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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 08:48 AM Original message |
Question: If Obama had an 83% dem congress do you think he'd negotiate anything on SS and Medicare? |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
1. I'm afraid so. nt |
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FreakinDJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 08:49 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Not a Chance |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 08:50 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. wow |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 04:38 PM Response to Reply #3 |
22. He's a born mediator. Wants to make everyone happy. This time is not the time to mediate. nt |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 08:50 AM Response to Original message |
4. No, and remember that in 2010 certain of the left was bragging about reducing |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
5. He negotiated the hell out of Health Care when we had a good majority in both houses. |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 08:54 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Key word is CONTROLLING, not "good share" |
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Ozymanithrax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 09:03 AM Response to Reply #9 |
20. So, if we can not pass a bill by 60%, we should surrender to the other side? |
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alsame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 08:52 AM Response to Original message |
6. It depends on who those 83% were. Not all Dems of today |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 08:55 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Progressives, I'll change the op |
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gkhouston (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
7. You go to undeclared war with the Congress you have. Or, perhaps, despite it. n/t |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 08:53 AM Response to Original message |
8. Does it matter? Is that the sign of a leader? Only if he has the majority he will fight for |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 08:56 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. Come on people, the "republicans do it" is a little tired |
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still_one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 09:01 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. My point is the republicans fight for what they believe in, the Democrats don't /nt |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 08:56 AM Response to Original message |
11. Probably. n/t |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 09:02 AM Response to Reply #11 |
18. So you think congress wouldn't overide him? Thx |
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rug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
13. If he had 100 Senators and 435 Representatives he'd say it was sun spots. |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
14. Yes - he'd feel compelled to represent "all Americans" and make concessions not required. |
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kctim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
15. Depends |
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Autumn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
16. I think so. |
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vi5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
19. I absolutely do. |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 09:08 AM Response to Original message |
21. Yes. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-07-11 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
23. Yes. His one principle is postpartisanship. |
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