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styersc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 01:55 PM
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Funny thing is if Obama was still in the Senate.....
...he'd be fighting to end the Obama administrations actions. He'd fight against the war, against Guantanamo, against air pollution, against tax cuts for the wealthy, against reliance on fossil fuels......

What a difference an office makes.
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Autumn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 01:57 PM
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1. Did you ever stop to think he might not.
He might just vote present.
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Divernan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 02:01 PM
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2. No. I think he'd be leading the Blue Dogs
Unless he was angling to get the Democratic presidential nomination.
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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 02:01 PM
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3. Did he actually fight against the war when he was in the Senate?
I know he was against Iraq before he became a Senator, but in his time in the Senate, did he ever, like filibuster funding for Iraq?
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izquierdista Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 02:17 PM
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5. He spoke out
But talk is cheap, and now we get to see how he acts.
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Fresh_Start Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 02:02 PM
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4. never saw him as a fighter
knew that the GOP would freak out completely over a black family in the White House
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CakeGrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 02:39 PM
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6. Having a baaaaaad day today?
The hits just keep on coming.

Why all the outbursts today? Did seeing the President head off to Camp David set you off or something?
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styersc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 08:06 PM
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14. Maybe it was seeing the president heading off to Camp David....
through air that will now be fair game for corporate polluters after the (Democratic) President backed down on clean air regulation. After he caved on Oil sand pipeline from Canada. After he caved on speech schedule. After he publically blew Boehner in the Debt Ceiling Debate. After giving up tax cuts for the rich by extending Bush's tax cuts. After....After....After.....After....

Yeah. Being reamed for 2.5 years has made me a little bit cranky.
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blkmusclmachine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 02:39 PM
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7. True dat.
n/t
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Name removed Donating Member (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 02:50 PM
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jenmito Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 03:04 PM
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9. And if there were 60 Obamas in the Senate now,
President Obama would've been able to pass all the legislation he, and we, would WANT passed.
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great white snark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 03:06 PM
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10. Speculation masturbation.
What if?
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Ter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 07:43 PM
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11. It's our own fault
We should have let him stay there.
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styersc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 08:01 PM
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12. to quote a previous poster...
"true dat"
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CakeGrrl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 08:03 PM
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13. Well, get to steppin'!
Don't just sit here crying. Go kick him out. Time's wasting!

All talk, no action. And people have the gall to say that about the President.
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styersc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-02-11 08:08 PM
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15. ok.
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