This paragraph from the WP Russia story disturbs me

[superpatriotman]

By mid-September, White House officials had decided it was time to take that step, but they worried that doing so unilaterally and without bipartisan congressional backing just weeks before the election would make Obama vulnerable to charges that he was using intelligence for political purposes.

Does the President seriously think that being accused of using intelligence for political purpose is something the repukes wouldn't do or worse?

Does he think his image could be any worse with their side?

When will the Dems wake up,and realize you don't play nice with scumbags and traitors?

I am pissed. The buck stops with him.

[RoccoR2]

1. The buck stops with him

True

However I think Obama believed in all of his heart (and his polling) that Hillary would win the EC

Then in late January the ass kicking would start

[lonestarnot]

4. I also think that is what he thought. He can no longer be silent.

[superpatriotman]

5. It's the future of the free world at risk

Confidence In polls does not assure things of that magnitude.

Now look where we are.

[flamingdem]

2. I find myself angry at Obama for this

He was rolled. He could have risked considering the other side's corruption.

A mistake was made.

[StevieM]

6. Obama has been a great president but he is too decent towards the GOP. Appointing James Comey

was the biggest mistake of his presidency.

[uponit7771]

8. +1. Treating the GOP contemptuously would've gone a long way in highlighting their fucktitude

[superpatriotman]

9. Agreed

Don't bring a knife to a tank fight.

[Cracklin Charlie]

18. Could be a mistake.

But there's also the very real danger of getting Shitler's base even more fired up. Obama is every bit the magnet of Republican hatred that the Clintons are.

And I would agree that his making these announcements days before the election would have looked like a partisan political ploy on his part. This also would not have been helpful to the Democratic cause.

Sometimes there is damned if you do, damned if you don't situation. Better to wait, gather all the proof, and try to get it presented to the people in the right manner. The President is not really a "shoot from the hip" kind of politician. I sure hope he knows what he's doing this time.

[shraby]

3. What good would it have done for O'bama to say anything if the republican noise machine

went into gear yelling partisan move at the top of every headline and news show as breaking news.
He needed to have it be a bipartisan effort in order for the idiots in the country to understand it was serious and not partisan.

Maybe you have stumbled into the wrong site???

[superpatriotman]

7. Let them yell

We need to learn to yell louder or we have lost this nation for good.

Obama could have been on every network at any time.

Playing nice does not work in politics. Not anymore.

And keep your accusations to yourself, please. I've been a member here since 2000.

[flamingdem]

12. Exactly! Just watch what vengeful Trump does

he humiliates people and knees them.

[flamingdem]

11. No, the idiots don't care

but the undecideds would have listened

[loyalsister]

14. He would have been accused of abusing his power for political purposes

Sort of like what we think about James Comey. The fact that he didn't would have no relevance, and it would not have helped us beat Trump.

[ProudProgressiveNow]

10. +1000

[superpatriotman]

13. Imagine if Russia targeted the repukes instead?

Heads would be exploding. Obama would be impeached. The election. Would have been cancelled. Their talking heads would be everywhere screaming about rigging.

Why aren't we?

[colorado_ufo]

17. Impeached?

They would be burning crosses on the White House lawn.

This should have been run by the smartest "marketing" minds in the WH and packaged and presented to the public in a way that would not appear to be "partisan politics." The public had a right to know. Would it have changed the election? I'm not sure; but the public still had a right to know.

[MFM008]

15. This happened again and again

especially in his negotiations with the repukes.

Geez i thought he was over this.

[annabanana]

30. yep.. It was Lucy and the football for 8 goddamn years. . . n/t

[Baitball Blogger]

16. I think that Trump's appointments are finally making people on the other side of the aisle

nervous. I think all this is coming out at this time because Obama does have bipartisan agreement.

[Chimichurri]

20. Bull. The trump supporters I know are giddy

[Baitball Blogger]

32. No, I mean in Congress.

Graham is the obvious example.

[joanbarnes]

21. Using Intelligencebad, Treason, Okay!

[TrollBuster9090]

22. I don't fault him for trying to get a bi-partisan consensus first. But...

But when McConnell and a few other GOP clowns refused to agree to let it go public....Obama should have:

A) Made the information public on his own. and

B) Revealed the names of the GOP Congressmen who didn't want it made public.

So what if he was accused of being partisan. I think the public could have made up their own mind about who the a**holes really are.

[superpatriotman]

28. This poster understands

They're going to destroy his legacy anyway, why not go out fighting?

Enough 'consensus building'

[Skittles]

23. WHY WEREN'T HILLARY'S EMAILS GIVEN THE SAME CONSIDERATION

F***

[JI7]

24. the problem is the media and the way they report it . the hillary emails was reported in a way to

make it seem worse than all the crap that trump did.

[uponit7771]

25. +1

[JustAnotherGen]

26. I'm far more disturbed

That the Russians did this. They are vile. I will not piss on Obama's back for this. Russia's goal was to favor that maggot over Clinton. Obama didn't do it - they did. Putin should get the same treatment Castro did. He's as much a vile maggot as that five deferment wimp - Trump. Vile maggots.

[MBS]

27. " " " n/t

[superpatriotman]

29. Then there should have been a national response

And he is the leader of the free world, it is his duty to respond to threats.

Instead we get to bow to a turtle man from Kentucky?

Unacceptable

[JI7]

31. YES. And remember DU was infested with Obama hating pro putin

Trolls for years. Some are coming back again.

Obama did all he could to help us win . And Hillary did get a huge popular vote lead.

I'm tired of threads attacking democrats and those defending trump suppirters.

[JustAnotherGen]

33. Those trolls

Are anti American. Probably paid posters from Russia.

[Solomon]

34. Thank you. I'm so fucking sick of the blame Obama crowd I could puke.

It's ridiculous. Obama worked his ass off to get Hillary elected. She won by three million votes! It's just dawned on me: even after he's out of the white house, every time there's a fuckup, the "I blame Obama for this " crowd will be crowing.