Will Obama push bi-partisanship and reconciliation at his press conferance today?

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

Defiance or politics-as-usual?

[Autumn]

1. Does a bear shit in the woods?

Politics-as-usual

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

2. Yep. Decorated with platitudes.

[Autumn]

3. It is what it is. We being fucked is simply

a symptom of a truly fucking ignorant electorate.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

6. I don't really blame the electorate.

I blame the party leaders and the all-wise experts that advise them to feed the voters pablum and claim that it's Filet Mignon. If the voters obviously want change you don't offer them more of the same.

[Autumn]

8. Here in Colorado the person hood amendment was easily shot down.

They also elected corey gardner now that's a real WTF. You are so right about the party leaders though.

"if the choice is a republican or republican light voters will choose the republican every time". Cant remember where I heard that but it sure is true.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

10. "Given a choice between a fake Republican and a real one, the public will choose the real Republican

"Given a choice between a fake Republican and a real one, the public will choose the real Republican every time." Harry Truman

[woo me with science]

18. +1000000 The corporate message machine.

North Korean propaganda has nothing on American propaganda.

"The best slave is the one who thinks he is free."

-Johann von Goethe

[truebrit71]

9. Yup - "The American people have spoken and we will listen"..

[kentuck]

4. Oh Boy!

More tax cuts, more deficits, more spending cuts....
Groundhog Day, all over again..

[liberal_at_heart]

7. more insuring the long term viability of social safety nets aka more spending cuts.

[upaloopa]

5. Remember that scene in "It's A Wonderful Life"

where Mr. Potter tries to get George to work for him?
Will Obama smoke the cigar and shake hands with Potter or will he say no?

[Erose999]

11. Business as usual. Obama is as spineless as McTurtle. The difference is that McTurtle has a green

exoskeleton made of corporate money.

[mazzarro]

14. Obama wil replicate the Clinton message of veering strongly to the reThugs agenda

And this will be colorfully dressed up by MSM for the masses as triangulation - i.o.w. selling out of the commoners - period.

[polichick]

12. He'll probably be "looking forward" - he's got the perfect...

excuse to pass the TPP and okay the pipeline now.

[Johonny]

13. There is no Earthly reason for him not to

He will do the classy thing and claim to work to find bi-partisan solutions for the country's problems. There is no reason for him not to. We all know they won't act in good faith but he has no reason publicly to be off putting from day one.

The real question is how will he act come budget time. Acting classy post election is expected and there is no reason not to. Not being defiant come budget time is completely different. The polls generally show Republican policies are not popular and they have no mandate to pass them. He has no reason to give into demands.

[mazzarro]

15. I disagree - Faux Noise will create the reThug mandate - watch for it and it will be out soon enough

[Odin2005]

16. Of course he will, because he is a spineless wimp.

[Zorra]

17. It's the perfect excuse, and time, to cut social security!

In a spirit of bipartisan love, admiration, and cooperation, of course.