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socialist_n_TN

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12. That's kind of a deflection don't you think?......

Reply to True Blue Door (Reply #8)

Sat Dec 13, 2014, 09:03 PM

Dec 2014

Obama still had that "veto" pen somewhere and what was accomplished in the first two years could have been protected with the veto if necessary. Obama spent WAY too much of his time in office trying to be "bi-partisan" when it was obvious that all the Republicans wanted to do was thwart and nullify the '08 election as far as any potential policy changes went. Other incidents come to mind too, such as not letting the Bush tax cuts expire and instead "negotiating" a bad deal to keep them permanently in place.

Sometimes it's better to protect your gains and do nothing rather than go for a deal at any cost. There were some gains made during the first couple of years. Or maybe he really just agreed with the Republican positions?

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That's kind of a deflection don't you think?...... socialist_n_TN Dec 2014 #12

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