Again, to me, it's a matter of timing as stated above. But, whatever....he's gonna do what he's gonna do.
what would you have him do with a congress such as this that is on vaca? Hell it seems no matter what he proposes they'll only pass something that is badly flawed so that they can turn around and blame him for it. Taking him down is more important to his opponents then doing whats best for the country. [video=youtube;W-A09a_gHJc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-A09a_gHJc[/video] everyone's investments are tanking following the downgrading... we're just starting to feel the effects of it. Polls show most Americans aren't blaming the President for not raising the debt ceiling and playing the dangerous game of chicken that ended up costing us all. They saw that he was willing to compromise and blame his opponents for not being willing. I'm guessing the next election won't feature the tepid turnout that 2010 did. STOMP
If you really think the issues people have with President Obama's policies are based on the fact that he's half black SlyPokerDog is the dumbest motherfucker in this joint.
Sen. McConnell's point is that he's not willing to make a real compromise, which has been borne out by negotiations with the Republicans. The House GOP wanted $100B in cuts to this year's budget; they got $38MM. The House GOP voted for Paul Ryan's budget, and Obama signaled to Reid not to even bring it up for a vote in the Senate. The GOP voted for cut, cap and balance, which would have kept our AAA rating, and again Obama signaled to Reid not to even allow it to come to the floor for debate. Boehner agreed to $800B in tax increases with Obama, and Obama reneged, demanding another $400B with no offsets. He got his $2.4T in debt limit increases, with the cuts to occur later (and of course they never do). He's a true believer, and I give him credit for his intractability. What he isn't, is a compromiser. We shouldn't pretend he is. Like it or not, there are some people with whom you cannot negotiate. Those people have to be defeated. Only then can you begin to repair the damage. Until that time, the best you can do is stop the bleeding. McConnell is right. At least he's not playing Chamberlain holding up a piece of paper crying "Peace in our time!"
I think you meant to say "SlyPokerDog isn't the dumbest motherfucker in this joint." And, no, I don't think the issues "people" have with President Obama's policies have anything to do with him being black. I think Shooter's issue with President Obama is that he is black. Shooter didn't say Obama has no sense of shame, he said "these people." God this place sucks when there isn't Blazer basketball to talk about.
Sly, put his name in there. I was saying SlyPokerDog is the dumbest mutherfucker here, but you're right--that's an insult to his dumb whore of a mother. Shooter's not a racist; he's shown it in years of posts. You should apologize to him.
Yeah, apologize to Shooter. How dare you call him a racist, that is far more offensive than his problematic comments.
geez here I was taking him at the face value of his straightforward words of ranking regaining the White House as more important then working towards good policy and solutions for American People. That he's repeated that same quote several times since would make it seem pretty clear thats exactly what he meant. Obama wanted a clean bill for raising the debt ceiling for paying off debts already incurred by congress like every other President before him had. Denied this by Republican leadership who wanted to play a game of political chicken, he initiated several massive budget cut proposals with and without tax hikes involved. Those proposals were too focused on returning tax rates on the uber rich back to traditional levels and closing corporate tax loopholes (as the American public overwhelmingly favors) for Mitch and the boys to consider. Somehow you forgot to mention this in your summary or events. Unwilling to negotiate indeed. Everyone is welcome to hold whatever opinion they choose, but I'll be sticking to mine thanks. Will Americans stick to theirs? STOMP
Are you saying that we're incapable of cutting our budget? What part of "We're out of money" don't you understand?
Republicans basically need to get out of the way when Obama falls on his own sword like this. He should fire his PR people. I cannot fathom how they let the headlines go "Obama on 3 day bus tour about jobs" to "Obama to take lavish vacation" to "thousands line up for jobs" to "Obama to play golf" in the span of 3 days.
My problem is I'm burdened by an understanding of economics; you've proven yourself to not have the same constraint. Enjoy your hike!
