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LittleBlue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:46 PM
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Republicans react to Obama's plea for "common ground"
"No party has a monopoly on wisdom"

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"I do believe there is hope for civility"

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I have to work harder to build consensus

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KansDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:48 PM
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1. "Common ground"
It's "common" knowledge that Obama will be on GOP "ground."
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dave29 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:48 PM
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2. they will laugh until they realize they are now being held accountable
enjoy the show as the Republicans and Tea Party folk try to get a long. It will be like watching the DU infighting on crack.
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subterranean Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:55 PM
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8. They think accountability is only for Democrats.
They and their media mouthpieces can easily blame their failures on Obama while he is still in office. They will refuse to compromise on anything, then accuse Obama of being unwilling to compromise if he doesn't give them everything they want. Because they know there's a good chance that enough of the American public will buy it.
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ProSense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:48 PM
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3. Oh look, mocking the Democratic President with photos of Palin, Limbaugh and Rove
Cute.

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LittleBlue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:51 PM
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7. We're mocking ourselves by thinking we can get consensus with a party that
Said Obama is a Muslim
Said Obama is not a citizen
Said Obama is working to destroy America

What consensus can you build with that? Those laughing pictures are likely their reaction to this talk of compromise with a side that wants to see us dead and destroyed.
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ProSense Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:58 PM
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9. Hmmmm?
Edited on Wed Nov-03-10 12:58 PM by ProSense
We're mocking ourselves by thinking we can get consensus with a party that...

Said Obama is a Muslim
Said Obama is not a citizen
Said Obama is working to destroy America


Did you miss the part where said party just won a huge majority in the House? That is not the President's fault, evidenced by your own list of the Republicans' message.






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LittleBlue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 01:04 PM
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10. They won because we let them win
We watered down legislation to appease them (surprise, they weren't appeased!)

They took what we gave them and proceeded to utterly kick our asses in an election. Well damn, I'm really surprised they didn't compromise with us.
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Democrats_win Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:49 PM
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4. That's the way most DUers looked when Obama said it in early 2008.
How stupid can you be to continue this bipartisan bull shit. Honestly! Fuck the Republican Party and the horse they rode in on. That means you Chamber of Commerce Cocks!
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jillan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:50 PM
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5. ugh - seriously? Palin is done. Can Duers let her go now?
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CoffeeCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:51 PM
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6. The President is attempting to show...
...that he is reasonable and willing to work with the Republicans.

We all know damn well that the Republicans won't give one millimeter, and
that they'll stab his back and talk smack about the Dems--any chance they
get.

The Republicans will continue to insist that the American people spoke
and sent them to DC to roll out their radical agenda. They'll overstate
what the election meant, and use it to make Dems and President Obama
look like petulant fools. Meanwhile, they'll blame every economic ill
and statistic on the Dems.

I applaud Obama for extending a humble opinion, but I hope he's prepared
to be treated like crapola by these sociopaths. It's all they know how
to do, and this group is worse than anything we've seen in decades.
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spin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 01:11 PM
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11. People are fed up with politicians and both parties ...
If both parties continue to play like children in a playground, the voters will continue to replace those in office until the parties start to work together to solve problems.
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COLGATE4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 01:14 PM
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12. Wow, that's pretty profound.
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