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No Vested Interest

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36. It's not necessary to put down other DUers. In fact, it

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I'm curious...who here thinks they or anyone else, could have accomplished more than PBO [View all] Old and In the Way Sep 2014 OP

Hillary. She had no illusions about a hostile Congress. rug Sep 2014 #1

PBO was/is more of an optimist, but Old and In the Way Sep 2014 #6

Frankly, there is very little policy difference between them. rug Sep 2014 #8

Agree with you about her inside game. Wella Sep 2014 #16

I agree with both of you laundry_queen Sep 2014 #24

It's hard to tell when PR techniques sell your President to you Wella Sep 2014 #29

Wouldn't Mitch McConnell hve said of Hillary "We must work every day to No Vested Interest Sep 2014 #34

no she did not DonCoquixote Sep 2014 #54

Too bad she didn't know the ground rules to play by in the primaries.. Cha Sep 2014 #67

The question was about governing, not primary campaigns. rug Sep 2014 #105

Doubt it. Warren DeMontague Sep 2014 #80

It's a dichotomous situation: Aristus Sep 2014 #2

My four year old niece JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #84

And taken much cuter photos, too, I'll bet... Aristus Sep 2014 #103

Ok, I'll bite. Who's PBO? nt Xipe Totec Sep 2014 #3

President Barack Obama Old and In the Way Sep 2014 #4

Yes, actually. Since the subject of your post was not obvious unless you knew what PBO meant Xipe Totec Sep 2014 #20

That was a good question coldbeer Sep 2014 #76

peanut butter & onion jberryhill Sep 2014 #15

That or Portland, Baltimore, and Ohio Old and In the Way Sep 2014 #26

It's not necessary to put down other DUers. In fact, it No Vested Interest Sep 2014 #36

Not me dude. I'm lazy as hell. My hat's off to PBO Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2014 #5

We don't agree on much, but we are on the same page here. Old and In the Way Sep 2014 #10

me too, dude. I got the ovaries to prove it! Tuesday Afternoon Sep 2014 #12

Oh, I don't know...maybe his primary opponent. NaturalHigh Sep 2014 #7

cool, but the Republicon Media Machine would have custom tailored Old and In the Way Sep 2014 #33

What was Christmascardgate? NaturalHigh Sep 2014 #62

Might be referring to this... KansDem Sep 2014 #87

Ah...thanks for the info. NaturalHigh Sep 2014 #89

Dennis Kucinich Boreal Sep 2014 #9

So, all Democrats are stupid for not selecting DK? Old and In the Way Sep 2014 #17

He was my first choice, too, since 2003, actually Rhiannon12866 Sep 2014 #18

I really like Kucinich, Dean and Sanders Live and Learn Sep 2014 #37

Nobody is electable without enough supporters FlatStanley Sep 2014 #79

And even if elected there is another problem TexasProgresive Sep 2014 #98

The guy who brought a flip-chart presentation to a radio debate? baldguy Sep 2014 #86

... SidDithers Sep 2014 #96

You will get no response from those you've highlighted ... 1StrongBlackMan Sep 2014 #11

Funny, I made that same argument to my mother today. Live and Learn Sep 2014 #13

Personally, Given the domestic/international structural mess dumped on him from the last administrat Old and In the Way Sep 2014 #22

But there is always hope of that miraculous one that can withstand all the pressures Live and Learn Sep 2014 #27

Amen! bobGandolf Sep 2014 #31

Ralph Nader. JEB Sep 2014 #14

Best DUZY of the week! , well done. Nt pkdu Sep 2014 #19

Great question ....of course " crickets " from the do nothin hand-wringers on the board pkdu Sep 2014 #21

A President needs an army when he goes to Washington... kentuck Sep 2014 #23

Ya see, here's how ya do it frazzled Sep 2014 #25

Well, according to Republicans, he is the most ineffectual dictator ever. Old and In the Way Sep 2014 #28

Yeah, that's the ticket! nt Euphoria Sep 2014 #38

I'm curious too... Scootaloo Sep 2014 #30

Obviously, not...but I didn't vote for a Messiah, either. Old and In the Way Sep 2014 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author AZ Progressive Sep 2014 #53

A Roosevelt wouldn't have let a few rogue Democratic Senators push him around AZ Progressive Sep 2014 #55

Gesundheit Scootaloo Sep 2014 #73

Obviously, not...but I didn't vote for a Messiah, either. Old and In the Way Sep 2014 #41

what the hell happened there? a serious php fart, i think. Old and In the Way Sep 2014 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author Old and In the Way Sep 2014 #41

I have/had two problems with PBO drmeow Sep 2014 #32

So you don't believe there are people out there that could be as great as Teddy Roosevelt or FDR? AZ Progressive Sep 2014 #35

This message was self-deleted by its author AZ Progressive Sep 2014 #39

I love the Roosevelts too. Live and Learn Sep 2014 #41

Well, Obama's not much better than the Roosevelts in foreign policy AZ Progressive Sep 2014 #57

I am upset by the bombings too but we can't really compare them to Live and Learn Sep 2014 #63

So was America lucky three times? AZ Progressive Sep 2014 #69

Yes, and they all made mistakes too. Live and Learn Sep 2014 #71

Yeah, I just bet you would've loved frazzled Sep 2014 #59

+1 Yikes, I left that one out. Shame on me. nt Live and Learn Sep 2014 #64

Obama isn't much better AZ Progressive Sep 2014 #66

I remember the night he was elected.. sendero Sep 2014 #93

And BTW, we Needed an FDR, and all we got was someone pretending to be one AZ Progressive Sep 2014 #40

President Obama doesn't "pretend" to be anyone else. He is who he is.. and he's been a great Cha Sep 2014 #56

Obama made everyone believe that he would be a transformative president AZ Progressive Sep 2014 #60

President Obama is a transformative President. Cha Sep 2014 #68

In your World AZ Progressive Sep 2014 #70

Yup! He's transforming a center party into a right of center party. cui bono Sep 2014 #78

Guess you should go find us an FDR. JoePhilly Sep 2014 #102

There's more than a few who are never appreciative of what they have.. always thinking Cha Sep 2014 #61

I support the President and the decisions he has made regarding the ISIS uprising Samantha Sep 2014 #65

Nobody could have accomplished as much. applegrove Sep 2014 #72

"no call outs because they are the amongst the very smartest people who post here." Number23 Sep 2014 #74

No call outs. Uh, that's just what you did. cali Sep 2014 #75

You talk as if people are not supposed to hold their public officials accountable, cui bono Sep 2014 #77

I love your post, and your rebuttal is well-deserved. stillwaiting Sep 2014 #91

Eugene Robinson: "Obama’s transformational presidency" Cha Sep 2014 #81

~*~ Hekate Sep 2014 #82

"..Influential minds.." Rofl Cha Sep 2014 #83

Yeah, yeah, we know. "War is Peace!" woo me with science Sep 2014 #85

My first act as President ... GeorgeGist Sep 2014 #88

Maybe we haven't suffered enough yet BeyondGeography Sep 2014 #90

Couple of those names never show up on my screen anymore madokie Sep 2014 #92

"I don't bring that madness here with rants and raves" Union Scribe Sep 2014 #100

You're easy then :-) madokie Sep 2014 #101

You are saying a few of the best minds on DU are afflicted with "madness"??? cui bono Sep 2014 #108

There are several that would have at least made the effort. 99Forever Sep 2014 #94

Its so cute how the Third Way talking points keep trying to pretend woo me with science Sep 2014 #95

DU rec... SidDithers Sep 2014 #97

The big question is "could someone else have had longer coat-tails?" Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2014 #99

He had the biggest mandate ever. He used it to keep things as close to same as possible librechik Sep 2014 #104

You'd really like to hear about closing torture camps and imprisoning bankers? Corruption Inc Sep 2014 #106

I sincerely, and reluctantly, offered my service in the Oval Office in 2011, on DU. See below. Zorra Sep 2014 #107

Locking as disruptive meta. cbayer Sep 2014 #109