; hubris is the term that comes to my mind. In the process he has trampled on a lot of the people who make this country run and now, hopefully, he will pay the price. Basically it’s a failure in leadership. No one said the job would be easy; he said he could do it, he has done some of it, but overall, I am sorely disappointed and angry.
Underwhelmed
October 15th, 2010
10:03 am
I am left almost speechless after reading this. Ms. Tucker are you getting enough oxygen to your brain? Did you eat paint chips as a kid? Seriously, you have not only embarrassed yourself but also the Journal Constitution and all those associated with it.
T-Town
October 15th, 2010
10:03 am
I must say Ms. Tucker, you really shook the pop can up and the “bubbles” from both sides came forth. Nothing like get us ready for the weekend with an article that gets the blood pressure up.
urright
October 15th, 2010
10:03 am
MS. Tucker:
Thank you for a very interesting, balanced, thoughtful article. While I do not agree with every thing you say in your article, it appears logical and rational to me. As American we need to get beyond liberal and conservative and view policies in terms of what is best for Americans.
One more response: The name calling causes me to question the motivation behind the comment.
granny godzilla
October 15th, 2010
10:04 am
NIF
Wow…you are one paranoid old guy.
Don’t worry though punkin, I’ll make Baby G aware that people like you exist, and that he should be polite, but crazy and paranoid is
not a career choice – so steer clear.
Snarkwoofhund
October 15th, 2010
10:04 am
Cynthia Tucker is a proven racist.
Reality
October 15th, 2010
10:04 am
@Nothing is free -
Grow up. Repeating a sentence multiple times and taking up more blog space means nothing. Debating if a program is effect or not has nothing to do with the point I was making.
I wasn’t even making a point about “promises” although you deemed it necessary to repeat that.
I was making a point about how the programs put in place by Obama (not promises) were towards HELPING AMERICAN PEOPLE. Get it?
Elliott
October 15th, 2010
10:04 am
What are you smoking girl? Obama has not reached out the the GOP at all. Can’t wait till 2012 to get rid of him.
JimJ
October 15th, 2010
10:05 am
Dem idea of comprimise. Do it my way, look we have bi-partisan. Pathetic. Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, author.
Tech Man
October 15th, 2010
10:06 am
JDW
October 15th, 2010
10:01 am
As I recollect Obama and his staff were invited to all those budget meetings, inputted their thoughts and agreed on the outcome. Something that should be done for and with every new President unlike how Clinton’s staff acted.
Mallory
October 15th, 2010
10:06 am
President Obama’s failure is the result of not working with the people. His policies have been a total failure. Anyone with a brain can see it.
In the magazine article [TIMES], Mr. Obama reflects on his presidency, admitting that he let himself look too much like “the same old tax-and-spend Democrat,” realized too late that “there’s no such thing as shovel-ready projects”
He’s been shoveling manure since day one and it stinks.
Kelvin
October 15th, 2010
10:07 am
Cynthia, it’s funny that I was just thinking of this same topic the other day. One of Obama’s mistakes was trying to have a level of civility that simply does exist in the world of politics today. The comments on this blog are a prime example of that. They type of discourse that Obama seeks with Republicans is years into the future if it is to ever come again. What frustrates his supporters on the left and independents such as me who supported him is that he seems to start negotiations with the right at a compromised position. Start healthcare asking for single payer system and perhaps you end up with a government option. There is a war going on out there and the other side is playing for keeps.
However, Cynthia Obama’s biggest mistake was trying to pursue such a large agenda in this economic climate. I know the centerpiece of his campaign for the presidency was reforming healthcare, but when the economy collapsed in the fall of 2008, that changed things. He should have been honest with the American people and said we are going to get spending under control which means a lot of you are going to have to go through tough times. Politicians, both Republicans and Democrats can’t seem to say as a country many of are going to have to suffer. That is why fight wars are fought on money borrowed from China, because the American people can’t suffer. That is why we have unfunded mandates in Medicare part D, because it would be too hard on the American people to try and figure out how to pay for it now. That is why we have tax cuts that add trillions of dollars to the deficit, but are supported by the same people who say Congress and the Whitehouse spending habits are out of control.
Someday, some politician either in this Whitehouse or the next will tackle the issue of deficits. I guarantee you here today that what you will hear is that the same politicians who are talking about out of control Washington spending will be saying that the government doesn’t care about seniors because they are trying to cut Medicare, or the Whitehouse is putting our national security at risk because they want to cut military spending. Everyone agrees with cutting spending until it comes to spending that affects their district or state. Nevertheless, Obama needs to find the political will to go against his own party if necessary and cut back on spending and get the economy spiraling upward. The economy which has improved since he took office, but is now flat, is the only issue that can defeat him in the 2012 election. I know this is the worst recession we have seen since the 1930’s, but this is why he was elected. If Obama doesn’t get the economy going in the right direction I will have a difficult time supporting him again.
lsjogren
October 15th, 2010
10:07 am
I’m surprised that journalists these days are so devoid of any sense of professional pride that they reduce themselves to putting out ludicrous commentary that just screams out to the public “I am not a journalist, I am a deranged whack job”.
JDW
October 15th, 2010
10:07 am
“When are liberals going to start looking at results instead of these asinine promises. I mean really, being gullible is cute at times, but you gotta start living in the real world. ”
I completely agree. The Republicans have been selling us a bill of goods starting with Reagan. They have promised smaller government, lower taxes and fiscal restraint. Instead they have led us down a road of larger government and horrendous deficits.
Take a look at who has grown the government in the last 40 years…
1. Republicans Nixon and Ford increased spending by 43% or 21.5% per term
2. Republican George HW Bush increased spending by 18% in one term
3. Democrat Jimmy Carter increased spending by 13% over one term
4. Republican George W Bush increased spending by 25% or 12.5% per term
5. Republican Ronald Reagan increased spending by a total of 25% or 12.5% per term
6. Democrat Lyndon Johnson increased spending by a total of 24% or 12% per term
7. Democrat Bill Clinton increased spending by a total of 9% or 4.5% per term. BTW this was largely a result of Pay as You Go which was passed in 1993 prior to the Republicans gaining control of the Congress. One of George W Bush’s first acts was to have this repealed.
Bill Clinton created and implemented a workable blueprint for balancing the budget…First, all new non-mandatory spending must be funded and second taxes must be at an appropriate level to support the spending. These two principles taken together have already proven that the budget can be balanced and economic growth encouraged.
I squarely blame George W Bush and the rest of the Republican party for moving away from this proven solution and leading our country to the current fiscal condition.
How long do the Republicans get a free pass for preaching smaller government and fiscal responsibility while doing the exact opposite?
Vince
October 15th, 2010
10:08 am
…and I suppose you think the Democrats were just hunky dory with Bush and never criticized him or refused to go along with his ideas? Right?
Hypocrisy, my dear, at it’s worst.
Chuck
October 15th, 2010
10:09 am
Malcome X @ 9:46 “If George Bush was such a horrible president (with evidence to prove it), where was the Tea Party (we-want-our-country-back) then?—-President Bush left office with a 22% approval rating. The most recent Gallup Poll has the percentage of Americans who consider themselves “conservative” at 40% and moderate at 20%. At least republicans were intellectually honest to call a spade a spade (he spent money like a democrat). I couldn’t help but notice that Obama’s approval numbers among African Americans are still over 90%. Pretty unbelievable numbers for a horrible president (plenty of evidence to prove it).
Reality
October 15th, 2010
10:09 am
Step back and read the comments here. It is very sad.
Most every one which is against CT spouts total crap. By crap, I mean insults or opinions without any reasoning or facts.
I feel this is what ‘these people’ have learning from FOX news. ‘These people’ are simply echoing the style of this fictional entertaining station that they likely watch exculsively.
How very sad….. for America…..
Cheesehead17
October 15th, 2010
10:09 am
Is this satire?
DemsStink
October 15th, 2010
10:09 am
You know what?
I’m sick and tired of every black blindly supporting whatever that idiot muslim does.
Like Eugene Robinson and this dumb b!tch.
Blacks are the true racists.
First and last black president, ever.
The Political puddin stick
October 15th, 2010
10:10 am
Thank god this woman was run out of Georgia. To bad she helped distroy what was ONCE an OK newspaper before she hit the state line.
lovelyliz
October 15th, 2010
10:10 am
“Opposition Republicans are using the delaying tactic at a record-setting pace.
“The numbers are astonishing in this Congress,” says Jim Riddlesperger, political science professor at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.
In the 110th Congress of 2007-2008, with Republicans in the minority, there were a record 112 cloture votes. In the current session of Congress – the 111th – for all of 2009 and the first two months of 2010 the number already exceeds 40.
djaymick
October 15th, 2010
10:10 am
The biggest legislative “victories” that this Admininstration has claimed involved no GOP input. The MSM love to say that 1/3 of the stimulus plan was for tax breaks, which is a GOP stance. However, this is part of the redistribution scheme. With the healthcare bill, not one GOP idea was adopted. The Senate passed this bill in December to the shagrin of the MSM and a majority of Democrats who wanted universal healthcare. Only when Brown won in Massachusetts did the Democrats realize that they couldn’t pass the reoform and resorted to underhanded means to accomplish that. This writer wants people to forget that the Democrats had a 60 seat majority in the Senate and a 43 seat advantage in the House. They didn’t need GOP support and could have passed it at any time. The biggest problems with passing this bill was the abortion issue, which was never addressed in the first place. It took an executive decision by the President to address this concern.
To get a true sense of how the Democrats see any opposition to anything they do, look at the articles regarding Bill O’Reilly and the View. When liberals have nothing to argue on, they just turn a deaf ear or walk away. This is the best example of what we’ve seen in the last 20 months.
Boulder County Independent
October 15th, 2010
10:10 am
Denial. Absolute denial.
If Mr. Obama and his political advisors honestly thought GOPers were going to simply lie down while his administration and his Congress took over health care, nationalized two major industrial firms, and beat up on the very same lenders they (and their Progressive predecessors) strong-armed into lending money to the uncreditworthy — they have chosen the wrong line of work.
I’m sorry, Ms. Tucker, but Mr. Obama, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Reid have made a very common political mistake — They mistook a rejection of Bush Neoconservatism for a mandate in support of a “Newer Deal” quantum leap to the left.
Welcome to the real world…where many of us still believe that Washington works for us — not the other way around.
Equality 7-2521
October 15th, 2010
10:11 am
Are you joking Cynthia?
Remember the Health Care Meeting between the Republicans and Democrats? Obama sat in the middle of his party members and told John McCain “I won the election John”.
He should have sat in the middle of the Republicans and told his party members to address the concerns of the Republicans.
He would have won more support with that simple move than anything else he has done. Instead, he has attacked every chance he could, then cried about the political process.
Obama does not know the meaning of the word hard. Cynthia doesn’t either.
JDW
October 15th, 2010
10:11 am
“As I recollect Obama and his staff were invited to all those budget meetings, inputted their thoughts and agreed on the outcome. Something that should be done for and with every new President unlike how Clinton’s staff acted.”
They might have attended meetings after Nov but the 2009 budget was in effect in October of 2008 and was submitted in January of 2008. Long before it was clear who would be the nominee much less president elect.
Texasoil
October 15th, 2010
10:11 am
Let me see who controls the purse strings in Washington. Wow congress does. Who sets the regulation of companies. Wow congress does. Now who has been in charge of congress since 96. Wow the democrats have.
Bush might have sat on his can but the democrats where running things then and they are running things now.
By the way most democrats voted for BOTH WARS. Get it right democrats or are you really that stupid.
Keep It Real!
October 15th, 2010
10:11 am
@Crass realist…Put down the meth pipe!
let’s see my 13th grade education has allowed me to do the following….
Owner of 4 houses which if I sell can make a profit.
A pension plan
A health 401k plan
Ability to play and make money on the stock market. If fact I dropped a l
arge sum of money on LV a couple of months ago and made 20 percent. Can you do that?
Probably not you probably a tax break or Sarah Palin to tell you to invest in Russia because she can see Russia.
Now tell me what your what you accomplished because you are a master of the english language.
Andrew
October 15th, 2010
10:12 am
Cynthia,
“Unlike Ronald Reagan, whose poll ratings were slightly lower than Obama’s just before the 1982 mid-term elections, Obama didn’t take every possible opportunity to pin the economic mess on his predecessor.”
You cannot be serious per this quote. This administration, and in particular this president, has spent every waking moment blaming the previous administration for everything. EVERYTHING. Obama has taken no responsibility. He’s the one just looking for an ass to kick…remember that? Even when liberal MA elected a republican to replace liberal lion Sen. Kennedy, Obama had the audacity and temerity to say it was because of 8 years of frustration. Huh??? Liberals elected a republican because they were still angry at the previous republican administration. What a joke. Does he think all Americans are fricken idiots?
You’re entitled to your opinion, but not to your facts. It was recalcitrant Dems who delayed passage of Obama’s legislation. Afterall, the Dems have a majority in both houses and control the White House. They could pass whatever they wanted all on their own. But they couldn’t. Remember the backroom deals with Senators from LA, NE and elsewhere??? Dem senators. The legislation didn’t pass because the Dems couldn’t pass it.
You can try to re-write history, but in November, the country will speak with a strong voice I expect. And I suspect it will not be pretty for the Dems. But you and others in the media will no doubt claim that racism played a part. The same American electorate which elected a black man to the White House will be labeled racist for having the gall to dismiss his ultra liberal extreme agenda.
What an absolute crock.
Shawny
October 15th, 2010
10:12 am
This has to be the most left slanted post ever. Obama is definitely not attempting to be bi-partisan.
Shoving policies down throats and attempting to garner support is not bi-partisanship (though that is what you are suggesting). Working with the other side to determine what is palatable and changing the policy accordingly is bi-partisanship.
Obama had no intent on understanding what parts of healthcare, etc. we or the GOP wanted. He simply wanted to pass what he and his cronies had in mind. No wonder practically no republicans supported it. It was lopsided in agenda.
Puh-lease.
I can tell you this, though, if he and his cronies continue to try to cram through stuff we don’t want, he will be a one and done prez.
Tech Man
October 15th, 2010
10:13 am
JDW
October 15th, 2010
10:11 am
Thank you for the correction.
Nothing Is Free
October 15th, 2010
10:13 am
granny godzilla
I do exist and so do the bureaucrats that will control your grandbaby’s life. You don’t know them. They could make me look like a saint.
That is the future that you want for your grand baby every time you vote democratic.
I fought the school system in 92 because of what they were telling my daughter and we won. But now those same policies are in effect again. You are never going to stop the bureaucrats from wanting to run your life. They will control your children and those children will never be as important as the unions that put money in their pockets. Your child is just something they will use to line their own pockets.
Call me paranoid. That’s OK.
Just think about this in a few years when your own children are telling you what jerks the school is being about your grand baby.
WHY WOULD YOU WANT OTHER PEOPLE TO CONTROL THE LIFE OF YOUR GRAND BABY?
Those other people could easily be me. I have the degrees and the background to be a principal at your kid’s school. How do you know that I’m not?
JDW
October 15th, 2010
10:13 am
Kelvin at 10:07 well said!
JJ142
October 15th, 2010
10:13 am
HaHa Cynthia you did it again, just opening your mouth sends the right wing folks running to the computer to tell you how wrong you are. Clever really, hire an idiot left wing “journalist” who spouts garbage without any real basis or support, but with the basic “republicans are bad and racist” and “Obama has made things better” throughline, and watch the computer traffic of the hundreds of people detailing where your wrong, because we cant resist calling out liberals on how silly they are. Brilliant.
Kamchak
October 15th, 2010
10:15 am
Booger Presley
October 15th, 2010
9:10 am
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Boogoer Presley
October 15th, 2010
9:46 am
You appear to have an extra letter in you nom de blog there, sport.
Didn’t you do your homework in sock-puppet 101?
Rule #1—When switching between sock-puppets, always make sure you spell each name consistently.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Nothing Is Free
October 15th, 2010
10:16 am
JDW
So let’s get this straight.
You actually support the policies of the Republican Party, but you defend democrats at every turn.
Sure. I believe that.
LOL!!
Donna
October 15th, 2010
10:16 am
That is the best joke I have heard in a long time. He tried to work with the Republicans? Are you in an alternate universe? The Obama I have been watching has only invited the Republicans in when he was trying to convince them to come over to the dark side and not to actually work with them. They were excluded at almost every turn.
Really, you Liberals do too much drugs!
Right_is_Right
October 15th, 2010
10:16 am
I love to watch gymnastics especially the mental gymnastics to get to this conclusion. Wow, I give it a 9.9.
Lets see, Obama held a health-care summit last year before the legislation was passed. Republicans attended prepared to share their viewpoint (remember Republicans were elected to represent the views of citizens as well) only to be chastised by Obama in some sort of political grandstanding. Obama didn’t try to negotiate with Republicans he was trying to solidify his own party into voting for unpopular, deficit raising legislation that in the end will be the only reason Republicans take back control of congress.
granny godzilla
October 15th, 2010
10:16 am
NIF
Your need for paranoia does not translate into one for me.
Each post of yours wallows deeper in your own fear and insecurities.
I feel for ya’ dude. I had an uncle with similar issues.
He was eventually hospitalized.
Hope you don’t have to face that.