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WI_DEM

(33,497 posts) Wed Apr 25, 2012, 04:59 PM Apr 2012

Republicans began plotting how to derail Obama on Inauguration night 2009

Another tidbit from Do Not Ask What Good We Do by Robert Draper, courtesy of the Huffington Post:

"As President Barack Obama was celebrating his inauguration at various balls, top Republican lawmakers and strategists were conjuring up ways to submarine his presidency at a private dinner in Washington, D.C... For several hours in the Caucus Room (a high-end D.C. establishment), the book says they plotted out ways to not just win back political power, but to also put the brakes on Obama's legislative platform."

"The dinner lasted nearly four hours. They parted company almost giddily."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/04/25/gop_leaders_began_plotting_on_inauguration_night.html

The loyal opposition!?

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Republicans began plotting how to derail Obama on Inauguration night 2009 (Original Post) WI_DEM Apr 2012 OP

Giddily and drunk I'm sure...n/t monmouth Apr 2012 #1

Thats the GOP attitude that infuriates me every time DJ13 Apr 2012 #2

The White House knew they'd obstruct from the very beginning sadbear Apr 2012 #3

You mean they didn't start when the polls indicated he was going to win the election? kysrsoze Apr 2012 #4

Seriously. Mayberry Machiavelli Apr 2012 #5

It was obvious... butterfly77 Apr 2012 #6

monmouth

(21,078 posts)

1. Giddily and drunk I'm sure...n/t

Reply to WI_DEM (Original post)

Wed Apr 25, 2012, 05:01 PM

Apr 2012

DJ13

(23,671 posts)

2. Thats the GOP attitude that infuriates me every time

Reply to WI_DEM (Original post)

Wed Apr 25, 2012, 05:17 PM

Apr 2012

Obama tries to find common ground with them.

A smart politician (or smart advisers) would have suspected after the first time or two of the GOP's obstruction that there was no reaching consensus with them, that political pressure by constituents resulting from the President going directly to the people explaining his policies was the only means to break them.

sadbear

(4,340 posts)

3. The White House knew they'd obstruct from the very beginning

Reply to DJ13 (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 25, 2012, 05:20 PM

Apr 2012

It was their calculation of voter anger with gop obstruction that was wrong.

kysrsoze

(6,022 posts)

4. You mean they didn't start when the polls indicated he was going to win the election?

Reply to WI_DEM (Original post)

Wed Apr 25, 2012, 05:25 PM

Apr 2012

They're lazier than I thought.

Mayberry Machiavelli

(21,096 posts)

5. Seriously.

Reply to kysrsoze (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 25, 2012, 05:44 PM

Apr 2012

butterfly77

(17,609 posts)

6. It was obvious...

Reply to WI_DEM (Original post)

Wed Apr 25, 2012, 06:08 PM

Apr 2012

to anyone paying attention,you could see them plotting and planning during the time of waiting for the inauguaration. It was also obvious that many so called Democrats were involved too, that is helping the republiCONS along with the media.

They have been doing it day in and day out wolf blitzer is one of the ringleaders in the media Dana bash,john king among others. I heard wolf today say that the President is harping on the student loan issue and he also said the President should have stood up for Dana rochenbacher against Karzai.

They seem to think that we haven't been watching their so called reporting during different administrations and we have plenty of videotape.

I thought that he (Blitzer) was suppose to report the news not give us his commentary on what the President should and should not do.Asshole!!!

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