Daily Kos: GOP continues to make fool out of Obama

[budkin]

*Sigh*

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/12/1/924451/-GOP-continues-to-make-fool-out-of-Obama

GOP continues to make fool out of Obama

by kos

Wed Dec 01, 2010 at 07:50:03 AM PST

This is how the GOP responds to Obama's good-faith cave-in to their agenda.

Officials say Senate Republicans intend to block action on virtually all Democratic-backed legislation unrelated to tax cuts and government spending in the current postelection session of Congress.

The officials say GOP leadership has quietly collected signatures on a letter pledging to carry out the strategy.

That could doom Democratic-backed attempts to end the 'don't ask, don't tell' policy for gay servicemen and give legal status to some young illegal immigrants.

I can see the Obama braintrust deliberating right now -- if only they unilaterally capitulate on five, maybe six other GOP agenda items, maybe then Republicans might be nice enough to negotiate in good faith!

I mean, nothing projects strength and resolve more than conceding the game before the teams have even taken the field. Nobody could've predicted that Republicans would respond this way.

[ananda]

1. Obama is noticeably weak these days...

... even in the way he looks and speaks.

[avebury]

10. He has become a wuss

I never thought when he ran for office he would become such a wuss. I thought he would be more of a tiger in taking on the Republicans. It is a miracle that he has accomplished as much as he has. I am not optimistic about the next two years unless he grows a pair and takes the Republicans and Tea Baggers with some ferocity. I did not vote for him to hand over the upper hand to the Republicans. Is is bad enough living in Oklahoma which is about as red a state as you can find but I hate to see the entire country moving that way and Obama and the Democrats aren't doing anything to stop it. I lost respect for the Democrats when they gave the Bush administration a pass on their illegal activity. Had they held them accountable for their actions it would have more then kept the Republicans otherwise occupied.

[Hawkowl]

28. Body language of a beaten dog

He just emanates defeat. It is literally painful for me to watch him.

[northoftheborder]

2. "No one could have predicted......" Ha. What fools are all.

[impik]

3. Daily Kos??? I'm shocked!!!

[KeepItReal]

4. How different is this from the obstruction they have been doing for the last 2 years?

GOP Senate holds on judicial appointments, record numbers of filibusters on legislation, etc...

[budkin]

5. Because Obama should be fighting back... not trying to compromise and "reach out" to them

Kos is right... he's conceding before the game is even starting.

[KeepItReal]

9. Obama should have been beating them over the head using his bully pulpit a long time ago

Today's GOP is what an "emboldened" adversary look like.

[ProSense]

6. Kos can be a moron sometimes. How

exactly is the GOP acting like morons the President's fault? They've been doing this for years.

Instead of writing RNC press releases whenever they do, why not call them out on it? A lot of other bloggers have.

Via TPM: Reid On McConnell's Final Coup De Grâce

"My Republican colleagues...know that the true effect of this letter is to prevent the Senate from acting on many important issues that have bipartisan support. With this letter, they have simply put in writing the political strategy that the Republicans pursued this entire Congress: Namely, obstruct, delay action on critical matters, and then blame the Democrats for not addressing the needs of American people. Very cynical, but very obvious. Very transparent.

[leftynyc]

11. Their acting like morons isn't his fault

His looking like a pathetically weak president is his own fault.

[chimpymustgo]

13. You said it. Sometimes my anger gives way to sadness to see a man so emasculated.

[leftynyc]

14. Just the opposite for me

I was sad about it and now I'm fuming angry.

[ProSense]

15. All this crap is simply to continue demoralizing people

Seriously, look at this idiotic crap on Daily Kos' front page:

White House privately acknowledges close to deal with GOP on continuing Bush tax policy

All based on MSM reporting and spin. Gibbs and Democrats have been saying the same thing for weeks.

The MSM keep spinning "opposition to a 'permanent' extension of the tax cuts for the wealthy" as a signal. It's a statement of opposition.

The House is voting tomorrow

[playstation]

16. The WH continues to say they are opposed to a 'permanent' extension

Ask yourself this question- Why don't they say they are opposed to a 'temporary' extension?

hmmmm?

[ProSense]

19. Ask yourself this:

Why would they introduce that line if it's not on the table?

The House is voting on the middle-class tax cuts tomorrow.

[playstation]

22. You probably fell for the statements of 'support' for the public option

Temporary IS on the table.

[ProSense]

25. What did you fall for

when you supported the President in 2008? You seem to claim brilliance over everyone else.

I took support for the public option for what it was, support. I also am not blind to political realities.

[leftynyc]

17. I'll believe it when I see it

When there is a vote on JUST the middle income tax cuts, I'll give the administration some slack. Until then, all is see are the pukes getting everything they want and the dems doing the only compromising.

[CreekDog]

27. you're so out of touch it's unbelievable

i'm curious what part of the country you live in.

[ladjf]

7. I fear that he already was one. nt

[alsame]

8. It's time for all Dems to realize that the GOP has no

interest in governing.

They don't care about the American people.
They don't care about future generations.
They don't care about the rest of the world.
They don't care about the planet.

They only care about gaining power and using the American people as an ATM machine for themselves and the top 2%.

From the President on down through the House and Senate, Democrats should consider the GOP as an enemy, not as colleagues that can be reasoned with.

[flyarm]

12. no thats bullshit..Obama was never meant to do anything but what he has been doing. Stop fooling

yourselves.

[polichick]

20. That's what I've come to - he's doing exactly what he means to...

...maintaining the corporate status quo as much as possible while tweaking things enough to claim "historic" change.

[Phx_Dem]

18. Nah, progressives are doing that all by themselves badmouthing him

daily.

[budkin]

21. That's because progressives got him elected and he's anything but progressive

[flpoljunkie]

23. The late, great cartoonist Paul Conrad on Republicans' idea of 'Congressional Bipartisanship'

[zulchzulu]

24. Holy crap! They took a pawn in the first move of the chess game! Give up NOW!

:crazy:

[budkin]

26. A pawn? You're kidding right? After that disaster of an election it's just about checkmate