2016 Postmortem

blueinindiana

(606 posts) Tue Nov 4, 2014, 11:50 PM Nov 2014

Obama is going to cut deals with the GOP a senate

Obama is going to side or cave on a whole host of GOP initiatives. Obama's last two years in office are going to be at waste at best or GOP feeding frenzy at worst.

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Obama is going to cut deals with the GOP a senate (Original Post) blueinindiana Nov 2014 OP

Sharkfest Dont call me Shirley Nov 2014 #1

Give him some credit YarnAddict Nov 2014 #2

Absolutely. The ACA is here to stay. still_one Nov 2014 #4

Yes, but Social Security is now in play Kelvin Mace Nov 2014 #6

Let them try. bklyncowgirl Nov 2014 #7

and like doing it nt msongs Nov 2014 #3

bullshit still_one Nov 2014 #5

Wow ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #8

He offered the Chaned CPI with Social Security first Paulie Nov 2014 #12

B.S. ... Republicans have been talking cuts to SS, forever ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2014 #17

Yes he will. He is an appeaser. EEO Nov 2014 #9

Nonsense. RBInMaine Nov 2014 #20

I doubt that MaggieD Nov 2014 #10

Yeah....Obama has been the big black boogie man..... FrenchieCat Nov 2014 #11

Exactly why Dems lost tonight! This is exactly why! We don't need this shit! Liberal_Stalwart71 Nov 2014 #16

... Jamaal510 Nov 2014 #21

UNREC brooklynite Nov 2014 #13

Put a fucking sock in it, will you? You can't wait a damn day to start this shit? Liberal_Stalwart71 Nov 2014 #14

No, he won't n/t Blaukraut Nov 2014 #15

Caving on eliminating food stamps? Eliminating SS and Medicare? Progress on gay rights? Eliminating AlinPA Nov 2014 #18

Irrational folly. Chill down. RBInMaine Nov 2014 #19

This is assuming that the repukes ellie Nov 2014 #22

Dont call me Shirley

(10,998 posts)

1. Sharkfest

Reply to blueinindiana (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 11:52 PM

Nov 2014

YarnAddict

(1,850 posts)

2. Give him some credit

Reply to blueinindiana (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 11:52 PM

Nov 2014

He can (and will) veto all the egregious stuff. They can't override.

still_one

(92,138 posts)

4. Absolutely. The ACA is here to stay.

Reply to YarnAddict (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 11:54 PM

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Kelvin Mace

(17,469 posts)

6. Yes, but Social Security is now in play

Reply to still_one (Reply #4)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 11:56 PM

Nov 2014

And they will impeach him anyway.

bklyncowgirl

(7,960 posts)

7. Let them try.

Reply to Kelvin Mace (Reply #6)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 11:58 PM

Nov 2014

Ask Bill Clinton how that worked out.

msongs

(67,395 posts)

3. and like doing it nt

Reply to blueinindiana (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 11:53 PM

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still_one

(92,138 posts)

5. bullshit

Reply to msongs (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 11:54 PM

Nov 2014

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)

8. Wow ...

Reply to blueinindiana (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 11:59 PM

Nov 2014

When we get depressed/disappointed, there is no middle ground ... We go straight to the absurd.

I know it's popular to put the word "cave" next to President Obama; but, tell me ... when has he "caved" to republicans? And, what did we get in exchange?

Paulie

(8,462 posts)

12. He offered the Chaned CPI with Social Security first

Reply to 1StrongBlackMan (Reply #8)

Wed Nov 5, 2014, 12:40 AM

Nov 2014

The pigs didn't ask and he put it on the table. And he got nothing.

1StrongBlackMan

(31,849 posts)

17. B.S. ... Republicans have been talking cuts to SS, forever ...

Reply to Paulie (Reply #12)

Wed Nov 5, 2014, 08:31 AM

Nov 2014

so he didn't offer anything first. He offered them what they had said they wanted, knowing that they couldn't take it.

And he got nothing

B.S., we got the debt ceiling raised and the budget WITHOUT giving them the CPPI.

EEO

(1,620 posts)

9. Yes he will. He is an appeaser.

Reply to blueinindiana (Original post)

Tue Nov 4, 2014, 11:59 PM

Nov 2014

Prepare for cuts to social programs.

RBInMaine

(13,570 posts)

20. Nonsense.

Reply to EEO (Reply #9)

Wed Nov 5, 2014, 11:36 PM

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MaggieD

(7,393 posts)

10. I doubt that

Reply to blueinindiana (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2014, 12:00 AM

Nov 2014

Hope you're wrong.

FrenchieCat

(68,867 posts)

11. Yeah....Obama has been the big black boogie man.....

Reply to blueinindiana (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2014, 12:37 AM

Nov 2014

here on DU since 2008....

I laugh at those who are upset that Democratic senatorial candidates "ran" away from Obama....
since they were only following the example set by DU forever! LOL!

Liberal_Stalwart71

(20,450 posts)

16. Exactly why Dems lost tonight! This is exactly why! We don't need this shit!

Reply to FrenchieCat (Reply #11)

Wed Nov 5, 2014, 01:15 AM

Nov 2014

Trashing thread and putting OP on IGNORE!!

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)

21. ...

Reply to FrenchieCat (Reply #11)

Wed Nov 5, 2014, 11:52 PM

Nov 2014

"Obama has been the big black boogie man"

I laugh at those who are upset that Democratic senatorial candidates "ran" away from Obama....
since they were only following the example set by DU forever! LOL!

brooklynite

(94,502 posts)

13. UNREC

Reply to blueinindiana (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2014, 12:44 AM

Nov 2014

The only thing worse than venting is lazy venting.

Liberal_Stalwart71

(20,450 posts)

14. Put a fucking sock in it, will you? You can't wait a damn day to start this shit?

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Wed Nov 5, 2014, 01:14 AM

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Blaukraut

(5,693 posts)

15. No, he won't n/t

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Wed Nov 5, 2014, 01:15 AM

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AlinPA

(15,071 posts)

18. Caving on eliminating food stamps? Eliminating SS and Medicare? Progress on gay rights? Eliminating

Reply to blueinindiana (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2014, 11:33 PM

Nov 2014

the EPA, Department of Education? Eliminating free lunches for poor children in schools? Eliminating the Civil Rights Act and 1965 Voting Rights Act? While those are GOP priorities, and will be their first bills they pass, I doubt he will "cave" on these.

RBInMaine

(13,570 posts)

19. Irrational folly. Chill down.

Reply to blueinindiana (Original post)

Wed Nov 5, 2014, 11:35 PM

Nov 2014

ellie

(6,929 posts)

22. This is assuming that the repukes

Reply to blueinindiana (Original post)

Thu Nov 6, 2014, 12:48 AM

Nov 2014

will actually govern, which they won't. They'll be too busy eating each other.

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