Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

President Obama needs two things to fix America

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread
This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (1/22-2007 thru 12/14/2010) Donate to DU
 
jmowreader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-29-10 02:43 PM
Original message
President Obama needs two things to fix America
A box of cigars and a baseball bat.

The box of cigars is to create the classic smoke-filled room politicians used to meet in to develop legislation. You put all the Democrats in this room. You issue each of them a cigar, light up and start arguing. Don't let them leave until they've got ONE bill they can get through both houses of Congress without conferences or anything else.

The baseball bat is to keep the Republicans out of the room. Instead of ruining our bills by crafting them to suit the tastes of Republicans who will vote NAY in a bloc no matter how GOP-esque we make them, we keep those assholes away from the legislative process. And we start playing serious hardball with them:

"if you want us to fund paving the gravel road in front of City Hall in your capitol city, vote YEA on this bill."
'But the street in front of City Hall in that community is paved!'
"According to this bill, we've allotted $1.25 million to remove all paving materials from that section of road and installing 100 cubic yards of gravel in its place. Pledging us a 'yea' will get that language removed."
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
tularetom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-29-10 02:48 PM
Response to Original message
1. A new chief of staff and a new treasury secretary
Oh and some spinal VIagra for congressional Democrats.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Vincardog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-29-10 02:49 PM
Response to Original message
2. I believe the two things the Democrats need to clean up this mess are orbs south of the belt
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
ddeclue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-29-10 02:50 PM
Response to Original message
3. NOPE.. he needs to primary a Blue Dog Dem or two from the Senate.
the rest will get the point.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
daleanime Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-29-10 02:51 PM
Response to Original message
4. You forgot one item, two words...
Dog trainer.:spank:
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
jmowreader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-29-10 02:55 PM
Response to Reply #4
5. A blue-dog trainer, correct?
He also needs a few cat herders.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pk7yqlTMvp8 for motivation.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
daleanime Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-29-10 03:05 PM
Response to Reply #5
7. Oh, yea....
and the cat herders would hurt either:rofl:
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DJ13 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-29-10 02:59 PM
Response to Original message
6. A spine?
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
earth mom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-29-10 03:06 PM
Response to Original message
8. Naw-all Obama needs is the desire to do so. I haven't seen that from him yet. nt
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
SlingBlade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-29-10 03:24 PM
Response to Original message
9. A box of cigars and a baseball bat ?... So, Who would use them ?
Certainly nobody from this current crop of appeasers.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
jmowreader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-29-10 04:27 PM
Response to Reply #9
11. I volunteer to present a 72-hour block of instruction...
in Cigar Smoking and Wall-to-Wall Counseling.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
SlingBlade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-29-10 04:32 PM
Response to Reply #11
12. The baseball bat may be a better idea ....
It's just the targets that need to be changed.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
anonymous171 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-29-10 03:25 PM
Response to Original message
10. A right testicle and a left testicle. nt
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view 
this author's profile Click to add 
this author to your buddy list Click to add 
this author to your Ignore list Tue May 07th 2024, 05:20 PM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » Archives » General Discussion (1/22-2007 thru 12/14/2010) Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators


Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC