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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 01:01 PM Original message |
Obama broke these 6 health care promises. |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
1. It's almost like he never intended to keep them. |
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dysfunctional press (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 01:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. he didn't. |
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krawhitham (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 07:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
206. Fuck You |
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Oregone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 01:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. He intended to get elected |
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PurityOfEssence (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 02:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
38. Imagine? We've got them. |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 11:39 PM Response to Reply #38 |
113. Well said nt |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 07:27 PM Response to Reply #38 |
207. you're right |
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Andronex (378 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 08:10 PM Response to Reply #7 |
67. Government policy is determined by the Corporatocracy... |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 07:10 AM Response to Reply #1 |
160. It's almost like he's NOT EVEN a member of the Senate. |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 10:56 AM Response to Reply #160 |
184. That's almost like a barely-credible excuse. |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 11:16 AM Response to Reply #184 |
187. Not an excuse...Obama doesn't need an excuse for Senatorial incompetence |
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blue_onyx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 11:26 AM Response to Reply #187 |
190. Obama is not leading on the issue |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 11:38 AM Response to Reply #190 |
192. Read the constitution... |
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blue_onyx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 11:50 AM Response to Reply #192 |
193. The extent that people will go to defend Obama is shocking |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 12:31 PM Response to Reply #193 |
195. Single Payer wasn't a bargaining chip |
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blue_onyx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 01:07 PM Response to Reply #195 |
196. I'm shocked by people on a Democratic website |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 01:34 PM Response to Reply #196 |
198. Hyperventilate Much? |
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Betty Karlson (902 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 07:52 AM Response to Reply #1 |
166. This guy is Roland Burris in a White House. |
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laughingliberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
3. # 5 was what the public option was all about |
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NYC_SKP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
4. I hate, especially, the way he violated the Constitution by Forcing Congress to Write these Bills. |
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SIMPLYB1980 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 01:10 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. LOL! |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 01:28 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Still has that veto pen. Could have made some demands of the Bill. |
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dana_b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 01:30 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. oh no, he couldn't do that!! |
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SIMPLYB1980 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 01:39 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. It's going to pass. |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 01:42 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Until I die, which more than likely won't be long. |
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SIMPLYB1980 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 01:45 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. So this bill will kill you? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 01:53 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. Deleted sub-thread |
rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 10:57 PM Response to Reply #15 |
94. You aint seen nothin yet. Better chose a side. nt |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 08:41 PM Response to Reply #10 |
76. Clinton did that |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 01:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Poor poor Obama -- he had no influence. |
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Toasterlad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 01:42 PM Response to Reply #4 |
18. So Obama Can Promise Whatever He Wants, And Congress Has to Keep That Promise? |
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pundaint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 07:41 PM Response to Reply #18 |
59. Was it Obama or Congress who met with PhRMA at the start of the process? |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 11:43 PM Response to Reply #59 |
115. self delete. |
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freddie mertz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 08:12 PM Response to Reply #18 |
71. He changed most of those before congress got involved. |
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tomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 09:09 AM Response to Reply #18 |
173. it's you who are naive about the process. nt |
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rollingrock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 01:49 PM Response to Reply #4 |
20. He promised a strong PO and NO mandate |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 11:46 PM Response to Reply #20 |
116. +1 |
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coti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 02:01 PM Response to Reply #4 |
26. I know, he's so powerless- I wonder how he could have made any promises at all. nt |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:19 AM Response to Reply #26 |
146. It's a shame our president is so less powerful than Lieberman . . . !!! |
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Smashcut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 02:08 PM Response to Reply #4 |
33. But he'll take credit for the "accomplishment" won't he? |
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freddie mertz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 08:14 PM Response to Reply #33 |
72. It will be (rightly) seen as Obama's bill. |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 11:47 PM Response to Reply #33 |
117. Bingo. |
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Smashcut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 01:07 AM Response to Reply #117 |
133. Thank you! |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 02:37 PM Response to Reply #4 |
39. LOL... indeed. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 03:44 PM Response to Reply #4 |
41. Looking forward to the day President Obama signs or vetoes things... |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 08:09 PM Response to Reply #4 |
66. Is he a weak, passive, scrawny... |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 11:49 PM Response to Reply #66 |
118. Excellent post. nt |
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f the letter (402 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 10:28 AM Response to Reply #66 |
183. As one who is disgusted by this bill, i don't think he's either |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 10:51 PM Response to Reply #4 |
91. So you think you are clever? Of course Congress wrote the bills and are responsible for their |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 10:56 PM Response to Reply #4 |
93. I noticed that you didnt stick around and follow up your post. Kinda a drive by fruiting. Thanks. nt |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:15 AM Response to Reply #4 |
144. Or did the "for profit" health care industry write it? Meanwhile, ALL Democrats are responsible .. |
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GOTV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 06:35 AM Response to Reply #4 |
158. I guess Obama didn't know how the government works when he told us what he would do ... |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 01:08 PM Response to Original message |
5. Guy showed more leadership during the campaign than as president. I know he's got shit going on, |
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pundaint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 07:43 PM Response to Reply #5 |
61. even worse, the leadership he did show was to the detriment of the People's interests |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:20 AM Response to Reply #61 |
147. the first cards Obama played were organizing a corporate team . . . |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 11:52 PM Response to Reply #5 |
119. +1000 |
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Mira (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
8. I expected Obama to be at the helm. I expected his vision and his personal |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 11:55 PM Response to Reply #8 |
121. "his participation resembles chopped liver pushed to the side of the dinner plate." |
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shawcomm (877 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 01:31 AM Response to Reply #8 |
137. thank you |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:17 AM Response to Reply #8 |
145. He's standing aside, phoning it in, and enjoying all the photo ops |
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libertypirate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
9. That is what happens when you go all beltway insider once you get elected, |
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Karmadillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 01:34 PM Response to Original message |
13. But I bet he'd be a good guy to have a beer with. |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 01:39 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. You'd have to arrest someone in their home first. |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 11:28 AM Response to Reply #13 |
191. Does he give out nicknames too? (nt) |
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LastNaturalist (374 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 01:40 PM Response to Original message |
16. Well you see we have this OTHER branch of government. |
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katandmoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 01:56 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. And yet, if all of Obama's promises were kept in the bill...OBAMA would get the credit, NOT Congress |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 01:57 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Yeah, ok. We're not capable of looking up who voted for what. Really? |
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katandmoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 02:06 PM Response to Reply #24 |
31. Oh please. Like you wouldn't give Obama the credit? |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 02:21 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Not all of it. If he had stood on the principles he campaigned on he would deserve a great deal. |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 02:08 PM Response to Reply #24 |
32. Way too many people are not willing to look votes,sadly. |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 02:23 PM Response to Reply #32 |
36. I can do both! I love posting "The Young Turks" clips on my FB page. |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 01:56 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. The Corporate Branch? They should be officially recognized as a branch of our government. |
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rollingrock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 02:02 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. And Obama gave them his blessing |
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shadesofgray (350 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 02:05 PM Response to Reply #16 |
29. LOL..Lieberman might as well be head of the executive branch. |
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pundaint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 07:48 PM Response to Reply #16 |
62. Congres is responsible for their actions, the president is responsible for his |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 08:00 PM Response to Reply #16 |
65. Excuse #1: Obama is powerless to influence Congress. |
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FormerDittoHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 08:42 PM Response to Reply #65 |
77. Here's a pretty good article - he can influence Congress WHEN HE WANTS TO. |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 11:59 PM Response to Reply #77 |
122. You nailed it. nt |
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gorfle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 09:45 AM Response to Reply #77 |
178. Exactly. Influence for WAR, none for HEALTH CARE. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 08:44 PM Response to Reply #65 |
78. Not powerless but not totally powerful either |
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freddie mertz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 08:15 PM Response to Reply #16 |
73. He gave this stuff up before there was any vote. |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
25. K&R. |
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shadesofgray (350 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
28. He didn't even try, and he's been deliberately lying all along. He is a pre-existing liar. |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 02:22 PM Response to Reply #28 |
35. That's good. pre-existing liar. Love it! |
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shadowknows69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 02:24 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Second that thumbs up. I laugh to ease the pain of it all. |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 11:35 PM Response to Reply #28 |
110. LOL. Pre - existing is hysterical.. Thanks for the laugh. nt |
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OmmmSweetOmmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
30. Tell the masses what they want to hear so you can get elected. |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 03:39 PM Response to Original message |
40. He has zero credibility |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 04:04 PM Response to Original message |
42. Didn't he also say, some weeks ago, 'There WILL be a public option.' He might even |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 04:27 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Obama said this, about a public option: |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 04:49 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. Everyone ought to think up variants of : "No, Obama! We don't want a 'one-stop shopping |
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Joe Chi Minh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 06:15 PM Response to Reply #43 |
51. Thanks for that, dixiegirrrrl. Interesting isn't it? |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 07:50 PM Response to Reply #51 |
63. Did he not think we would remember those promises? |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 12:04 AM Response to Reply #63 |
123. I think they figure that its to their advantage to have progressives livid |
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n2doc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 08:44 AM Response to Reply #123 |
172. Yeah, and THAT plan is really going ducky, isn't it? |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 11:31 PM Response to Reply #43 |
107. That is NOT a promise broken, there is no final bill yet, & Obama hasn't signed anything. n/t |
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SergeStorms (248 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 05:36 AM Response to Reply #43 |
157. How about a plan........ |
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JetCityLiberal (706 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 04:27 PM Response to Reply #43 |
204. thanks for this, needs it's own thread |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:22 AM Response to Reply #42 |
148. Pelosi also said that a few weeks ago . . .meanwhile, obviously whenever |
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texanwitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
44. When I was growing up I was told I had to earn trust and respect. |
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spanone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
45. yes, he had no opposition whatsoever |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 05:09 PM Response to Original message |
47. Well done...Bookmarking for future reference. |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 12:05 AM Response to Reply #47 |
124. Spot on.. nt |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
48. Shh... Your Not Supposed To Bring That Up... |
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Downwinder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
49. AS the Hon. Orrin Hatch said in the Thomas- Hill hearings, "You expect someone |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 07:34 PM Response to Reply #49 |
58. Except NOW we have Youtube and instant Video. |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 06:10 PM Response to Original message |
50. We need Robin Hood. nt |
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Bushknew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
52. It's the dawn of a brand new day I'll tell you. |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 06:26 PM Response to Original message |
53. This will bite the Dems in the ass next fall and Obama in 2012. |
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quark219 (311 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 06:54 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. +1 N/T |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 07:15 PM Response to Reply #53 |
57. Ayuh |
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JoeyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 08:12 PM Response to Reply #53 |
70. And when that happens |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 08:45 PM Response to Reply #53 |
79. Obama did in 11 months what the Republicans couldn't do |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:28 AM Response to Reply #79 |
149. And . . . you can be sure that following this corporate win, Social Security and Medicare are next!! |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
54. He needs to be impeached for lying to the American People. Being elected under false pretenses. |
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Honeycombe8 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 08:10 PM Response to Reply #54 |
68. I'm pissed, too. But your vitriol is baffling. ALL politicians lie and exaggerate during campaigns |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 08:17 PM Response to Reply #54 |
74. Yeah, right |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 08:38 PM Response to Reply #74 |
75. Yea, I guess you are right. We should just let them lie to us and take it. |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 08:45 PM Response to Reply #75 |
80. There were no lies. |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 10:34 PM Response to Reply #80 |
89. I know that. I just said it because all the "little people" shell out the majority of money |
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mistertrickster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 09:57 AM Response to Reply #74 |
181. Interesting post on Obama agreeing to follow the rule of law on the visitor records. Unfortunately, |
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Xicano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 07:15 PM Response to Original message |
56. Hey Obama! You're a Fucking Liar! |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 07:43 PM Response to Original message |
60. Kick |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
64. I posted in wrong place...sorry. |
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freddie mertz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
69. He also promised no tax on "cadillac" (union) Health Care benefits. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
81. So he has to veto it, right? |
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BP2 (406 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 09:31 PM Response to Reply #81 |
85. What a BOLD statement an Obama veto would be. It would |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
82. Broken promises are irrelevant to the party sycophants and hero worshippers. K&R |
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inna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
83. What's the 6th one?? |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 10:40 PM Response to Reply #83 |
90. See my comment # 48... |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 09:31 PM Response to Original message |
84. Obama ain't Bush, but |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 09:33 PM Response to Reply #84 |
86. "defense of his lack of leadership is that we cannot blame him " There is a better defense |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 11:25 PM Response to Reply #86 |
103. Spinning is your job. |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 09:42 PM Response to Reply #84 |
87. I don't think so |
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Kalun D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 11:06 PM Response to Reply #87 |
97. Lying |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 12:11 AM Response to Reply #97 |
126. Hear, hear. nt |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 11:32 PM Response to Reply #87 |
108. Saying one thing and doing another |
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griffi94 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 09:50 AM Response to Reply #108 |
179. all of those things you list |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 12:10 AM Response to Reply #84 |
125. Exactly. nt |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 10:21 PM Response to Original message |
88. All the Obama HC campaign promises.... |
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Kalun D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 11:01 PM Response to Reply #88 |
95. WEAK |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 11:06 PM Response to Reply #95 |
98. Wrong |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 11:22 PM Response to Reply #98 |
101. Deleted message |
Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 11:29 PM Response to Reply #101 |
106. If you think that Obama is worse than Bush the war-mongerer - then I feel sorry for you. n/t |
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Kalun D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 11:35 PM Response to Reply #106 |
109. Still in Iraq |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 11:37 PM Response to Reply #109 |
111. No, he never said 6 months.... |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 02:11 AM Response to Reply #106 |
140. military policy = unchanged. |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 12:13 AM Response to Reply #101 |
128. +1 |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 11:04 PM Response to Reply #88 |
96. Your links shows 80 promises. Not all of them health care, which is the topic. |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 11:27 PM Response to Reply #96 |
104. Everyone of those promises are in the Health Care section .... |
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scentopine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
92. I've been collecting/researching the same material, nicely done! -nt |
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jillan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 11:07 PM Response to Original message |
99. You forgot something - he went after McCain for wanting to tax existing healthcare plans.... |
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yodoobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 12:14 AM Response to Reply #99 |
129. McCain simply wanted to tax healthcare plans and give rebates to the rich |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 11:12 PM Response to Original message |
100. Um, the President doesn't write the bills, Congress does. |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 11:37 PM Response to Reply #100 |
112. Um. So what does he do? |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 11:43 PM Response to Reply #112 |
114. Bzzzzz! I'm sorry, sir, but your answer is incorrect. |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 08:36 AM Response to Reply #114 |
170. What, precisely, is Obama supposed to do about Ben Nelson? |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 06:59 PM Response to Reply #114 |
205. Bzzzzz. I'm sorry ma'am but your knowledge of government is incomplete. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:30 AM Response to Reply #112 |
150. Agree . . . not only failed to lead progressively, but was destructive overall . . . |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:30 AM Original message |
dupe |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:30 AM Response to Reply #112 |
151. dupe |
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griffi94 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 09:57 AM Response to Reply #100 |
180. so did you |
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Dinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 11:23 PM Response to Original message |
102. A Sick At Heart K & R (nt) |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 11:29 PM Response to Original message |
105. K & R |
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democracy1st (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Dec-20-09 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
120. K & R |
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yodoobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 12:12 AM Response to Original message |
127. Obama broke none of those promises. Congress did |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 12:36 AM Response to Reply #127 |
132. Who made the deal with Billy Tauzin, how many times did he visit ... |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 04:17 PM Response to Reply #132 |
203. +1 |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 10:41 PM Response to Reply #203 |
209. Thanks :)) n/t |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:31 AM Response to Reply #127 |
152. Obama has been following an agenda very destructive to democracy .. from day one... |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 12:16 AM Response to Original message |
130. Excellent work. Bookmarked. K & R. nt |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 12:26 AM Response to Original message |
131. K&R -How Barack Obama has changed! Healthcare FLASHBACKS (VIDEO) |
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Dragonfli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 01:16 AM Response to Reply #131 |
135. That is undeniable, I can't wait to read the coming rationalizations. |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 06:20 PM Response to Reply #135 |
200. Should be entertaining to read, some promises are kept like Afghanistan ... |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:37 AM Response to Reply #131 |
153. This is astonishing ... and so sad -- and I didn't know the additional info... |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 06:36 PM Response to Reply #153 |
201. You're welcome, more here on the deal with Pharma ... |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 09:45 AM Response to Reply #201 |
202. Thank you . . . I had lost track of this post and your reply brought me back . . . |
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Goldstein1984 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 01:10 AM Response to Original message |
134. He has three years left, so we'll see how things tally at the end |
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yodoobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 01:25 AM Response to Reply #134 |
136. 7 years left |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 02:13 AM Response to Reply #136 |
141. not if things continue this way. |
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Goldstein1984 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 10:20 AM Response to Reply #136 |
182. Obama can't win without Progressives |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:38 AM Response to Reply #134 |
154. By then, Social Security, Mediare and Roe vs Wade will be gone . . . |
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Missy Vixen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 01:45 AM Response to Original message |
138. Let's put it this way |
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ve7pnl (4 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 02:01 AM Response to Original message |
139. Why is this so complicated...? |
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omega minimo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 02:54 AM Response to Reply #139 |
142. or spot on? |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:41 AM Response to Reply #139 |
155. It's logical, if you were really trying to create a meaningful system of health care -- |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 09:22 AM Response to Reply #139 |
176. I appreciate your point of view. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 03:09 AM Response to Original message |
143. Wake up, folks . . . |
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creekboy (33 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 05:06 AM Response to Original message |
156. Defeatism! |
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snagglepuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 11:09 AM Response to Reply #156 |
185. Spare the condescension. |
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rasputin1952 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 06:39 AM Response to Original message |
159. No one knows what will come out of the House/Senate conference... |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 07:23 AM Response to Reply #159 |
161. All the ass kissing and rose colored glasses is even more incredible. |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 07:24 AM Response to Reply #161 |
162. Never underestimate the power of denial |
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rasputin1952 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 07:53 AM Response to Reply #161 |
167. Well...you can scream and cry until you are worn out... |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 08:05 AM Response to Reply #167 |
168. Enjoy your blinders. |
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AusDem (219 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 07:26 AM Response to Original message |
163. so he broke promises |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 07:30 AM Response to Reply #163 |
164. Heres a novel idea after reading what you wrote |
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spooked911 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 07:47 AM Response to Original message |
165. is the 6th, about universal health care? |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 09:29 AM Response to Reply #165 |
177. Yes..I added the 6th, pls. see my comment # 48. |
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Christa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 08:15 AM Response to Original message |
169. K and 200th rec. nt |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 08:42 AM Response to Original message |
171. What you're forgetting... |
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tomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 09:14 AM Response to Reply #171 |
174. a drooling idiot could have done better than he has done. nt |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 09:17 AM Response to Reply #174 |
175. I know several drooling idiots... |
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kpominville (323 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
186. We have to MAKE Him do it! |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 11:21 AM Response to Original message |
188. I should save $625 under Obama's promise. Now I pay more.. |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 11:23 AM Response to Original message |
189. your link didn't work for me.. |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 01:18 PM Response to Reply #189 |
197. It works fo rme. Dunno what to say. |
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mdmc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 02:07 PM Response to Reply #197 |
199. i will try again my friend |
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quiet.american (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-21-09 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
194. Continues to be a shame so many here are so eager to accept OPs like this at face value. |
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David Zephyr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-22-09 07:55 PM Response to Original message |
208. Honored to kick this truth telling up to the top. |
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