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2016 Postmortem

Rocknrule

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3. Not to say Obama is a pushover

Reply to BlueStreak (Original post)

Wed Oct 12, 2016, 07:07 PM

Oct 2016

but he learned the hard way that when you extend an olive branch to Republicans, you pull back with a bloody stump

Hillary has a lot more experience with these people, and I think she'll put up with a lot less bullshit than Obama did from GOP obstructionists and the NRA

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Call me pollyanna, but here is an optimistic view of the period ahead [View all] BlueStreak Oct 2016 OP

Hillary is loathed far more by the right that Obama ever was. EL34x4 Oct 2016 #1

Well, it depends on who is doing the loathing BlueStreak Oct 2016 #2

Not to say Obama is a pushover Rocknrule Oct 2016 #3

It was painful to watch, but he had no real option BlueStreak Oct 2016 #4

Another factor kurt_cagle Oct 2016 #5

Interesting scenario BlueStreak Oct 2016 #6