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Cal33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 06:31 PM Original message |
Does anyone think it possible that if he wins in 2012, Obama might begin to act tough with the |
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DURHAM D (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. No - its not his nature. |
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Joe Bacon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 06:50 AM Response to Reply #1 |
29. Look at his record. |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
2. past behavior is the best predictor of future behavior - always look at actions, not words nt |
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Cal33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 06:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. The incentives I mentioned (in a broad sense you can put it under the "profit motive") should also |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
4. Possibly on certain issues on which he feels the GOPers are dead wrong.. |
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Cal33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 07:19 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. If so, he is in the right place, but at the wrong time. Today, too many of the Neocon |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 07:33 PM Response to Reply #6 |
12. I think the President is not so quick to give up on nearly half the population of the United States. |
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Cal33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 07:41 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. I agree. Most of those who vote "Republican" are not psychopaths. |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 08:58 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. That's the God awful truth.. |
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ladjf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 07:14 PM Response to Original message |
5. No. He is who he is and nothing will change that. nt |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 07:21 PM Response to Original message |
7. No. (NT) |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
8. Oh please. |
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OwnedByFerrets (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
9. Not a chance in hell. |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 02:09 PM Response to Reply #9 |
41. +1 |
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sagesnow (311 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 07:24 PM Response to Original message |
10. No. Like Clinton before him... |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 07:32 PM Response to Original message |
11. no, he will become even more compromising. |
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QC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 07:34 PM Response to Original message |
13. No. n/t |
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Safetykitten (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 07:51 PM Response to Original message |
15. No, and even more, he will be more compliant with their wishes. |
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William769 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 08:01 PM Response to Original message |
16. This answer your question? |
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Bake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
17. Oh sure, it could happen! |
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Tarheel_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 08:26 PM Response to Original message |
18. He needs no redemption. I get so tired of the far left insinuating that they... |
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Pisces (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 08:59 PM Response to Reply #18 |
22. +1000 |
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Cal33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 09:29 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. Oh, I'll vote for Obama, you can be sure of that. I just can't see myself voting |
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Politicalboi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 08:34 PM Response to Original message |
19. I have thought that |
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emilyg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
20. No. |
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Hawkowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
24. No. |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
25. Only if he has enough elected Democrats with a spine to support and push him. |
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damonm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 12:55 PM Response to Reply #25 |
38. THIS. |
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Cal33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 01:32 PM Response to Reply #38 |
39. Here's another: If Nancy Pelosi had waited until January, 2009, (when Dems. had the majority in |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 05:31 PM Response to Reply #38 |
47. Blue Dogs for the most part of worthless. |
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golfguru (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 11:50 PM Response to Original message |
26. Fool me once, chalk it off to experience, fool me twice |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 12:03 AM Response to Original message |
27. No, he's just not that way |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 12:11 AM Response to Original message |
28. Presidents generally don't accomplish squat in their second terms |
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BlueIris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 08:04 AM Response to Original message |
30. No. |
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Cal33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 09:15 AM Response to Reply #30 |
32. Well, no Democrats are challenging him so far. Of course, we still have17 months to go. |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 08:43 AM Response to Original message |
31. If you insist on voting for Blue Dogs/Corporatists in the House and Senate, then NO! |
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Cal33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 09:31 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. We can look at things from another angle. In the Deep South, an out and out |
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Liberal_Stalwart71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 03:36 PM Response to Reply #33 |
43. Well, as long as that is the case, then why blame the Executive Branch? |
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Cali_Democrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 09:38 AM Response to Original message |
34. Maybe |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 11:13 AM Response to Original message |
35. Possibly. |
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CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
36. Blah blah blah...wait 'til you see |
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Cal33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 12:45 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. If the Republicans do "get what they ACTUALLY want," it will be too late. They |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 01:51 PM Response to Original message |
40. "Act" tough. yeah, that's about it. He sure as hell isn't going to BE tough. Period. |
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craigmatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
42. No because he'll have nothing left to lose and let's be honest here he doesn't like risk. |
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Cal33 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 04:50 PM Response to Reply #42 |
45. Because of the Republicans' recent blunders, quite a few Republican-voting seniors |
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Jakes Progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
44. Change? Doubt it. |
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silverweb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 05:28 PM Response to Original message |
46. Yes. |
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GSLevel9 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 05:41 PM Response to Original message |
48. depends on if he has any power... a pub controlled House and/or Senate will control HIM. nt |
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